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This is a world that defines everything backwards, a world in which good is called bad, brightness is called darkness, up is called down, enlightenment is called abnormal behavior and abnormal behavior is applauded as reason.
Frederick Lenz
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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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San Diego
California
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Pass the popcorn, please. Life is a film, theatre, a theatre of the soul. We play different roles on different stages. At death, we walk offstage. At birth, we walk onstage.
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I think one can advance faster outside a monastery if you use the experiences of daily life to advance yourself.
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The next step in meditation is not just to focus, but to stop thought completely without having to focus you gain a tremendous amount of personal power.
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Obviously, following my convictions has come at a personal price, but they are important enough that I have been willing to endure the abuse.
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We sit in meditation and cry to God, we cry to the light, as little children, knowing God will do everything for us.
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Care, but don't be pushy! Don't preach about enlightenment to people who don't really want to hear about it.
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