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Very few people are happy in this world. Most are miserable. Even in their so-called happiness, they are unhappy it is so short of ecstasy, of god-consciousness it's almost pitiful.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
Author
Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Miserable
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Unhappy
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Buddhism
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Consciousness
Humanity
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Pitiful
Almost
Ecstasy

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