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Loneliness is a feeling that is created by our ego. The ego feels separate from the rest of creation. The answer to overcoming those feelings is ecstasy.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
Happiness
Overcoming
Feelings
Buddhism
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Creation
Ecstasy
Rest
Ego
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Separate
Feeling
Loneliness

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