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Forgiveness is the best revenge.

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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Revenge
Forgiveness
Buddhism
Happiness

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The time we waste never comes again. The opportunities we miss never come again. The loves we lose never come again. Indeed, in this world of constant change we are fortunate that these things never come again.
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When we erase perception, then we erase that which perceives perception. The universe dissolves and we see that it was never real to begin with.
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All souls do not reach enlightenment. Some souls reach a certain point and stay there. Some souls actually decline and go into different cycles.
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If even one woman in the West were to become enlightened, it would change karmas on this planet.
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There's a source, there's a perennial source from which all things come forth. We call it the Godhead, Nirvana, the Tao, enlightenment. It's big it's bright it's perfect, as are all of its children, as are we.
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