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If your intent is that athletics and sports are tools or devices to reach higher levels of mind, then your workout sessions become meditation.

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
Sports
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Buddhism
Mind
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Athletics
Meditation
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Health
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Higher
Workout
Levels
Mindfulness

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