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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
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Athletics
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Mindfulness
Sports
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Buddhism
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