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Anybody or anything can become enlightened because enlightenment is the very nature of existence itself.

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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Become
Anything
Enlightened
Enlightenment
Buddhism
Anybody
Existence
Inspirational

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