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People who are drawn to meditation have had lots of incarnation in the world of experience, and we know the score. We know that experience is great, but it's not enough.

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
Buddhism
Meditation
Experience
Inspirational
Enough
Incarnation
Great
Drawn
World
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People
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Power is everywhere when you can see it and find it. It is nowhere when you can't.
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