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There are so many traps. There are so many opportunities. Life is a river and we take our boat and we go down it.

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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Buddhism
Rivers
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Many
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So the intelligent use of power is to never interfere with anyone else's success. Use the power you get to just be more successful yourself.
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Those who scorn and hate the world and hate themselves miss the point. The point was that there wasn't one. There was no place to go to.
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Tantric Zen leads to illumination and fun right here and now, which is why I like it.
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