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Don't run away from the world. The world is God. Don't run towards the world. God is the void. Don't be afraid of the complexities of this life, nor the stark simplicity of death.

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
Running
Void
Away
Complexity
Life
Simplicity
World
Buddhism
Towards
Afraid
Complexities
Inspirational
Starks
Death
Stark

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