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Don't try to be someone. Be yourself. This is what mediation should teach you.

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
Teach
Someone
Trying
Mediation

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