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Don't become a slave to success or failure, family, friends, possessions. If these things come to you in life, enjoy them, but fix your consciousness on that which does not change.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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San Diego
California
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I think that pain gives us appreciation of joy - it's a package deal. And I definitely think that the joys of life far outweigh the pain.
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You stand on the edge of eternity, with a vista that is so incredible, so powerful, so perfect that it's overwhelming. You are so overwhelmed - you no longer exist.
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Very few people are happy in this world. Most are miserable. Even in their so-called happiness, they are unhappy it is so short of ecstasy, of god-consciousness it's almost pitiful.
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As you pass through bhakti yoga, as you pass through love, you're elated. You're fulfilled and you're joyous.
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If you really love, then you're willing to step outside of your own love to do that which is right.
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Christ said, 'Seek and ye shall find.' Learn the ways to seek which will expedite your journey and make it more fun.
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Mysticism cuts through bullshit, and it takes you right there to the experience. Everything in your life is eventually set up as a pragmatic energy flow into the light.
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It's necessary when you follow the path of love to love those around you first. Desire tells us that we should have someone else in our life.
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