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Without enlightenment, everything in life is harsh. Sooner or later you see everyone you love die, unless you die first, of course. This causes you to suffer.

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
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Everything
Unless
Without
Courses
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Course
Love
Causes
Harsh
Life
Dies
Sooner
Suffering
Enlightenment
Everyone
Suffer

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