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The things you see are real, but they are not a complete seeing - Samsara.

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
Ignorance
Seeing
Real
Things
Samsara
Complete

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