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There is no life and there is no death. Life and death are moving shadows cast upon the ground by clouds that sweep across the sky.

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
Ground
Across
Shadow
Sweep
Upon
Shadows
Moving
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Death
Casts
Life
Clouds
Sky

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I used to live in Buddhist monasteries and I finally had to leave them because they were just too cluttered for me. They were cluttered up with many thoughts about Buddhism.
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We preceive that God is in all of those we give to.
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