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Once you have mastered the ten thousand states of mind, it's paranirvana, the absorption into the stillness forever.

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
States
Mind
Absorption
Mastered
Stillness
Enlightenment
Ten
Thousand
Forever

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