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Enlightenment means that you're in love with all of life, with not only immortality but mortality.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Enlightenment
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Love

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Words are inaccurate pointers to reality and should by no means be trusted.
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Then there are most of my students who don't know a whole lot about love. You don't know what fun love is. I will remain inaccessible to you until you learn how to love.
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