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If you meditate with a teacher who is enlightened, you can ride with them into stages of mind that are perhaps not available to you at this time.

Frederick Lenz

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