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It is equally easy, initially, for either a man or a woman to attain enlightenment, what we would call liberation or self-realization.

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
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