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Only until you rise above the use of the second attention for manipulation that you can enter into a consciousness in which there is enlightenment.

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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Women
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