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The secret of love is acceptance, acceptance of our finite self, of our life, our birth ... our death.

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
Death
Self
Love
Life
Finite
Acceptance
Yoga
Birth
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Human beings going to their jobs and living their lives are unconscious. They don't know what's going on. They don't know why you are born or why you die.
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Feel that the energy of your willpower can easily deflect tension-causing feelings and frustrations that are directed towards you from the outside world.
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I think that pain gives us appreciation of joy - it's a package deal. And I definitely think that the joys of life far outweigh the pain.
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At this point, you are so far away from what you really are, it is ridiculous. The good news is that every step you take within brings you more in touch with that which you really are.
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