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In meditation the mind stops, thought ceases. When thought stops, the world stops. When the world stops, perception stops. When perception stops, the sense of I as a perceiver falls away.

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
Mind
Buddhism
World
Perception
Humility
Meditation
Perceiver
Fall
Ceases
Sense
Stops
Away
Falls
Thought
Cease

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