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Every day work on your humility through your meditation, giving more of yourself, giving those things you don't want to give.

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
Meditation
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Giving
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Every
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Buddhism
Humility

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God is seen as a male whose first creation was another man, Adam, whom we are told was made in his image and likeness.
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