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The theory of Zen is non-competition. But that is not really true at all. People who practice Zen are very competitive. They are competing against emptiness.
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
California
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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.
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Enlightenment is really worth seeking. It is the only thing that gives you permanent happiness. When you experience the ecstasy of enlightenment, everything is alright.
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You could go through incarnations forever and never become enlightened, unless of course you do something about it.
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In Zen you are learning how to make new realities, to build things inside your mind.
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Help the world in any way that you want to. I have found that the more light you give and spread, the more you will evolve.
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One day you wake up and you decide you want to be different. You want a different life. You are tired of your old life. This is the truth. You will a change.
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