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I realized that my friends in the ashram needed to be celibate because, for them, sexuality was a very tacky issue.

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
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Friends
Celibate
Tacky
Rama
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