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If we are in a high enough state of consciousness we see that life is only a passing dream.

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
Philosophy
High
State
Dream
States
Enough
Passings
Life
Passing
Consciousness

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If I have led my life totally deliberately, then when I come to the end of the diving board, I can just fall off the diving board and it will be perfect. I won't even remember what happened.
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Work in a place that feels good to you. Select the best of that which is available. The Zen of working is just to do it, not to worry about it. Feel you would be doing it without the money.
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Consistency is nice, I think, personally. I like to be consistently happy. I like to be consistently more aware and more conscious of the truth.
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Suddenly they have to face each other down - you've got to kill your friends.
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Christianity is a marketable product. It has very little to do with Jesus Christ. I'm sure it has nothing to do with Jesus Christ at all - what the experience was like to be around the guy.
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