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There are no rules. Nothing you can do will take you to liberation therefore, nothing you avoid will help you along the path to liberation.. Everything is liberation.

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
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Stop worrying about tomorrow. Stop thinking about yesterday. Mindfulness is to be here now, in the moment. Focus on this moment.
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Meditation is the art of life. Meditation is not simply a practice. It is an experience, awareness, and a way of perceiving life.
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Self-realization doesn't imply loss, gain, even transition it's only a settling. The separate sounds on the beach, the birds, the waves, the wind. They all come together again, they blend, they harmonize.
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Beyond happiness and unhappiness is truth. Truth is not affected by anything in the relative world. Truth is the unifying aspect of existence.
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The Zen master can see precisely what it will take to cause your awareness to become free. But the Zen master can't do it for you.
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