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With the happiness, ecstasy and power you gain from meditation, you can gradually remove your mind from the things it has become hooked to that cause it pain.

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
Happiness
Gradually
Pain
Ecstasy
Become
Remove
Power
Gain
Mind
Gains
Things
Meditation
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Hooked
Causes
Mindfulness

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