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You have to come to the world of enlightenment with open hands, not clinched fists, without an agenda.

Frederick Lenz

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Frederick Lenz
Age: 48 †
Born: 1950
Born: February 9
Died: 1998
Died: April 12
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Entrepreneur
San Diego
California
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Come
Fists
Without
Agenda
World
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Buddhist
Enlightenment
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