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All things are divine. And yet, we pick and choose among them what's appropriate.

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
California
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In future years a number of you will become spiritual teachers. After many years of study and doing a good job, go out into the world and teach people.You'll reach points of advancement where you'll be able to be of great help to many, many people.
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The ultimate intelligence of all things is your essence. Your mind is the universe. Your body is all things.
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The whole quality of your life depends on your state of mind. There are very high states of mind that very few people experience. They are also quite pragmatic and practical and they make you more efficient at living and working in the world.
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Occasionally, in each age and in different lands, a Buddha is born, that is to say, an enlightened person...they re-codify the ways, the practices, they make changes that are just intelligent changes that adapt to a new century, a new culture.
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Buddha indicated that the self, that part of you that incarnates from lifetime to lifetime was causal.
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Trust life, trust that it will always guide you to the right thing, and be kind, be compassionate.
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You might as well be perfect. There is really not all that much else to do here that is exciting.
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