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Each one of you has created a sense of self. That's what the tonal does. Each one of you is taught a system of maintenance that has been developed by humankind from your birth till your death.

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
Created
Birth
Taught
Tonal
System
Maintenance
Sense
Humankind
Death
Developed
Doe
Till
Self
Buddhism

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