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All the joys in all the worlds of all beings who have ever been or will ever be, will never equal the perfection of one moment of absorption into the stillness of nirvana.

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
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Beings
Equal
Absorption
Joy
Nirvana
Suffering
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Moment
Stillness
Moments
Worlds
Ever
Buddhism
Never
Perfection

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