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Something in you wants to go beyond, wants to be free from this endless round of perception. Enlightenment is that.

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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Enlightenment
Buddhism
Endless
Perception
Beyond
Wants
Suffering
Round
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Rounds

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