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Buddhism is simply a methodology, a way of becoming one with the part of ourselves that is happy.

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
Buddhist
Buddhism
Becoming
Simply
Happy
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Cosmology

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