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In Tantric Zen you can be humorous and make fun of anything or you can be very serious.

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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
Serious
Fun
Anything
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Tantric
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Buddhism

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