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It is necessary to have a very liberal and simultaneously very conservative mentality to practice Tantric Zen.

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
Necessary
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Tantric
Simultaneously
Mentality
Liberal
Buddhism
Conservative

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