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It is more important to repeat a mantra several times with total absorption than to parrot it for hours on end.

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
Buddhism
Parrots
Meditation
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Parrot

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