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Preoccupation Quotes by Matsuo Basho
- Go to the object. Leave your subjective preoccupation with yourself. Do not impose yourself on the object. Become one with the object. Plunge deep enough…
- Go to the pine if you want to learn about the pine, or to the bamboo if you want to learn about the bamboo. And…
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