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Disappear Quote by Dogen

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“In a snowfall that covers the winter grass a white heron uses his own whiteness to disappear.”

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Pain results from a judgment you have made about a thing. Remove the judgment and the pain disappears.

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When I step into the batters box. The fans, the noise, the cheers, they all disappear. For that moment, the world is just a…

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