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O, ah! The awareness of emptiness brings forth a heart of compassion!

Gary Snyder

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Gary Snyder
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: May 8
Environmentalist
Poet
Trade Unionist
Translator
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Gary Snyder
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Awareness
Compassion
Heart
Emptiness

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