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The Way Things Are: A Living Approach to Buddhism for Today's World

This seminal work offers the liberating and powerful methods of Diamond Way Buddhism for readers seeking to incorporate Buddhist practice into their daily lives.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 191 pages

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