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Nothing Special

by Charlotte Joko Beck, Steve Smith, Steven A. Smith · 1993

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WHEN NOTHING IS SPECIAL, EVERYTHING CAN BE

The best-selling author of 'Everyday Zen' shows how to awaken to daily life and discover the ideal in the everyday, finding riches in our feelings, relationships, and work. 'Nothing Special' offers the rare and delightful experience of learning in the authentic Buddhist tradition with a wonderfully contemporary Western master.

Subject
self-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of thisphilosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thishealthhealthMore like thisLess of this
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BuddhismBuddhismMore like thisLess of thisspiritualityspiritualityMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 288 pages

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