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Being Bodies

by Lenore Friedman · 1997

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The relationship between body and mind has always been a topic of speculation and spirited discussion. The authors of the pieces contained in this anthology address the problem from the unique dual perspective of being women and being students of Buddhism.

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adult
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medium · 256 pages

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