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Great book with teachings universal to all. A great introduction to Buddhism, with authors interpretation.

Disorderly, difficult to comprehend and not appealing to me in my state of mind. Maybe it will be worthwhile for some one else. Im at the start of my journey and this is too much.

Great overview of mental models – highly recommended. – this one opens your mind up to further explore the concepts mentioned in the book.

I think I need to read this twice over to get all I can out of it. but it was a nice calming read.

I wanted to like this. and I did. its well written and it was easy to cheer for Glenn. Until it wasnt. He’s just kind of an asshole. And the woman he speaks crudely about were once friends and crew mates. Just because his pecker wasnt attracted to them doesnt mean he could write a..

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I honestly found this book a bit dogmatic. The ideas were often organized into lists with little explanation. For instance, TNH mentions avoiding alcohol as part of the Buddhist way, but it is just rattled off as part of a list for “right action” without any justification, storytelling, etc. If you want a book with..

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I could understand and learn. The narrator gave good examples and was easy to follow.

This is a great place to begin for those who know little about the Middle East conflicts. Ames was a good man with sympathy and insight for both sides of the conflict. He eventually became a trusted insider who affected the trajectory of US policy. His loss was a tragedy.

Enormous amount of research done! Gives great understanding of why and how Russia is today.