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Review title: nothing new
Product review: I read a dozen of these books when I was in my late teens. This version regurgitates the bulk of its ideas from Zen Buddhism with a splash of Taoism. Like rows of other books it says meditation can be beneficial, harboring destructive emotions can manifest itself in lots of ugly ways, finding a peace within can create tangible outer benefits....I'm not surprised that some people would love this book and benefit from reading it in the same way opportune timing can match a lonely man with someone to love, a friend can take a drunk to an AA meeting or a priest can offer meaning to someone in the throws of helplessness but it doesn't change the fact that the totality of new ideas would only fill a pamphlet.There are plenty of truths in this book and some people gain confidence in their own insights when they see those ideas in print but the practical benefit anyone might derive from this book will only ever be their own acceptance and appreciation of that which they already know and have.
