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Title: Depressing book
Review: I picked up this book thinking that it would be give some perspective and clarity on how to deal with life events in a measured way. But the book keeps on going on and on about giving up hope for anything, take things the way they are, it feels as it is preaching inaction. Also the author talks about things like "compassion", loving yourself, etc, etc , but doesn't really explain how to achieve these through buddhist practice, or what exactly "compassion" means. I think this is an overloaded word that before being used, it needs to be explained. My take on this book after reading half of it is that she is saying, life is terrible, give up on hope because nothing will change, enjoying anything that life has to give is deluding yourself, etc. So, it sounds to me that this book is saying you are in this world to suffer, and the quicker you admit that the better.
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