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    <body><![CDATA[Jack Kornfield graciously and compassionately writes about Buddhism in a way that makes sense to my Western mind.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There were some ineteresting stories about people on the path to enlightenment. The struggle and absolute agony that one must go through to reach inner peace is both horrifying and amazing. Is it worth it? Well, they think so. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The most moving, poignant and special books I have ever read. ]]></body>
    
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