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    <body><![CDATA[this book is good so far it is teaching me thee real meaning of love]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading countless upon countless reviews of this book, I could not wait to get it. Seriously, I could have waited. I should have waited.  Maybe it's my allergy to self-help books or maybe I'm just not open enough, but I'm gonna be a rebel and give this book a 1. <br/><br/>Between encouraging...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75801415">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Thich Nhat Hanh is one of my true heroes, a luminous being right up there with the Dalai Lama, in my book. All of his books seem to have pretty much the same message: mindful breathing, sitting, walking, eating, living... Reading it over and over drives it home at least a little.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this book - I've read it several times, and I'll probably read it again.  It's ostensibly about how Buddhism can enhance our romantic relationships, but it's really about basic Buddhist practice.  Thich Nhat Hanh is a Zen monk, so the practices are very, very simple and approachable.  I'd rec...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44979931">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely a good read; This book really opened my mind to the way we should Love, the way we should Live.  I've read it several times and it has gotten me through a really rough time in my life.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is not just about love.  This book is also about how to communicate more effectively, how to listen, living with compassion, and how to be more present in everyday life.  Ahhhh....  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a little gem that offers great mantras for opening the heart. Themes include, &quot;To love, onemustbe there and this is not an easy thing. If you are not there, how can you love?&quot; ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great book!  The lessons can be applied to a variety of relationships, from a marriage to a friendship.  <br/><br/>Basically to love someone, you must know your self and love your self.  To love is to be mindful of what you are experiencing in the present.  To love is to be able to listen and have...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37811364">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[AMAZING. Just like true love should be.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading Pema Chodron's When Things Fall Apart, I came across this wonderful little book. With very few words, Hahn is able to pass along a treasure of simple, practical ways in which we can care for ourselves and others in our lives. Being in the present moment and appreciating ourselves is qu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9732594">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[what love should be like.]]></body>
    
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