Nothing Special
By Charlotte J. Beck and Steven A. Smith
4.5/5
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WHEN NOTHING IS SPECIAL, EVERYTHING CAN BE
The best-selling author of 'Everyday Zen' shows how to awaken to daily life and discover the ideal in the everyday, finding riches in our feelings, relationships, and work. 'Nothing Special' offers the rare and delightful experience of learning in the authentic Buddhist tradition with a wonderfully contemporary Western master.
Charlotte J. Beck
Charlotte Joko Beck, who passed away in 2011, was the founder and former head teacher at the Zen Center in San Diego.
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Reviews for Nothing Special
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A wonderful, nurturing read, I much appreciated the occasional dialogue with the author's students. I took my time to finish it, sometimes savoring a single paragraph or page. I recommend it with enthusiasm.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Joku shows clearly that enlightenment truly is nothing special. It is the sound of the traffic on the busy street.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Once again, Joko challenged me to think about aspects of my life that I would rather not focus on, and I can do nothing but thank her for it. Nothing Special has a lot of the same themes as Everyday Zen, but I liked the organization of this one better. It's arranged in short "chapters" that read like individual essays, each with a theme.
I would recommend it to anyone curious about Zen.2 people found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5funny, i keep starting this and then getting distracted by real life, then picking it back up. lather, rinse, repeat. good though.