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Nothing Special: Living Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck — WisdomDeck honest review
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Nothing Special: Living Zen

by Charlotte Joko Beck

More talks from Beck: struggle, sacrifice, awareness, freedom, with the same plainness. Nothing special is the point.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Life is not a problem to solve.
  2. Nothing special.
  3. Be the whirlpool.

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