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I love Marcus Borg. This book is not like others I've read. That makes sense, because he's an editor here putting together sayings of Jesus and Buddha to show similarities. This was my second attempt at reading this. I did see the parallels this time, probably because my mind has changed some. Borg gives a brief intro to the short sections of parallel sayings on different topics.  One especially interesting to me was Buddha saying there would be a perfect lord to come in the future. I wondered what or who he might have meant. 

This was an especially good Kinsey Millhone story involving her first husband. We get to see another aspect of this woman. The crime and solution are very good as well. Lots of great characters in it.

The first half of this book was easy to follow and very practical for me as a non-Buddhist. As the book goes along the reader is taken through more levels through to attaining enlightenment over a period of many lifetimes. In short, it gets deep and was past what I was looking for. That part was nonetheless good to read. The editor did a very good job of taking talks by the Dalai Lama and putting them into a readable format. The chapters built one upon another with very good examples.   I was surprised to find out about the thinking aspect of meditation. I can see how this would be good in my Christian spiritual practice pondering certain key aspects of that way of spirituality.

Very thorough. More than I wanted to know.

As I began reading I thought how this was such beautiful, soothing writing. It begins in a woods and much happens there. Fantasy is not a favorite genre, but I was fascinated with the story throughout. I liked how it all developed in a short book. There are powerful characters richly developed. I'm eager to read the second book. (This book is not really much to do with Romance or LGBQT, though it touches on it and is important to the story.)

These 10 essays by Jung had a lot of inspiration about the psyche or soul. I found it difficult reading in most parts, but also many gems that were not hard to understand. These essays seem to be primarily for the benefit of other psychiatrists rather than laypersons. "Jung made simple" would be a good book for me, but reading from the man himself was good. It gave me a sense of how good a man and doctor he was. 

Pastor who has had tough times and who is so full of gratitude. She lays out great advice in a way that is down to Earth. I loved hearing her narrate her book. I enjoyed the tender parts and the humorous parts. I even found the acknowledgements a pleasure to hear. There is some "language" in it and it really only adds to the value.

This story about how two women become friends and what the friendship means for them is a realistic portrait of what is most valuable in life. There is suffering, but the two help each other through it. A very tender story that warmed my heart.