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Summary: Reflections of a Jewish Buddhist
Review: This is an engaging book of personal reflections by a practitioner and teacher of Vipassana Buddhism who is also an observant Jew. Boorstein says in the preface that this book was originally going to be "an overview of the 'Jewish-Buddhist phenomenon,'" but she discovered that people were less interested in the general question of why this was happening than in the personal question of how she could be both a Jew and a Buddhist and whether they could do it too. So she wrote this book instead. And I'm glad she did. I'm a Christian Zen practitioner and really enjoyed and related to Boorstein's experiences and musings.I also recommend Boorstein's "It's Easier Than You Think," a quirky, anecdotal, practice-oriented introduction to Buddhism. Another good Jewish/Buddhist book is Rodger Kamenetz's "The Jew in the Lotus."
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Summary: simple and pleasing
Review: This was a gentle and satisfying read for me, with a good connection of the commonalities of two ancient religions. This author expressed the her evolving sense of self with sincerity and honesty. Bottom line, it made me feel good.
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