The Missing Link: Reflections on Philosophy and Spirit

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Summary: The Missing Meat
Review: I have a very different view than the glowing reports offered here. This book is thin and could be much thinner. It's a paragraph lengthened into a book. What Mr. Banks has done, perhaps unintentionally, is write a primer vaguely describing elementary principles of Buddhism. Pick up an introductory text on the Dharma and the reader will find a more readable, understandable, thoughtful, and better written version of the same ideas.

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Summary: Only seen the effects of...
Review: I have never ever read this book, and would very much enjoy doing so. I have first hand experience as to the effects of this one simple man finding the truth within. Never in my life have I been happier, or wanted to share the deepening of love with everyone around me so much. I have tapped in to an infinite wisdom within that has no end, and nothing can ever take that away. Mr. Banks' experience has not only enlightened him, but also enlightened anyone who catches a tiny glimpse of what he speaks to. I am eternally grateful to him, and for the divine glory we all share.

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Summary: The Missing Meat
Review: Imagine how much easier life would be if it came with a manual. The wait is over. When you read this book there is a quickening that resonates within you. You will recognize that crystalline ring of truth.

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Summary: This gem of a book reaches all people .
Review: The reviews of this book on this website moved me to tears. It would be hard to add anything. What has touched me is to see patients in mental institutions and jails gain hope and self-respect as they carry this book around in settings that might seem to have the power to destroy the human spirit. This book represents for me the "misssing link"between spirituality and practical day-to-day living . As deep as this book is, everybody seem to be touched by it in a very direct, meaningful way.