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Everyday Mind (Tricycle Book)

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After reading the most popular review of this book, which instructs people to instead read "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life" by Taro Gold, I decided I would check out that book, considering that I loved this one so much and somebody is telling me that the other is better.
Well, I am going to quote each book on the subject of the "Self" so that you people may see the difference for yourself.

First, Taro Gold:
"Love, cherish, and respect yourself. Become your own best friend and take care of yourself, for you are the only person with whom you will surely have a lifelong relationship."

Now, Everyday Mind:
"Perhaps the deepest reason why we are afraid of death is because we do not know who we are. We believe in a personal, unique, and separate identity--but if we dare to examine it, we find that this identity depends entirely on an endless collection of things to prop it up: our name, our "biography," our partners, family, home, job, friends, credit cards. It is on their fragile and transient support that we rely for our security. So when they are all taken away, will we have any idea of who we really are?"
Without our familiar props, we are faced with just ourselves, a person we do not know, an unnerving stranger with whom we have been living with all the time but we never really wanted to meet. Isn't that why we have tried to fill every moment of time with noise and activity, however boring or trivial, to ensure that we are never left in silence with this stranger on our own?"
--Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying"

Well, there you have it. I probably don't need to say anything but I will. Taro Gold's book is faddy self-help book totted by hoop-jumping-ninnies who want to feel better about their meaningless existences. If you can deal with the fact that you don't exist and don't want to pad yourself with even more illusions, then the better choice, obviously, is Everyday Mind. There are, however, very attractive little illustrations of bamboo in Taro Gold's book.

This book has a Buddhist entry for each day of the year. The entries deal with various paths in life, and many are very helpful. I recommend this book for all, and especially for those starting out with Buddhism.

This book is a collection of excerpts from previously published essays, books and magazine articles on various forms of Buddhism. There are some worthwhile quotes here, but most of it feels like filler, stretching to fill one page for every day of the year with some sort of Buddhist-oriented material. If you're looking for a collection of Buddhist publication excerpts, this is a good source. If you're looking for a "to the point" collection of Buddhist thought, with more inspiring one-liners than long paragraphs, I recommend "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life" by Taro Gold.

First off, there are 356 entries in this book, not 366 like the cover and title indicate. That huge and glaringly obvious mistake is representative of the lack of attention paid to the rest of the book. "Everyday Mind" is a disappointing collection of out-of-context excerpts from magazine articles and book snippets. There is not even one original entry in the whole book. The content is quite light for anyone really interested in Buddhist thought, let alone anyone interested in really improving their lives. I wasted fifteen bucks on this one.

This book will be helpful for anyone who is searching for a path toward a less stressful life. It helps to put your day in a better perspective before you enter the busy everyday world of job, family and community committments. I highly recommend it to anyone who is searching for their own truth.

They were quick and the book is BRAND NEW even though it was listed as used...Great servive!