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‘Paradise in Plain Sight’: You don't need to look far for life lessons

Books / Reviews | ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES Jul 4, 2021

‘Paradise in Plain Sight’: You don't need to look far for life lessons

by Stephen Mansfield

In Karen Maezen Miller’s book, the Zen garden she restores to its former beauty becomes a metaphor for life.

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