A very helpful book and one to come back to again and again.
There was some really insightful stuff in here but also a lot that is still a bit far off for me.
I think I'll go and read her other book, everyday Zen, and come back to this one when I've got a bit further along. ( )

This book came to me during a very difficult time in my life and was like a life raft. It changed my attitudes and thereby my life. Charlotte Joko Beck is not the warm and fuzzy teacher that Pema Chodron can be, but the cool water in your face teachings were just what I needed. ( )

Joku shows clearly that enlightenment truly is nothing special. It is the sound of the traffic on the busy street. ( )

Once again, Joko challenged me to think about aspects of my life that I would rather not focus on, and I can do nothing but thank her for it. Nothing Special has a lot of the same themes as Everyday Zen, but I liked the organization of this one better. It's arranged in short "chapters" that read like individual essays, each with a theme.

I would recommend it to anyone curious about Zen. ( )

Read it and weep! ( )