So many good, thoughtful, wisdoms and parables, comments, and sayings, not just for the religious. I've always been drawn to the ascetics, the monastics, the hermits, the outcasts and the estranged. The idea of packing it up, going to live in a desert, and being a hermit is as appealing now as a 34 year old, as it was when I was 10 and 12.

I particularly liked the ones about being foolish, holding your tongue, and various other incidents like it. Even from a nonreligious aspect this was still interesting and an enjoyable read with many elucidations. ( )

A charming little book, the illustrations make the stories even more powerful, and create new insights. ( )

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