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Discover how giving of yourself can lead to some of the most joyous moments in your life—in a book that “deserves a special place on that shelf reserved for truly practical wisdom" (Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People).

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1 author picked How Can I Help? as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Most people doing a list of metaphysical life-changing books would include Ram Dass’s Be Here Now. I recommend How Can I Help?. It is much more nuanced.

His living legacy is compassion. This book has personal stories about having a loving heart and want to help. If we are more specific with our helping, we can avoid burnout and find joy. By bringing happiness to others, we bring it to ourselves, too.   

It is about treating all with dignity, never losing sight of the fact that we all have our own path. That the help that is most…

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