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What and Who Inspire Mark Nepo

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Mark Nepo is a poet, spiritual teacher, and the bestselling author of "The Book of Awakening." In the course of a heartful conversation with Zainab, Mark shared some of the teachers and works of art that have inspired him most, from Jung to a Middle Ages mystic to some classic films.

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