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TL;DR: Seiji Ozawa and Haruki Murakami talk about music and writing. A book may be the wrong medium for this. I wish this was a podcast or a series of podcast episodes.  The times when they were talking about rhythm and tones, and the subtle differences in performances;  I feel like those would be better represented in audio. Nevertheless,   It is great to even be able to read the two master's conversations. 

TL;DR; It is a small part biography of Mother Teresa, and the people at the Missionary of Charity; and part advise and perspective mostly about Prayer, Faith, Love, Service and Peace.  The book opens with "The Simple Path": The fruit of silence is Prayer. The fruit of prayer is Faith. The fruit of faith is Love. The fruit of love is Service. The fruit of service is Peace.

TL;DR: There's a lot here. I'm of the opinion that this is one of those books where you take time, take long to read. It is not encouraged. It even has its own space in the Constitution declaring separation from the State. Whether it wants to or not, the Church does seem to get intertwined with Politics. At least, not directly nor intentionally but when a government becomes oppressive to its people; when it's no longer a matter of public opinion; and actual human values and dignity are crossed; the Church takes action.