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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #50 on: February 20, 2013, 02:32:40 PM »

also had the book ''Zen:Art of happiness by chris prentiss'' sitting by me for awhile i need to catch up on.

Have you read Zen [...] Art of Archery?  It's an approachable text.

The most educational texts I've read on Zen have been:

The poems of Ryōkan.  (Various texts)

And The Zen Teaching of Rinzai:



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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #51 on: February 20, 2013, 07:16:25 PM »


I'm learning a new kind of English.  :-Z The class for which I'm reading this book requires that we (students) blog about content related topics. The theory I understand but the choice of words is often confusing. In my opinion the authors are a bit sloppy for they sometimes omit crucial explanations while bombarding you with their jargon.

At least it's a nice exercise in analytical reading and summarizing...     
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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #52 on: February 20, 2013, 08:02:10 PM »

also had the book ''Zen:Art of happiness by chris prentiss'' sitting by me for awhile i need to catch up on.

Have you read Zen [...] Art of Archery?  It's an approachable text.

The most educational texts I've read on Zen have been:

The poems of Ryōkan.  (Various texts)

And The Zen Teaching of Rinzai:





nope but will give it a look. i think local barnes and noble should carry it maybe. if not i see if i can order it(after i get done reading what i have here first of course). thanks a lot for the suggestion.

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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #53 on: February 20, 2013, 08:11:09 PM »



Morgan Jones - Valve Amplifiers

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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #54 on: February 20, 2013, 08:27:44 PM »

Just started Old Man's War
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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #55 on: February 24, 2013, 03:15:36 AM »

i finished the shaman&ayahuasca and it was a very interesting read. Don Jose experience with the great plant from his early age to now was fascinating read. about his own experiences,the ceremonies he performed,people he healed and met and things he learned working with not only the plants but the doctors as well. i liked it a good amount.

i started The Secret today and 10 pages in i kinda just felt was ''what th...i kinda already knew this stuff and it's nothing new''. but problem i had with it i noticed is they take the whole new age belief to a whole new level, like in a way, kinda ridiculously. i don't mean to be critical of it or sound like it. it just how i feel of it now. i will continue to read more of it. i do read with an open of course but so far from what i learned and knew in the past about spiritualism/beliefs/religion i find this book so far....what is the right word...i can't think of it now, the exact word but it is somewhere between obsolete and odd(i don't know if i chose the right words or not. man am i retarded).

again this is from 10 pages of reading. hopefully it improves. if not i might go back and read Conversations with God(an uncommon dialogue) by Neale Donald Walsch since i only finished book 1(i really liked it too) and still have 2 and 3 to finish while i wait for my order for DMT:The spirit molecule to come in.


EDIT: i forgot to ask here too. anyone know a good suggested translation of the holy quran? i was going to get the one done by  Maulana Muhammad Ali since i read lot of good things on it. just asking cause i heard there is a lot of mistranslations of it from different people to support their interpretations(i know it's the same for the bible and any other thing that has been done as well).
 
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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #56 on: February 24, 2013, 05:54:31 AM »

I'm actually curious about The Secret if you think its kind of over-the-top after reading the first 10 pages!

Dunno much about the Quran.
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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #57 on: February 24, 2013, 10:16:47 AM »

I once glanced and scanned through a copy of "The Secret". I seriously thought I was reading a pimped up leaflet about how to lead a better life with a more secular perspective. As a kid I went to church, particularly "Evangelical" churches and when those people started talking about leading a better life: pretty much the same as "The Secret". I felt like a pickle in a fruit salad when they did that. Yuk...
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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #58 on: February 24, 2013, 05:05:25 PM »

thing is i like some of the new age perspective on life and a lot of religions all tie together in a way to be honest. just the book ''the secret'' explains how to use these beliefs in a materialistic way(personal wealth,money,cars,houses and so forth) which is odd cause all the spiritual belief systems i know tend to teach these things to be more compassionate,understanding,open of all living things and true wealth is internally.

i do believe in positive thinking and finding a higher self and, i do believe we can take charge as a creator but it always had something to do with eliminating the ego and finding that the true wealth is inside/internal and not the external/physical. it is very possible to lead a better life but that's up to the individual what is considered ''better'' cause everyone is different.

i know you can use these things to reflect externally cause the more positive and humble you are,the more grounded and better mood you tend to feel which translate to a more functioning self which translates to more achievements(can be internally or externally/physically) but of course it all depends on multiple things.

i just don't know as of now right this moment to be honest cause i'm still reading it and do feel pretty much neutral of the book. it might just be the way i am interpreting it myself. i don't want anyone to disregard the book itself cause of my impressions. if you feel interesting in it give it a little read at a local book store if you can(i should of done that. i just read the back real quick and that's it).

 

 

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Re: What are you reading at the moment?
« Reply #59 on: February 24, 2013, 10:50:33 PM »

What's often referred to as the "new age perspective of life" is what I've found to be mostly the more Middle Eastern/Asian and naturalistic religious views on life. You'll find a lot of similarities once you start digging.

The moment any religion/philosophy or 'doctrine' on life becomes dogmatic and self glorifying I'm out. I'm a bit of a gnostic but I err to the atheist side. I do admire the intellectual cultures of Catholicism and Judaism though.

Sorry for the derailment...
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