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| From | D <nospam@example.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Joy of Translation |
| Date | 2024-12-13 11:20 +0100 |
| Organization | i2pn2 (i2pn.org) |
| Message-ID | <f230eccb-2166-7d3f-e9e2-be2fd773a738@example.net> (permalink) |
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote: > On Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:33:00 +0100, D wrote: > >> How come you're getting rid of them? I cannot bear giving books away. >> They become friends, much to my wifes great annoyance. > > https://www.thespruce.com/swedish-death-cleaning-4801461 Fascinating! I've lived a few decades in sweden, but never heard of this concept! You learn something new every day! > It is difficult and the problem is I tend to want to read them again to > make sure. Some of them I'll never read again. For example about 30 years > ago I was on a Neville Shute kick. I enjoyed them at the time but I don't > need to revisit them. Many of the Buddhism books satisfied my curiosity > about various schools but I don't need to revisit. The Lotus sutra is > highly thought of in Nichiren school to the point that the practical level > it comes down to contemplating a gohonzon > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohonzon > > and chanting 'Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō' or 'Glory to the Dharma of the Lotus Did you try the chant? Did you get any good effects? I always find that the easter orthodox christian tradition of the jesus prayer and hesychams aligns beautifully with mantra yoga. > Sutra'. The Lotus sutra itself is self-promoting and suggests the best way > to acquire merit is to copy and distribute it. Don't need to know any > more. Hah! An early example of a nice mind hack! > Lately almost everything I buy is for the Kindle. That does not require > building more shelves at least. Since I like classics, and since I found the trinity of annas-archive.org, libgen and z-lib, my kindling has exploded! I still do buy the physical copy of a book from time to time if I really like it.
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 15:54 +0000
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-09 10:43 +0100
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-09 23:15 +0000
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 10:20 +0100
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-10 19:31 +0000
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-11 01:44 +0000
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 11:57 +0100
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 13:03 +0000
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 19:40 +0100
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 19:57 +0000
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-15 12:11 +0100
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-15 12:37 +0000
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-15 19:28 +0100
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-13 10:42 +0000
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 20:18 +0000
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 11:18 +0000
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 18:37 +0000
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-14 11:17 +0000
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Re: Joy of Translation Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2024-12-11 15:16 +0000
Re: Joy of Translation rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 01:15 +0000
Re: Joy of Translation Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2024-12-12 05:06 +0000
Re: Joy of Translation rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 08:24 +0000
Re: Joy of Translation D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-12 10:37 +0100
Re: Joy of Translation rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-12 20:15 +0000
Re: Joy of Translation D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-12 21:33 +0100
Re: Joy of Translation rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 01:47 +0000
Re: Joy of Translation D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-13 11:20 +0100
Re: Joy of Translation rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-13 20:50 +0000
Re: Joy of Translation D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-14 12:00 +0100
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 15:42 +0000
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2024-12-10 19:58 +0000
Re: Joy of this, Joy of that D <nospam@example.net> - 2024-12-10 21:12 +0100
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Re: Joy of this, Joy of that The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2024-12-10 11:18 +0000
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