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Re: Joy of Translation

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Subject Re: Joy of Translation
Date Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:20:35 +0100
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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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