Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.nk.ca!rocksolid2!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Joy of Translation Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:20:35 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <6465d1f8-6fab-e3bd-0345-86011937364d@example.net> <77a225ca-c45c-dd19-fc45-e2de5f7963be@example.net> <12bd40ae-a14e-7772-cb7a-5bf427664dec@example.net> <1a9e8e48-13eb-8276-cd59-1a31218d1dfb@example.net> <817f8827-8986-1134-6a6f-cea0e7535e7f@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="8323328-1632731558-1734085236=:17080" Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="2634221"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:62308 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-1632731558-1734085236=:17080 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT 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. --8323328-1632731558-1734085236=:17080--