Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Joy of Translation Date: 13 Dec 2024 01:47:31 GMT Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <9cGcnY0c8c3LA8_6nZ2dnZfqnPudnZ2d@earthlink.com> <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: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net bUpNpjRi2N4yxyzwacWimAnGimDR9bqSnnrJ2usIhpbX+ta9MU Cancel-Lock: sha1:nsXCA8eI6seG03KngtbCBXKGvVQ= sha256:6Z4KQZ7vAaL/CXbZ65kFlnL5M/1R28iaB94/T33ootc= User-Agent: Pan/0.149 (Bellevue; 4c157ba) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:62284 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 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 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. Lately almost everything I buy is for the Kindle. That does not require building more shelves at least.