What Books are by Your Bed?

[mariawrites]

The Dhammapada: Translation with Guide to Reading the Text BY Glenn Wallis

The Way of Transformation: Daily Life as Spiritual Exercise BY Karlfried Graf Durckheim

Tao Te Ching Translation BY Stephen Mitchell

Dojo Wisdom for Writers BY Jennifer Lawler

Holy Madness: The Shock Tactics and Radical Teachings of Crazy-Wise Adepts, Holy Fools, and Rascal Gurus BY Georg Feuerstein

An Introduction to Zen Buddhism BY D.T. Suzuki

[Xienkula1]

Like a committed Taobum in the truest sense, I have no bed.

I Ching. RUOW. Anti-Cancer Diet. Foucault's Pendulum. Prakruti.

Edited April 24, 2011 by Xienkula1

[sirius]

"healing with form, energy and light - the five elements in tibetan shamanism, tantra and dzogchen" by tenzin wangyal rinpoche is a fantastic book!

[zerostao]

at the local library they decided to do some spring cleaning and get rid of some older books. deal was 6 for a buck(1 usd)

luckily i had my backback with me and empty

so, i got a 1972 Human Physiology morrison,cornett,tethor,gratz

Principles of Human Anatomy 1989 tortora

Sun Power 1978 gadler adamson

Literature of England woods watt anderson 1941 (maybe worth a buck in itself?)

then 2 that kinda excited me

Impossible Worlds (a 4 in 1 book ) optical illusions and adventures with impossible objects by bruno ernst AND magic mirror and the graphic works of mc escher

i know i got my 1usd worth with that book ,hmmm i needed one more and found

Fluorochemistry signed copy by jack de ment 1945

 

so i packed my backpack and headed home. damn spending money is kinda cool so i found another dollar and

 

Mysticism happold rev ed 1970

Philosophy of Scientific Method mill 1950

Beginning Metaphysics geirson losonsky 1998

Educational Research gay 3rd ed 1987

Oriental Mythology campbell 1962

the Basic Writings of CG Jung 1953

 

ok i hit my budget limit for the day, unless cold beer appears on the horizon

yep, they look good on my bookshelf and if i dont feel like reading i can look at the pictures of Impossible Worlds

[JustARandomPanda]

I've been reading off and on:

 

1. Working Toward Enlightenment by Master Nan Huai-Chin

 

2. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work by Matthew Crawford

 

I'm also wanting to read:

 

3. The Stoic Philosophy of Seneca: Essays and Letters

[Mal]

Recent aqusition

 

The Book of Not Knowing, Peter Ralston

[Birch]

"Why we make mistakes"

 

"The Stuff of thought" - which I've been 1/2 way through for what seems like forever. If anyone wants it - I'd be happy to

[Aaron]

I'm currently reading "The World of Zen" by Nancy Wright Ross. It's an anthology and a bit on the dry side, but it really does have some excellent bits in it.

 

Aaron

[Harmonious Emptiness]

I have a number of books that I never finished because I still want to be able to pick it up and read it. Other books I read for a few pages until I get an idea to run with, so I have a quite a few that could be listed here .

 

Recently picked up:

Shinto: The Way Home, by Kasulis

Folk Tales of Tibet, Norbu Chophel

Swampland Flowers: The Letters and Lectures of Zen Master Ta Hui

 

Bedside:

A Buddhist Bible, edited by Goddard (also usually in my backpack)

The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma, trans. by Red Pine

Lame Deer: Seeker of Visions

Wen-Tzu

[Mal]

[Aaron]

Right now I'm reading "Zen for Americans" by Soyen Shaku translated by D.T. Suzuki. I really like how Shaku explains things in plain and simple language, even when he is explaining Buddhist terminology. Very good book.

 

Aaron

 

edit- I only read a chapter a day, which is why it takes me so long to complete a book.

Edited July 6, 2011 by Twinner

[Seth Ananda]

I am part way through all of these except Goode's book which I am reading again

 

Natural Perfection, by Keith Dowman.

 

Standing as Awareness - Greg Goode

 

The transparency of things - Rupert Spira

 

The precious treasury of the basic space of phenomona - Longchenpa

 

You are the eyes of the world - Longchenpa

 

The passion of the western mind - Richard Tarnas

 

The sun of wisdom - Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso

 

Depth over time - Swami Khecaranatha

 

The lost secret of Death - Peter Novac

 

and Loy's - Non Duality, which should have arrived by now... lol

 

And two of Eugine Gendlins books which I have to read for school - Focusing & Let your body Interpret your dreams.

 

 

I really want to read more on ecology and the mind, developmental studies, and brain plasticity...

 

I really need new book shelves. mine are collapsing under the weight....

[ralis]

It's a beautiful thing! I picked up Radix based on Ralis' recommendation as well.

Cloud Atlas was a challenge for me at times but completely satisfying.

What did you think of Cutting for Stone?

 

What did you think of 'Radix'?

[ralis]

[ralis]

Anyone read any of Robert Anton Wilson's books? All are worth reading. I really enjoyed 'The Illuminatis Trilogy'. An acid trip in a submarine.

Edited July 6, 2011 by ralis

[Seth Ananda]

Anyone read any of Robert Anton Wilson's books? All are worth reading. I really enjoyed 'The Illuminatis Trilogy'. An acid trip in a submarine.

I love RAW. read em all, several times. My favourite was Schrodingers cat, Prometheus rising and his 'An Illuminatus Trilogy' which is not the Illuminatus trilogy and was not co written with Bob shea.

[ralis]

I love RAW. read em all, several times. My favourite was Schrodingers cat, Prometheus rising and his 'An Illuminatus Trilogy' which is not the Illuminatus trilogy and was not co written with Bob shea.

 

He stated in an interview that Shea was the co-writer.

[Seth Ananda]

He stated in an interview that Shea was the co-writer.

Hehe, he has an alternate trilogy called 'An Illuminatus Trilogy' set back round the founding of America, which I actually think is a better read than His and Shea's Illuminatus trilogy - which I loved by the way as well...

 

A lot of people over looked that work because the title is so similar, I think they think its the same book.

 

The first in its series is called 'the widows son' then 'the earth will shake' and then 'Natures God'.

The main character is named Sigismundo, and it spans his journey from Sicily through the secret society's, his blood brother Caglistro, and his landing in the new world...

But he is not the only character, they are all exceptional...

 

Mind you the books get weirder and weirder, and the hilarious foot notes get longer and longer and progressively stranger, and the last book is probably half foot notes... lol

 

 

Read up if you are a RAW fan

[JustARandomPanda]

I just finished Moral Relativism: A Short Introduction by Neil Levy and

 

The Complete Works of Lao Tzu by Hua-Ching Ni.

 

There is so much to contemplate from both books.

[Mal]

[doc benway]

I just finished Moral Relativism: A Short Introduction by Neil Levy and

 

The Complete Works of Lao Tzu by Hua-Ching Ni.

 

There is so much to contemplate from both books.

 

 

I've recently been going through Hua-Ching Ni's Dao De Jing and I'm really impressed with his translation.

 

Currently by my bed are -

Hu Xuezhi - Revealing the Tao Te Ching

Osho - Absolute Tao

Dzogchen Ponlop - Mind Beyond Death

Seng Ts'an - Hsin Hsin Ming

[Guest24]

autobiography of a yogi, the power of now, wayne dyer, and a book my friend gave me that i am not going to read. i love wayne dyer and the power of now was a nice read

[Mal]

a book my friend gave me that i am not going to read.

I have not heard of this one, do you have a link

[Guest24]

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Edited March 26, 2013 by Guest24

[mrtiger]

Right now... The Secret of the Golden Flower, Ta Chuan, Finn Family Moomintroll, The Root of Chinese Qigong and The Mystics of Islam. Room is a bit of a mess ho ho