1984 (1949)
‘Neither of us will even know whether the other is alive or dead. We shall be utterly without power of any kind. The one thing that matters is that we […]
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Encyclopedia Blazertannica (2018) #GFOP
Finished Encyclopedia Blazertannica and was left feeling grateful for the fine work of Michael Davies and Roger Bennett. There was wit and insight and backstory and product placement. Everything suboptimally […]
Comfortable with Uncertainty (2003)
In Comfortable with Uncertainty, Pema Chödrön introduces several practices for becoming an awakened warrior-bodhisattva—”warrior” from the Shambhala tradition and “bodhisattva” from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. I found her discussion of […]
2 Chairs (2016)
2 Chairs is about making time for God each morning, recommending setting up two chairs in one’s home and sitting with God. When dealing with one’s problems, the book asks […]
The Clowns of God (1981)
The Clowns of God follows a professor and a retired pope on an adventure to tell the world that the end is near. The pope, having had a vision of […]
The Mount Athos Diet (2014)
The Mount Athos Diet by Storey, Todd, and Storey is a Mediterranean Diet based on the eating rhythms of the monks of Mt. Athos. Richard Storey devised it after a […]
The Shambhala Principle (2013)
The Shambhala Principle by the Sakyong Mipham (author of The Lost Art of Good Conversation) is really helpful for understanding the importance of “basic goodness,” worthiness, and humanity’s interdependence for […]
