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Tingkai
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To find the Northwest Passage
Aug 2001
time: 13:24
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I just started reading Saul Bellow's Collected Stories.
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Jon Miller
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I guess I am still reading the Iluminatis Trilogy, Grimms book of Fairy Tales, Colume 2 of the Masters of Sceince Fiction and Fantasy (or whatever they are called), and a few other books
not sure if I will finish the collections right now (I really shoudl finish the Iluminatus trilogy right now, but I am not longer in the mood for it, we will see)
I will probably be hitting the library soon, where upon I will enter my reading mode and read 2-3 400 page novels a day
Jon Miller
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Jon Miller
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Oh, I also will read the new Wheel of Time book (maybe I will reread the series for the 17th or so time also)
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Jon Miller
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GArfield was funny at first
but for the last 10 years (or more) it has mostly just been more of the same
Jon Miller
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Stickyhands Man
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quote:
Originally posted by Graag
Interesting, I used to read it religiously (pun), and decided to dig it up again a couple of days ago. I love that sh*t!
41. Taoism
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When the strong learn Tao, they practice it diligently;
When the average learn Tao, they practice it sometimes;
When the weak learn Tao, they laugh out loud;
Those who do not laugh do not learn at all.
Therefore it is said:
Who understands Tao seems foolish;
Who progresses in Tao seems to fail;
Who follows Tao seems to wander.
So the greatest force appears vulnerable;
The brightest truth appears coloured;
The richest character appears incomplete;
The strongest heart appears meek;
The most beautiful nature appears fickle;
So the square, perfected, has no corner;
Art, perfected, has no meaning;
Sex, perfected, has no climax;
Form, perfected, has no shape.
So Tao can not be sensed or known:
It transmits sensation and transcends knowledge.
Tao Te Ching (Interpolation by Peter A. Merel) |
I've just started The book of Chuang Tze and I've got The book of Lieh Tze to read as well.
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Stickyhands Man
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The book of Chuang Tze
Synopsis
A Chinese classic, the "Chuang Tzu" was written sometime in the 14th century BC, and consists of original teachings, stories, tales and jokes told by Master Chuang, as well as others which have coalesced round his name. It is considered second only to the "Tao Te Ching", but the two books coundn't be more different. Where the "Tao Te Ching" is distant and proverbial in style, the "Chuang Tze" buzzes with life and with insights, often with considerable humour behind them. "Chuang Tzu"'s development of what later became known as Taoism lies in his advocacy of change as fundamental to life, and of the desire to cling on to things as being the basic problem of suffering and fustration. His writing combines wisdom and wit, and does not present a case so much as engage in argument and debate with the reader
The book of Lieh Tzu
Reviewer: John Scott (bubastis@btinternet.com) from Ireland
Just about everyone knows about Lao-Tzu and his Tao Te Ching. Not so many know of Chuang-Tzu and his crazy wisdom. But fewer still seem to move on to the work of Lieh-Tzu. Written much later than the other works, it seems somehow less distant and an easier intro for the Western mind. While the tone has been described as darker, there's nevertheless a large helping of typically Taoist humour.
I'm ignorant of ancient Chinese, so I'm not really qualified to discuss the ability of the translator - but I do know that the result is easy to read, enjoyable, and seems to me to capture the spirit of the ol' wind-rider, Lieh-Tzu.
To those interested in what comes after Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu, here is the answer - highly recommended!
From amazon.co.uk
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devilmunchkin
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first circle of the inferno
Jul 2001
time: 05:24
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i was reading two at once, but i finished one today:
Good Scripts, Bad SCripts by Thomas Pope
and i'm working on
The vampire armand by anne rice
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07-01-2003 08:31
ACK! 
Still, it's a great book! My favorite part, when the Fellowship is attacked by the gigantic thesaurus with wide lapels and long, dangling participles. 
Besides I love it when he lets Odie have it.
Is Vol. 2 any good? 
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