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Lion
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Books that explain it all
#5804136 - 06/29/06 05:50 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Everyone here is at various stages of the formation of a philosophy on life. I don't believe in any nameable philosophies or ideologies, but I have 'word-concepts' for 'abstract' concepts that I intuit to be True in the most universal sense. Words themselves do not hold universal truth, but they can be metaphors for it.
My question is simple, but think hard: If you could choose 5 books to give to someone that explain it all, what would they be?
My humble contribution:
The Baghavad Gita Be Here Now by Ram Dass The Holotropic Mind by Stanislav Grof Food of the Gods by Terence McKenna The Great Shark Hunt Vol. 1 by Hunter S. Thompson
What would your list look like?
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5804207 - 06/29/06 06:15 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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This is a wonderful idea for a post.
Some personal suggestions:
The Book by Alan Watts Paths to God by Ram Dass Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda Be Here Now by Ram Dass Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
All breathtaking, and life changing.
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mushroom cultivator child of dune by frank herbert starship troops soldiers of fortune and my Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: capliberty]
#5804349 - 06/29/06 07:10 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Great book on meditation and the relation of the mind and body: "Dialogue with Death" by Eknath Easwaran
And for the struggling artist: "Art and Fear" (can't think of the author's name off the top of my head...)
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Quote:
michael_lifshitz said: This is a wonderful idea for a post.
Some personal suggestions:
The Book by Alan Watts Paths to God by Ram Dass Journey to Ixtlan by Carlos Castaneda Be Here Now by Ram Dass Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
All breathtaking, and life changing.
Anywhere I can find Be Here Now on the internet that you know of?
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Syle]
#5804378 - 06/29/06 07:22 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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There are three sections to the book.
The first is an autiobiography of Ram Dass, which is really quite fascinating.
The second is the core, it is the real important text of Be Here Now, and you can find it online here:
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat...rue#Post5370401
The third is the cookbook for a sacred life, and has practices and more information on specific issues.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Syle]
#5804380 - 06/29/06 07:24 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Syle said: Great book on meditation and the relation of the mind and body: "Dialogue with Death" by Eknath Easwaran
I have Easwaran's translation of the Gita. Straightforward, solid translation, and he seems like a pretty smart guy judging by the preface. 
I know someone posted the famous "brown pages" of Be Here Now in this forum a few months ago; perhaps a search would bring up the thread. Otherwise, you'll find it on amazon.com or any other major online bookseller -- not free, but hey, I think you might find it's worth the loot!
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5804435 - 06/29/06 07:40 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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BE HERE NOW 
Oh, and Ishmael by Daniel Quinn.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5804453 - 06/29/06 07:46 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Syle said: Great book on meditation and the relation of the mind and body: "Dialogue with Death" by Eknath Easwaran
I have Easwaran's translation of the Gita. Straightforward, solid translation, and he seems like a pretty smart guy judging by the preface. 
I know someone posted the famous "brown pages" of Be Here Now in this forum a few months ago; perhaps a search would bring up the thread. Otherwise, you'll find it on amazon.com or any other major online bookseller -- not free, but hey, I think you might find it's worth the loot!
Yes Eknath is brilliant. He doesn't tip toe around what he is trying to say by filling it with poetic BS. He just gets right to it; it's nice.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Syle]
#5805002 - 06/29/06 11:05 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Holy crap this is a good read (Be Here Now)
i really enjoy all the illustrations that accompany the text.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5805063 - 06/29/06 11:21 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Unified Reality Theory by Stephen Kaufmann
The Book of Secrets by Osho
A great combination of Western and Eastern science and philosophy.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5805247 - 06/30/06 12:03 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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The Illuminatus! Trilogy Teddy Justine Thus Spoke Zarathrusta The Rebel
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5805250 - 06/30/06 12:03 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Silversoul]
#5805260 - 06/30/06 12:05 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I bet you failed math class
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MushmanTheManic said: I bet you failed math class
One of them, yes.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Silversoul]
#5805275 - 06/30/06 12:08 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Re: Books that explain it all *DELETED* [Re: Lion]
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: faslimy]
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Schwammel]
#5807301 - 06/30/06 05:07 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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im in the processright now of putting together a list of books that "explain it all"
here's what I have so far:
http://lf8.org/?books
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5807326 - 06/30/06 05:18 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I like this post, the only deep book I ever read was: Celestine Prophecy By James Redfield It's worth the read, that I am sure.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Lion]
#5807443 - 06/30/06 06:11 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche Life Against Death by Norman O. Brown Philosophy In The Bedroom by Marquis de Sade The Decline of the West by Oswald Spengler The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: kotik]
#5807553 - 06/30/06 06:53 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
kotik said: im in the processright now of putting together a list of books that "explain it all"
here's what I have so far:
http://lf8.org/?books
I would remove the bush book. Just seem worthy to have in there with all those others. He is one man. He is a douche bag, and that is all there is to that.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: Syle]
#5809033 - 07/01/06 05:39 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Im guessing you have not read that book. It's a biography written by a critic, but goes heavily into many taboo subjects, providing a deep insight into the mind of a family that is bent on ruling the most powerful nation for many years to come.
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: kotik]
#5809034 - 07/01/06 05:40 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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also, if i had to pick one book, I would suggest the Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.
it was my introduction to multi-dimensional thinking
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Re: Books that explain it all [Re: kotik]
#5809228 - 07/01/06 09:36 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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kotik said: Im guessing you have not read that book. It's a biography written by a critic, but goes heavily into many taboo subjects, providing a deep insight into the mind of a family that is bent on ruling the most powerful nation for many years to come.
Ah, my mistake, I mistook it for just another bush bashing attempt.
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