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What are you reading right now?

soulive1112420soulive1112420
edited March 2011 in General Banter
I saw the what are you listening to right now thread and thought id like to hear what other people are reading as well.
Almost done with Wonders of The Natural Mind by Tenzin Wangyal

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  • fivebellsfivebells Veteran
    edited March 2011
    MCTB
    Arahants, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas
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  • JasonJason God Emperor Arrakis Moderator
    Just finished Bertrand Russell's A History of Western Philosophy and starting Karl Kautsky and the Socialist Revolution 1880 - 1938 by Massimo Salvadori.
  • genkakugenkaku Northampton, Mass. U.S.A. Veteran
    Massimo Salvadori taught at the same college my father did. His son, Clem, was someone I occasionally hung out with as a kid. This has absolutely no relevance to this thread ... I just hadn't seen the name in a long time.

    Back to the OP .... :)
  • JasonJason God Emperor Arrakis Moderator
    Cool. :)
  • CloudCloud Veteran
    Reading Fellowship of the Ring and the Sutta Pitaka (which someone converted into .mobi on this site, can't remember who but I thank them again!).
  • ParadoxParadox
    I've finally got around to starting Dawkins' The God Delusion.

    Also reading Fire Under the Snow by Palden Gyatso
  • SkyLotusSkyLotus
    I'm reading Dirty Laundry: 100 Days in a Zen Monastery There are other books that follow it that I rented from the local library. I also need to finish Seven Years in Tibet
  • SherabDorjeSherabDorje
    David Eddings' Belgariad.
  • StaticToyboxStaticToybox Veteran
    edited March 2011
    I'm currently reading 'The Lord of the Rings' by J.R.R. Tolkien. That's pretty much it for the time being.
  • CloudCloud Veteran
    edited March 2011
    So that's me and @StaticToybox both. ;) (I read the Hobbit first, now I'm reading through the LotR series to the end; only really my 2nd or 3rd time ever reading these books, they're long and complex...).

    @SherabDorje, Great book series! The Belgariad/Mallorean + Belgarath the Sorcerer was my favorite book series growing up. I never did get around to reading Polgara the Sorceress though... (if you get time someday, try out the Elenium/Tamuli series too, they're not as heart-warming characters but they're more well-written)
  • lightwithinlightwithin Veteran
    Wow, you guys read the most smart-sounding, brainy, serious books ever (aside from LOTR).

    I'm almost ashamed to admit I'm reading an auto-biographical book called "Alcohol: A Love Story" by Caroline Knapp, because it seems like superficial fluff next to the stuff you're all working on. :(
  • fivebellsfivebells Veteran
    Oh, I just put the stuff I thought people would be interested in. I also just got done with the Void Trilogy. (Incidentally, one benefit of reading on the kindle application on a smart phone which I didn't anticipate is that it doesn't matter how much of a brick the dead-tree version is, the version you read only weighs as much as your phone. Plus, when you fall asleep, you don't have to turn out the light, because the phone is backlit. :) )
  • seeker242seeker242 Zen Florida, USA Veteran
    What am I reading right now? Here is my Zen answer: A thread called "What are you reading right now?" on a website called New Buddhist.com. :) As far as books go, The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch and The Three Fold Lotus Sutra, but I'm not reading them, right now.
  • StaticToyboxStaticToybox Veteran
    So that's me and @StaticToybox both. ;) (I read the Hobbit first, now I'm reading through the LotR series to the end; only really my 2nd or 3rd time ever reading these books, they're long and complex...)
    This is my second time reading through it now. I'm currently halfway through The Return of the King, so I'm nearly finished. Have you read The Children of Hurin?

  • soulive1112420soulive1112420
    edited March 2011
    have any of you read "The three pillars of zen" by Roshi Philip Kapleau? I just picked up and have just started it.
  • johnathanjohnathan Canada Veteran
    Currently I have several books on the go

    - Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time.
    - Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with ADD from Childhood to Adulthood.
    - Principles of Akido
    - Living Dharma: Teachings of Twelve Buddhist Masters
    - The Mind is Mightier than the Sword.
    - Natural Wakefulness: Discovering the Wisdom We Were Born With.
    - Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium.
    - Healing the Soul in the Age of the Brain.
    - The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology
    - The Truth About Children and Divorce
    - Bringing Up Boys

    Wow... I hadn't realized I was in the process of reading 11 Books... I think perhaps I should put some aside and actually finish a few...

    I have recently finished reading:

    - The Zen of Happiness.
    - The Power of Intention
    - How to Expand Love
    - Way of the Peaceful Warrior
  • johnathanjohnathan Canada Veteran
    Also, I've read the Trilogy of Lord of the Rings at least 3 times and the Hobbit twice... I have also read "Farmer Giles of Ham" and ""Leaf by Niggle".

    I have attempted to read "The Silmarillion" twice but could not get half way through it either time without being bored out of my skull... perhaps as I get older and wiser and perhaps less attached to my expectations of what I want to get out of a book when I read it I might give it another go.
  • CloudCloud Veteran
    That cuts it, I'm going to stop reading LotR and read something else. It is long and boring, besides I just watched all three movies not long ago anyway. Maybe read the Belgariad again along with the Sutta Pitaka. ;)
  • StaticToyboxStaticToybox Veteran
    edited March 2011
    Also, I've read the Trilogy of Lord of the Rings at least 3 times and the Hobbit twice... I have also read "Farmer Giles of Ham" and ""Leaf by Niggle".

    I have attempted to read "The Silmarillion" twice but could not get half way through it either time without being bored out of my skull... perhaps as I get older and wiser and perhaps less attached to my expectations of what I want to get out of a book when I read it I might give it another go.
    To be fair The Silmarillion can be hard to read. If often seems a bit dry compared to Tolkien's other works. Basically Tolkien had been creating these mythologies since his early adulthood (some of the stuff in that book was first written while he was serving in World War I). He referenced these myths in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but never published these myths himself. He intended to, but he could never seem to work them in a way that he felt would be pleasing to the average reader. The Silmarillion is basically his son, Christopher's, compilation of these myths. You ought to try The Children of Hurin however. Of all the stories in The Silmarillion Tolkien expanded the most on it and got it the closest to "readable" form. It was finally published, with some editing and addition, by his son a few years ago. It's quite enjoyable on its own and doesn't necessarily need any foreknowledge of any of Tolkien's works.

  • soulive1112420soulive1112420
    edited March 2011
    Currently I have several books on the go

    - Principles of Akido
    - Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium.


    I was introduced to buddhism through akido and Anicent wisdom is definitly one of my favorite books by His Holliness. Do you practice any other styles of martial arts?
  • TheswingisyellowTheswingisyellow Trying to be open to existence Samsara Veteran
    I am reading "Minfulness Bliss and Beyond" by Ajahn Brahm and "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer
  • johnathanjohnathan Canada Veteran
    Currently I have several books on the go

    - Principles of Akido
    - Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium.

    I was introduced to buddhism through akido and Anicent wisdom is definitly one of my favorite books by His Holliness. Do you practice any other styles of martial arts?
    @soulive1112410 I have not taken Aikido or any other martial arts... I am reading "Thorson's Principles of Aikido", by Paul Wildish
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  • StaticToyboxStaticToybox Veteran
    The Road by Cormac McCarthy - haven't seen the movie with Vigo Mortensen yet - but wanted to read something apocalyptic....
    Read that one a few months ago. Excellent book (the writer's unique style notwithstanding). Haven't seen the movie ether.
  • seeker242seeker242 Zen Florida, USA Veteran
    edited March 2011
    have any of you read "The three pillars of zen" by Roshi Philip Kapleau? I just picked up and have just started it.

    One of the best zen books EVER, by a very good teacher. I used to practice at his zendo, before he died. He was a great teacher. Someone once asked him "what is Zen?" He just sat there and ate a banana and then after he was done he said: "Understand?" LOL
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  • ThaoThao Veteran
    lightwithin, don't feel ashamed. i am reading a mystery book for our book club, and would rather be reading a nancy drew book.

    i have a book by the dalai lama that i am reading, but i have been so busy that i get little read. But basically I read and study the lessons that my teacher sends t me, and that is almost enough.
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  • soulive1112420soulive1112420


    One of the best zen books EVER, by a very good teacher. I used to practice at his zendo, before he died. He was a great teacher. Someone once asked him "what is Zen?" He just sat there and ate a banana and then after he was done he said: "Understand?" LOL
    thats pretty funny. The book is great haven't been able to put it down
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