tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post5924006657488042648..comments2023-06-12T00:49:28.052-07:00Comments on Platypus of Truth: Summer Reading 2014:The Platypus Reads CCLIXJameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08428667733905543068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post-35933933719120961112014-06-18T10:26:45.669-07:002014-06-18T10:26:45.669-07:00Sorry, my phone corrected his name automatically. ...Sorry, my phone corrected his name automatically. Thich Nhat Hahn seems to be aiming this book at everyone, at one point he even says something along the lines of 'if you are a Buddhist you can say "I am at peace with this" and if you are a Christian you could say "our Father who art in heaven."' It doesn't mean that it definitely lines up with Christian disciplines, but Thich Nhat Hahn thinks it could at least.DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459347258753302141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post-14162823654500277292014-06-17T09:21:53.451-07:002014-06-17T09:21:53.451-07:00No problem! Construction is hard stuff (but broad...No problem! Construction is hard stuff (but broadens your resume). I look forward to hearing more about Thich Near Hahn's concept of mindfulness. I know "right thought" is important in Buddhism and I wonder if the particular presentation you're reading has cross-over application to the Christian spiritual disciplines (see Richard Foster and Dallas Willard).Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428667733905543068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post-73295937991670572352014-06-16T22:14:21.120-07:002014-06-16T22:14:21.120-07:00Sorry for the long delay, I have been working in c...Sorry for the long delay, I have been working in construction for a little while this summer and life got a tad crazy. It is by a Vietnamese Buddhist monk, and it explains meditation and proper breathing, but more importantly it focuses on how to live one's life mindfully. The concept of mindfulness that Thich<br />Near Hahn draws out is complicated, and when I see you next if you have time and are interested I will make an attempt to explain its oddly simple complexity. DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459347258753302141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post-36321492262525306562014-05-26T08:29:58.408-07:002014-05-26T08:29:58.408-07:00A Canticle for Leibowitz is brilliant. It's o...A Canticle for Leibowitz is brilliant. It's one of those books I don't feel compelled to read often, but it is one of the few science fiction pieces that I feel transcends the genre to stand in its own right (I think Dune might be another good example).<br /><br />I remember many summers packed with honors reading. The worst was when my eyes would burn out (after junior and senior years), but I'd still have to do the slog anyway.<br /><br />In the meantime, I haven't heard of Miracle of Mindfulness. What's the deal on that one?Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428667733905543068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12754779.post-34463545006565792322014-05-26T00:22:35.844-07:002014-05-26T00:22:35.844-07:00I'm currently digging through Thich Nhat Hanh&...I'm currently digging through Thich Nhat Hanh's Miracle of Mindfulness, and intend to read A Canticle for Leibowitz, our dear Justin Martyr, and everything from Dante to Chaucer to Luther to Calvin. It's going to be a lot of reading, but I intend to enjoy it thoroughly.DShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459347258753302141noreply@blogger.com