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See this book on /lit/'s recommended reading.
google babyfucker
>WARNING
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Which translation is superior? Scott Moncrieff? Kilmartin? Lydia Davis's "Swann's Way"?

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So far I've read pic related, Mindfulness in Plain English, and Eknath Easwaran's translation of the Dhammapada. They're a very good intro to Buddhism taken as a whole, and I'd like to know where to go next (specifically with meditation and philosophy).

What do you recommend, /lit/?

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Hello, /lit/

Recently I've noticed an influx of threads filled with anons claiming to be sad, claiming to have no direction in life, claiming that they've had a raw deal, claiming this and that and the world has brought woe upon them. Here, in this thread, with my best prose, I will put a stop to this nonsense, if you choose to read it. Refute my points if you can, I encourage you to try. I will use God in my arguments, but not in a traditional Christian sense. God here will represent nature.

I shall restore you to good relations with God, who is best to the best of men. For it is not Nature's way to let good ever do harm to good; between good man and God exists a friendship sealed by virtue. Although, it is more than a friendship. No, rather it is a bond of relationship and similarity, since undoubtedly a good man differs from God only in the sphere of time; he is God's pupil and imitator, his true offspring to whom that illustrious parent, no gentle trainer in virtue, rears with severity, as strict fathers do.
And so, when you see good men of whom God approves toiling and sweating, with a steep road to climb, and bad men, on the other hand, enjoying themselves, surrounded by pleasures, consider that our sons please us by their self-control, while our fools please us by their free-spirit, that we restrain the former by tighter discipline, and nurture the latter's boldness of manner. It is no different with God, let me assure you: he does not pamper a good man like a favorite fool; he puts him to the test, hardens him, and makes him ready for service.

Cont.

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Is this pic a meme, or will it give me a good starting point?

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I don't think the Ethics will help, so how can I understand Spinozism? What's the most convincing explanation you've found?

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Thoughts on pic related

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Can I get some recs for books about S&M or more specifically why and how girls enjoy being degraded etc?

My girlfriend insisted we play this game where she writes out two identical lists of fetishes and then we each ticked boxes on our lists as to what we'd like to do to the other person and have done to ourselves. Turns out my gf really wants to try a whole bunch of stuff.

I can post the list if necessary but really I'm looking for books about this sort of thing that'll give me some tips or like show me how to do it in a hot way.

Thanks!

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Why is it we Start with the Greeks? I feel for those of us in the Anglosphere, starting with the Greeks is not a bad place to start, but certainly not the best.

Why aren't we starting with the KJV, the common book of prayer, Shakespeare, Milton, etc? These books make up a greater portion of common parlance than the Greeks ever will, and it kicks you off right into more modern and popular stuff like Jane Austen. And when returning to Greek material it could be done initially through Chapman or Pope.

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what is
1. most ancient
2. greatest
3. wisest
4. most beautiful
5. most common
6. most profitable
7. most pernicious
8. strongest
9. most easy
?
you have 10 seconds

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I've never seen a good chart for sacred texts aside from Christian stuff. So I've made one myself, the top editions are mostly the ones I own myself and are all by qualified academics in their respective fields. I haven't read all of the bottom versions, but I researched the translators of each to check they're reasonably qualified, and they were mainly chosen for being easier to get hold of or cheaper (hence the Penguin Classics).

Hopefully you guys find this useful, I learned a fair bit about the wealth (or sometimes dearth) of English translations of various religious texts. I stuck to extant religions so it didn't become massive. Some religions like Baha'i would deserve to get in but they either don't have clearly defined texts or there aren't translations.

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So the kid is 14.
I have taken a very keen interest in his education, mostly related to literature & history.
At school he does well in all subjects.
He has a bunch of buddies to fuvk around & play Overwatch with, and we also take him & friends for hikes and camping trips.
A well rounded kid.
Recently he asked me to read Walden with him (we still read together in the evenings), and now he is hoping to take Latin for highschool... Which is not offered at the school, we'll have to work something out.
As his own preferences begin to show a more educated bent & aspiration, I have to say, there is something quite gratifying.

So, do I win /lit/?

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post em chaps

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The Stoner
I went outside, to smoke a joint, and a blue bird fell from a tree.
I looked it over, it was dead, could it be from me?
I'm no biologist, and I was stoned, but I could still believe,
That this bird had choked to death, on my smoking weed.
Had it been my fault, had I done wrong?
Could my burning plant leaves cause this second-hand harm?
I buried the bird, in a box, once I was sure it had died.
From that day forth, I swore on Blue, I'd only smoke inside.
The Philosopher
The next day, I came to find, a very sour sight.
Two baby Blues, in their nest, alone and filled with fright.
I went to my shrink, for time to think, about the value of a life.
We got high, and he talked about, knowing what's wrong from right.
I took that cue, to think of Blue, and do what Jefferson taught.
The right to life, we all do have, it's why our forefathers fought.
I went back home, fed the birds, and inside they were brought.
I went to sleep, having done right, I was happy at that thought
The Darkness
Bright sun shone, through the window, as I awoke.
I grabbed my bong, packed a bowl, and blew out lots of smoke.
I turned my head, to the nest, and witnessed the cruelest joke.
Stiff as stone, in a smoky room, both the Blues had croaked.
I was distraught, at the thought, that the blame was solely mine.
I'd killed three birds, three innocent birds, in only a day's time.
I chose from that day forth, to rescind any a care,
Some lives are short, some lives are long, it's fucked, but also fair.

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Was he the most respectable, least fedora-ish of the New Atheists? I thought Mortality had some genuinely affecting stuff in it, and he at least had a wide range of interests beyond just repeating "religion is bad" like Dawkins.