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No.

Of course you don't *have* to, that's silly.

But why would you only read The Unnamable? It's worth reading all three consecutively.

>>9815080
You don't, but I don't see why you would want to skip them.

>>9815006
He like boipussy

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Ug for life, empty 'til I die
When them stupid-ass seekers ask why, tell 'em
Shootin' crooked ass gurus, let me fry
Do or die, to my brothers in the monastery
Raise hell, when them niggas mention me

Ug for life, empty 'til I die
When them stupid-ass bitches ask why, tell 'em

>tfw ywn be about that ug life

>>9815141

more ug memes pls. its what this board needs

>>9814949
>Essentially the argument being that those unprepared to fully appreciate the information will use it for corrupt purposes. Is there merit to this?

Its absolutely true. For example, do you hand a child power tools when first teaching him simple woodworking? Here the hidden powers of the mind are even more dangerous.

The world has enough theologians and philosophers. In the grand scheme of things, they are truly impotent because they are of the world, not beyond it. The true movers and creators are the saints and sages, who for the most part remain hidden.

The difference between these two types of men is self-mastery, or more precisely, control of the senses. Without first mastering the senses through good works and renunciation of the world, attainment of higher powers would destroy the man similar to one who doesn't know how to cook with fire and burns their house down.

>>9814949
Naw esoteric knowledge is a con-game, anyone saying "Ooh I've got the spooky secret wisdom of the ages!" is full of it. But by all means explore it and find that out for yourself.

>>9815077
Christ said the path is as narrow as the edge of a razor, and most will fall from it. Also theres they saying, "many are called but few are chosen."

The necessary requirements for attaining higher knowledge is demanding. Most find it easier to simply say that such a path does not exist rather than to devote themselves to treading it.

After all, it is without question the task of all tasks, as it demands exceptional discipline and persistence to conquer the self, (which makes conquering the world seem like a cakewalk in comparison.)

Of course there are countless deceivers and fakes out there trying to exploit and prey upon the well-intentioned, but thats the nature of the world. In order to overcome it, one must overcome all of those things. Those pitfalls and temptations are all part of the path... its not called the "Great Work" for nothing.

keep the manga, the rest is trash.

>1984, BNW, manga

You actually must be 18 to post here. If that's not you in the pic, then you should (quickly) lose interest in that person.

>>9814946
Other than whatever that Franken Fran is I'd say everything else is good.

>>9814933
>America's best writers
>Phillip Roth
Gas yourself. I don't agree with Delillo either, but Roth, no way.

>>9814933
>american pastoral
>good

Fucking kill yourself

>>9814933
Only one of those writers is good, let alone among the best. It's the first one

>>9814859
It's just noise, you might perceive it consciously for a few moments, but beyond that you're fully concentrated on the book. If that is not the case it is distracting and thus detrimental to reading actual literature.

You know what I find best? Reading outside, but away from other people, in nature. It is a quite positive environment, so you can actually pause and contemplate what you are reading without being put down by the cold walls of a room. Also there are no computers nearby if you have adhd, just like I assume a typical /lit/ pleb has.

I play instrumental music while reading, fucking fag ass pleb.

>>9814859
I've found it's impossible to listen to good music and read good literature at the same time. Remember- "listening" is not the same as "hearing."

Good music requires almost your full attention to appreciate properly, just as good writing does. You can't do both at the same time.

>preferably nothing with gender bullshit or political bias
i mean no media exists in a void but ok
anyway, how old are your kids?
a series of unfortunate events are always solid books for kiddies

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>>9814796
read 'em Robinson Crusoe and Treasure Island, some Jack London, the Westing Game, Chronicles of Narnia. I'm partial to Cooper's The Dark is Rising books, personally.

>>9814796
Out of curiosity...

How do you feel about your mom? Do you not care because you've never met her or are you pissed off that you never got the chance? Are you sad? Has it changed with age? Again-- just curious.

somehow im supposed to believe that Christianity, an ideology that is characterised by violence and atrocities , like many other abrahamic religions, is supposed to be meek and mild and inhibiting progress???

protestant ethic -weber

>>9814672
> Christianity, an ideology that is characterised by violence and atrocities
Was Weber a retard or just misinformed?

genius of the first rank.

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>>9814612

Bugs

>>9814612
The answer to your questions, sorry to say, is "Start with the greeks"

God is the self's awareness of itself. Nothing more or less. The bible is important for understanding the history of the western world, but not as a guide to behavior. It was great for keeping the gullible in line but so is an alcoholic father threatening to beat you with a belt. That doesn't mean that father has anything to teach you about how to think and behave. Society is falling apart not because we've lost track of the correct way to be, but because there's too many of us with too inflated a sense of our domain and what kind of lifestyle we're entitled to.

>>9814677

So you don't have an answer for me is what you're saying?

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>>9814525
this was a great read and this shit still goes on today

>>9814533
That's actually real though. I think this guy wants fiction

Try the Crying of Lot 49 and Foucalt's Pendulum

>>9814533
>>9814571
Thanks! I was looking for more fiction than actual events, but yeah, thanks!

>>9814444

Socialist hateboner.

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i unironically like rand. not so much the politics. AS is a great read, altho ofc the Big Speech is pretty tired imho.

but as creative writing teachers go she would be fucking awesome to have. no fucking slacking in that class. she's roast you alive if you showed up w/o your arguments in a row. big fan.

>>9814444
Baby's first self-interest philosophy.

>>9814439
/ARE MAN/

>>9814439
He used a quote there by Oscar Wilde and didn't give him credit. What a hack.

>>9814451
do you provide citations when you chat m8?

ˈɔːtJz(ə)m/
noun
a mental condition, present from early childhood, characterized by great difficulty in communicating and forming relationships with other people and in using language and abstract concepts.

>>9814377
No, it was borderline personality disorder

Yes. Everything is autism these days.

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Keep fighting

>>9814359
hah it gets better soon

>>9814359
Was this basically the epic poem version of a stadium band yelling out the hometown that they're playing in during a concert? Did Homer's audience wait for him to call out their ancestral homeland and cheer?

Egoist anarchism

Wherever he felt suited him at the time while reserving the ability to change his stance whenever he felt it suited him better.

>>9814385
this