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How To Develop A Mind That Clings To Nothing : Zen Habits
Practice meditation
Practice daily meditation, in the morning, for 5-10 minutes for at least a month. Extend it to 10-15 minutes after a month. Notice when you are putting off meditation (clinging to wanting to check your phone), or when you are wanting to get up from your seat before meditation…
La Vena Ovvero L'oscuro Caso Del Professor Fazel
Il Tempo che sbriciola l'io
F. taceva ma la sua mente ripeteva come un mantra: “Le piacevo … Ciò è ben strano. Parla di me, anche se non riesco a riconoscermi. Che cosa ne è stato del mio antico io in tutti questi anni? Come ho fatto a perderlo di vista, al punto da non riuscire più a riconoscerlo?” In…
Shantaram (gregory David Roberts)
Shaking hands with the mafia
I shook hands with each man in turn to seal the deal. The exchange was a little more formal and solemn than I’d expected it to be, and I had to clench my jaw to stifle a laugh. And those attitudes, their gravitas and my recusant impulse to laugh, registered the difference…
The Indian custom of amiable abduction
I had no idea where we were going. I had no idea how or when we would return. We were travelling toward Tardeo, which was the opposite direction to my home in the Colaba slum. As the minutes passed, I reflected on that particularly Indian custom of amiable abduction. For…