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Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism by Kurt Rudolph
The Farther Reaches of Human Nature (An Esalen Book) by Abraham H. Maslow
The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making by Scott Plous
Dialogue: The Art Of Thinking Together by William Isaacs
Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces and Feelings to Improve Communication and Emotional Life by Paul Ekman
The Design Revolution: Answering the Toughest Questions About Intelligent Design by William A. Dembski
Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution by Kenneth R. Miller
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Favorite authorsMarcus Aurelius, Charles Baudelaire, David Bohm, Jorge Luis Borges, Joseph Campbell, Carlos Castaneda, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Julio Cortázar, Philip K. Dick, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Meister Eckhart, Mircea Eliade, Antonio Escohotado, Viktor Frankl, Erich Fromm, Mahatma Gandhi, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Vincent van Gogh, Thaddeus Stanley Golas, Baltasar Gracian, Alex Grey, Stanislav Grof, Rene Guenon, G. I. Gurdjieff, Ernst Haas, Manly Palmer Hall, Hermann Hesse, Albert Hofmann, Aldous Huxley, Alexandro Jodorowsky, Carl Jung, Ernst Jünger, Wassily Kandinsky, Omar Khayyam, Søren Kierkegaard, Gopi Krishna, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Thomas S. Kuhn, Milan Kundera, Ray Kurzweil, Ervin Laszlo, Timothy Leary, Gottfried Wilhelm, Freiherr von Leibniz, da Vinci Leonardo, Eliphas Levi, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Ramana Maharshi, André Maurois, Rollo May, Terence McKenna, Anthony De Mello, O. V. de L. Milosz, Michel de Montaigne, Claudio Naranjo, Friedrich Nietzsche, Osho, Jonathan Ott, P.D. Ouspensky, Raimundo Panikkar, Fernando Pessoa, Plato, Plotinus, Karl H. Pribram, Ilya Prigogine, Marcel Proust, Martin Rees, Wilhelm Reich, Howard Rheingold, Rainer Maria Rilke, Carl R. Rogers, Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre, Arthur Schopenhauer, Idries Shah, Alexander Shulgin, Susan Sontag, Benedictus de Spinoza, Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, Rabindranath Tagore, Andrey Tarkovsky, Leo Tolstoy, Hermes Trismegistus, Laozi, Alan Watts, Simone Weil, Ken Wilber, Colin Wilson, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Stefan Zweig (Shared favorites)
About meNosce te ipsum, temet nosce, Γνωθι Σεαυτόν, gnothi seauton, connais-toi toi-même, conócete a ti mismo, conosci te stesso, Erkenne dich selbst.
Know Thyself.
He who knows others is learned.
He who knows himself is wise.
Lao-tzu, Tao Te Ching. c.600 BC.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
Sun-Tzu. 544–496 BC.
How can you come to know yourself? Never by thinking, always by doing.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. 1749-1832.
We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are.
Anaïs Nin. 1903-1977.
"Know thyself" - a maxim as pernicious as it is odious.
Any caterpillar who tried to "know himself" would never become a butterfly.
André Gide. Nobel Prize in literature in 1947.
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Hi,
My name is Jose and I am living in London, UK.
I get so much pleasure from learning. Be it from exciting books, interesting persons, engaging conversations, life experiences...
I also love photography. I'm a hobbyist photographer.
This is a picture I took recently in London, besides the Big Ben.
A picture is the expression of an impression.
If the beautiful were not in us, how would we ever recognize it?
Ernst Haas. 1921-1986. Member of the Magnum Photos agency.
About my libraryAs I'm sometimes asked to suggest some books to read, these are some I have thoroughly enjoyed. I'll be updating this list every now and then.
The Little Prince, by Antoine De Saint-Exupery.
A magical book, which gains new meanings as you experience new insights in life. A must read at any age.
La Danza de la realidad, by Alejandro Jodorowsky.
No english translation yet, sorry.
Alejandro Jodorowsky is my favourite writer. An amazing human being.
El Topo - A Book of the film.
If you are interested in discovering him, see if you can survive reading this interview for Penthouse magazine, this, this and this interview. ;)
The Book of Disquiet, by Fernando Pessoa.
Fernando Pessoa, a gnostic indeed, experienced beauty everywhere. So much beauty all around sometimes can be poignant. An exquisite book.
If you feel there are some books that I should read or that I might enjoy, or if you just feel like dropping me some lines, I'll be more than happy to hear from you. I'm at knowthyself2006
gmail.com
Enjoy,
Jose
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I was searching for Copi Krishna and stumbled into this site and seems like you are the only reviewer. Thanks for the review.
You have a great page & very impressive picture you took there.
I agree with your suggestion on "The Little Prince" by Antoine De Saint-Exupery.
I read it when I was young & I read it a few months ago as an adult, it's still magical. Have you read "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho? If you haven't I think you'll like it.
posted by Copi at 11:01 pm (EST) on Sep 21, 2009
posted by KarmaChimera at 10:39 am (EST) on Jan 16, 2009
may i make a suggestion? find the little book, The Pleasures of Ignorance, by Robert Lynd. i'd be surprised if you didn't find it satisfying.
posted by Porius at 2:44 am (EST) on Oct 13, 2008
I came across Gross and Shapiro's "The Tao of photography", and decided to see what fellow librarythingers think about it. When I saw that you have this book, enjoy photography... plus have 45 books in common with me, it seemed like a good bet that your impressions of this book would be worth listening to.
Any comments on it?
Thanks
Mb
posted by mbattenberg at 2:54 pm (EST) on Aug 18, 2008
I want to add you.
donwest@gmail.com
donwest48 on flickr
posted by donwest at 6:49 pm (EST) on Apr 4, 2008
posted by mama2jbgb at 10:00 pm (EST) on Jan 1, 2008
I glad to be part of your group!
;)
posted by sbo at 5:56 pm (EST) on Dec 26, 2007
Thanks for your friendship. There will be an opportunity next week for you to understand what this weird English guy that keeps contacting you is writing about. Next week you may wish to listen in on the UK based rock station KERRANG RADIO on Wednesday 5th December at 2230 (UK time). I will be interviewed on that station and I will be presenting my theory - which I call "Cheating The Ferryman". The intention is that I will do the interview on the 5th then at a date and time to be agreed in January I will return and there will be a full, open phone-in available to those who wish to ask me questions or join in the debate. This will last three hours or so. The initial interview can be listened to online at www.kerrangradio.co.uk I am hopeful that this will be a big debate. Over 20,000 people across the world - from Chile to China - have now read the book and I wish as many as possible to be aware of this event. It would be great if you could listen in. Indeed we could try and name-check this excellent site. Please feel free to let anybody else that you may think may be interested know about this.
Best Wishes
Tony
posted by AnthonyPeake at 5:08 am (EST) on Nov 27, 2007
i m new to this site and it seems YOU created the group pearl of wisdom... i m so excited about this I mean i m 19 and I never found anyone asking himself the questions you guys ask in the group... I travelled to Nepal this summer and realized many things, the most important one being that I realized that I had all the trouble in the world living up to what I read even if it strikes me as incredibly true... anyways, if u have a few moments, tell me a little about your way of looking for yourself...
and about kundalini... I didnt know that word before but when I was 15 I had just smoked weed (not in crazy quantity, I mean the regular amount), I was siting on my desk chair and I felt like I was lifted up a few inches on my chair w/ a blinding light in front of me and wind blowing in my hair (all this I saw w/ my eyes closed) and I felt an orgasm in my whole body without having a hard on or anything I mean this experience changed me it really did and this is the first time I really explain it... what do u think.. if theres anything to think...
sorry to tell you all this, it s just the little bit I ve seen of you tells me I didnt find you randomly...
peace, jean
posted by travellinghuman at 12:35 pm (EST) on Nov 20, 2007
We will not be joining any groups, but thanks for noticing us!
posted by NonFictionBookshelf at 11:52 am (EST) on Nov 19, 2007
It seems that our interests overlap in terms of quite a few books. I am new to this site but as an author myself I am finding it really interesting to understand what others are reading.
I suspect (hope?) that you may find my book of interest, particularly my expanding of Marcus Chown's ( or more accurately, Max Tegmark's 'quantum suicide' thought experiment) ideas on MWI into 'Matrix' territory.It has already sold more than 20,000 copies and been translated into Polish, Dutch and Russian. For reviews simply search for 'Anthony Peake' on www.amazon.com.
My approach is to involve my readers in my theories and idea. I am keen to have contributions and I have set up a blogsite where they can discuss and debate issues with regard to my theories - check out
http://cheatingtheferryman.blogspot.com. (Both Jake Horsley and Marcus Chown have been involved in this blog).
If you find this of potential interest I can send you an email that will allow you to add your own postings on this should you wish. Drop me an email at cheattheferryman@aol.com and I will arrange for an invitation email to be sent to you.
You may also be interested to know that there is an interview with me on: www.astraeamagazine.com.
Best Wishes
Tony
www.anthonypeake.com
posted by AnthonyPeake at 3:43 am (EST) on Nov 16, 2007
posted by Revenant at 11:31 pm (EST) on Nov 11, 2007
Thank you for sharing your group. Where are the great quotes by women??? Remember the wise women on your quest for 'wisdom'...
Aho.
posted by readtaledhawk at 10:41 pm (EST) on Oct 24, 2007
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posted by lisbethOrlando at 6:33 pm (EST) on Sep 28, 2007
Thank you for your kind invite to join 'Pearls of Wisdom and Enlightenment', which I've just done.
And Happy LibraryThing Birthday!
posted by eloqui at 6:28 pm (EST) on Sep 20, 2007
That's Finnish for knowthyself:-)
Thanks for inviting me to group "Pearl of Wisdom and Enlightenment". I really do enjoy all these funny and interesting topics you discuss.
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posted by sdawson at 2:44 pm (EST) on Sep 9, 2007
Will
posted by wyaryan at 8:36 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2007
Cheers! ~cduncan
posted by cduncan06 at 11:50 pm (EST) on Sep 3, 2007
You are right in believing this group is of interest to me and so I joined today. I´ve started perusing your impressive library and I will continue to see what gems I can find in there! And I thought that I was a voracious reader........;-)
I look forward to exchanging thoughts with you!
Charlotte in Sweden
posted by Starsong at 10:35 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2007
Thank you for finding me and the invitation. Look forward to being here.
-Panks
posted by panks at 10:42 pm (EST) on Sep 2, 2007
Thank you for the invitation, which I've accepted -- and thank you for tracking me down.
I see we have quite an overlap in reading tastes. I will have to go through your library more carefully. Please feel free to do the same.
I look forward to participating.
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posted by aeSentinel at 7:33 am (EST) on Aug 30, 2007
and shelter)to stay alive. In our advanced? country we are focused on having material items that are sharper,faster and made to make our lives easier? Thanks for the ear.
posted by KennyG at 6:56 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007
If I can still see light I must be in darkness.
Om Mani Padme Hum
posted by latefordinner at 3:48 pm (EST) on Aug 28, 2007
posted by XenaBallerina at 9:42 am (EST) on Aug 26, 2007
Thanks for the invitation. I've glanced at the group info and think you may be right (I've barely begun cataloging, and have lots of Jung to post, as well as many more books on comparative religions).
I may have some suggestions for you after I look through your catalog.
Thanks again. Great pictures.
Fred
posted by Farree at 4:01 am (EST) on Aug 26, 2007
posted by neilandlisa at 5:51 pm (EST) on Aug 25, 2007
Thank you for your invitation to join your group. I shall visit it...and contribute to it as time and ideas permit.
Though I commend your reading interests and have shared many of them over the years, there comes a point in an individual's life where the acquisition of knowledge and hopefully wisdom takes a second place to something else that I am still trying to articulate. That is where I am now. It is that questioning and searching that still exists after exhausting a lifetime of energy trying to understand the meaning of our existence. There are so many men and women, far wiser than I, who have experienced the same frustration. Gnothi seauton is important but so is medan agan. There was a reason they BOTH were inscribed on Apollo's temple.
Ultimately, I think life comes down to having the courage to stop asking and to just be. Courage, not in the physical sense but in the attempt to humble one's ego. Those who read good books tend to intellectualize everything and become very egotistic in the process. I do it all the time, but thankfully my wife brings me back to reality quickly enough. A good game of scrabble with her can be very humbling! She, in fact, has taught me to laugh at myself which can be very therapeutic for the soul or whatever it is of our being that exists when we are not consciously thinking. But enough sharing of thoughts for the moment. My wife thinks this is a perfect time to help her transplant a few houseplants!
Thus, I shall close off here. Keep reading and searching. It can be frustrating and painful, but also one of the most rewarding experiences we as homo sapiens can ever have in life.
Take care,
John
posted by jpb232 at 11:53 am (EST) on Aug 25, 2007
Just a note to tell you how much I enjoyed viewing your photos! You have a gift for seeing and rendering beauty. Thanks for sharing its fruit with us.
Interesting library you have, too; many common interests noted.
All the best,
Gentlemania
posted by gentlemania at 7:43 am (EST) on Jul 30, 2007
It seems we share a passion for Krishnamurti, and his dictum: 'Know thyself'. That's how I noticed you have a Biography listed under Krishnamurti's name, which was actually written by one of his close associates, Pupul Jayakar (you'll find 11 other copies listed under her name).
Great library you have there (and large too!).
Gerard
posted by EsotericLore at 4:00 am (EST) on Jul 8, 2007
My name is Arian and I live in Amsterdam. Thanks for your invitation, but though I've taken and still have an interest in some of your books I regard this subject a bit as a sin of youth. Now I'm more sceptical. I'm still interested in Albert Hoffman though. You had a picture of him in a nice pose!
Because my life is too busy i'm neglecting librarything a bit that is why I've only just now seen your message.
Thanks anyway!
posted by cugel at 9:56 pm (EST) on Jun 16, 2007
Louloulapelouse here. Hope you are well... I just thought I would drop you a line in case you had not noticed that Jodorowsky is speaking in London this week. It was in the Guardian Guide on Saturday. I hope you catch it. Sorry not to tell you on Saturday when I saw it but I have been laid out with the flu.
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posted by mukti at 6:16 am (EST) on Feb 6, 2007
Thanks for the invite. I've accepted and look forward to perusing your list and the group!
posted by OzzieJello at 4:25 pm (EST) on Jan 4, 2007
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/stor...
Kim
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posted by verlin22 at 9:58 am (EST) on Dec 13, 2006
I realize, to paraphrase, "resistance is futile". The failure to join, that is, the prospective omission, is futile: We who are about to Know Ourselves to death salute you.
This path which you are carving of sharing Wisdom seems to lie in a tradition of communication which has clearly been fruitful and may even be inevitable. Who was it that described the Socratic formula of Know Thyself as the beginning of the divide between Eastern and Western philosophy? Two words sufficient to short-circuit the Eternal Return, that little Nietzchean footnote to The Footnotes which hagride that desparate Platonic cry: Without an Absolute, the Particulars are Meaningless.
Of course, just as futile as not joining, is the participial effort To Know.
As for the object, "thyself" of the knowing, in only my case, the utter futility of the venture is coupled with the already conjoined Pointless and Meaningless. Other than our Mercutio in Shakespeare's Romeo, few warriors ever have a chance to say anthing as we lay dying, and even if literature gives us a chance, most of us are not worth listening to. Fortunately, few listen. {Doubled over, bows out, murmuring grave remarks.}
You may be certain you will find beautiful Gems in the course of your project -- and wisdom. All of us who live seem to get old, but wisdom has completely eluded me. I will drop by frequently, or once every decade whether I need to or not.
Again, bon chance.
posted by keylawk at 6:56 pm (EST) on Dec 10, 2006
Thank you for the invite to join Pearls of Wisdom and Enlightenment. I'm glad to accept and will drop by soon. Peace,
Aberjhani
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posted by knowthyself at 12:14 am (EST) on Nov 26, 2006
Happy cataloging to you.
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