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Lia Becker, Katharina Pühl, Atlanta Ina Beyer: Bite back! (deutsch language, edition assemblage)

Queere und trans Stimmen fehlen in aktuellen linken Diskussionen über Klasse und Identität, in Diskussionen …

sehr schöne sammlung

manche texte waren theoretisch anspruchsvoll, deswegen habe ich lange gebraucht. ich finde die zusammenstellung wirklich geglückt, es findet sich eine große bandbreite an stil und perspektiven. habe viel neu denken gelernt.

Culadasa (John Charles Yates): The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science (2015) No rating

Providing step-by-step guidance for every stage of the meditation path, this uniquely comprehensive guide for …

this is a very scientific approach to meditation and an attempt to make it quantifiable and like a video game you can play through, following the 10 stages to shamatha.

i like it better when meditation is approached more like a theory that can never be fully proven or quantified because many parts are highly subjective.

still, there are some pieces of advice that helped me in my practice (make it more "efficient" in the jargon of the book) and i am only stopping it because i have listened up to the "stage" i am at, and for this advice i will continue listening once i have "mastered" that "stage".

Arne Semsrott: Machtübernahme (Hardcover, Deutsch language, Droemer/Knaur)

Das Buch der Stunde: Der bekannte Politikaktivist Arne Semsrott zeigt, was passiert, wenn Rechtsextremisten an …

langweiliiie

habe mich ehrlich gesagt eher durchgequält. es gab genug interessante info, um bis zum ende dran zu bleiben. aber auch sehr viel wiederholungen (am ende jedes kapitels einen "was tun" teil, der eigentlich alles noch mal viel zu langatmig sagt) und auch sehr viel das ich schon wusste. evtl. bin ich einfach nicht die zielgruppe.

Pema Chödrön: The Places That Scare You (Paperback, 2007, Shambhala)

oh after this description i finally understood what i'm supposed to do in metta meditation. i'll put this aside and practice what i understood for now, to pick it up later.

Tim Holland: wir zaudern, wir brennen (MSB Matthes & Seitz Berlin)

Die Sonne tuts nach wie vor, das Wasser steigt unaufhaltsam, in New York baut man …

Pema Chödrön: How to Meditate With Pema Chodron (AudiobookFormat, 2007, Sounds True)

pema is cool :)

this is a recording of a series of meditation classes pema chödrön gave, meant for beginners. it's all about shamatha meditation, and most of it is with the breath as a meditation object. for me it was quite easy to follow along, and i really liked her voice and humor. there was much food for thought, but most importantly many practical things that help with meditation. the ones i've tried out have proven quite helpful and nice. recommend :)

Shelley Parker-Chan: He Who Drowned the World (Hardcover, 2023, Tor Books)

What would you give to win the world?

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Radiant King, is …

great entertainment

loved it! even better than the first book. as i said in the comments earlier, this is like queer asian game of thrones. the audiobook narration was one of the best performances i've ever listened to. a+