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Adrian
Civis Illustris
Frank Herbert's Dune (Polish version by Marek Marszał)
@Hemo Rusticus , (Herbert was buddist; I think the litany could have been inspired by Mahamrityunjaya Mantra?
ॐ त्र्य॑म्बकं यजामहे सु॒गन्धिं॑ पुष्टि॒वर्ध॑नम् ।
उ॒र्वा॒रु॒कमि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नान् मृ॒त्योर्मुक्षीय॒ मा ऽमृता॑त् ।[3]
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtāt[4]
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@QuasusPaul Atreides dixit:
@Hemo Rusticus , (Herbert was buddist; I think the litany could have been inspired by Mahamrityunjaya Mantra?
ॐ त्र्य॑म्बकं यजामहे सु॒गन्धिं॑ पुष्टि॒वर्ध॑नम् ।
उ॒र्वा॒रु॒कमि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नान् मृ॒त्योर्मुक्षीय॒ मा ऽमृता॑त् ।[3]
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtāt[4]
Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra - Wikipedia
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Tironis
Civis Illustris
On the subject of "Fear" - a remarkable film by Fassbinder (English subtitles)Frank Herbert's Dune (Polish version by Marek Marszał)
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@Hemo Rusticus , (Herbert was buddist; I think the litany could have been inspired by Mahamrityunjaya Mantra?
ॐ त्र्य॑म्बकं यजामहे सु॒गन्धिं॑ पुष्टि॒वर्ध॑नम् ।
उ॒र्वा॒रु॒कमि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नान् मृ॒त्योर्मुक्षीय॒ मा ऽमृता॑त् ।[3]
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtāt[4]
Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra - Wikipedia
Hemo Rusticus
Jive Turkey
Ja nie czytał tej książki, а очень интересуюсь ею. Not a big surprise if that weirdo was into Buddhism.Frank Herbert's Dune (Polish version by Marek Marszał)
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Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra - Wikipedia
I’m only familiar w the ‘gom jabbar’ scene from the movie, but it’s hard not to like David Lynch.
Hemo Rusticus
Jive Turkey
R. Seltza
Magnus Oculus
I've finished this book:
This book is very interesting as it's about how the media (particularly blogs) distorts news. It goes in depth about the ways that what we read on many internet blogs (like Gawker, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, etc.) are manipulated to get people to believe lies (hence, fake news). This is essentially the playbook for exploiting the media, which was written by a man who used to exploit the media.
I will never view blogging sites the same way ever again.
This book is very interesting as it's about how the media (particularly blogs) distorts news. It goes in depth about the ways that what we read on many internet blogs (like Gawker, Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, etc.) are manipulated to get people to believe lies (hence, fake news). This is essentially the playbook for exploiting the media, which was written by a man who used to exploit the media.
I will never view blogging sites the same way ever again.
LCF
Dr. Freud
Can you do a longer writeup on this please. I am curious and lazy to read it
Adrian
Civis Illustris
Currently reading : Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel.
It's actually pretty god book (if you like non-academical history books)
@Issacus Divus
It's actually pretty god book (if you like non-academical history books)
@Issacus Divus
Tironis
Civis Illustris
Part Two of Daniel Todman's epic history of the Second World War opens with one of the greatest disasters in British military history - the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Unlike the aftermath of Dunkirk, there was no redeeming narrative available here - Britain had been defeated by a far smaller Japanese force in her grandly proclaimed, invincible Asian 'fortress'.
The unique skill of Daniel Todman's history lies in its never losing sight of the inter-connectedness of the British experience. The agony of Singapore, for example, is seen through the eyes of its inhabitants, of its defenders, of Churchill's Cabinet and of ordinary people at home. Each stage of the war, from the nadir of early 1942 to the great series of victories in 1944-5 and on to Indian independence, is described both as it was understood at the time and in the light of the very latest historical research.
Issacus Divus
H₃rḗǵs h₁n̥dʰéri diwsú
I've read numerous books like that. Interesting things really. The making of the state of Israel was pretty peculiar in my opinion.
Adrian
Civis Illustris
I would say it was quite brutal. The Jews didn't have easy time in 1948 and had to fight tooth and nail for every inch of the land.
Nowadays, Israel is an economically well developed and stable country
Hajfa is example of Israeli economical success - a beautiful vivid port city (Israeli California) - I would like to visit Hajfa one day.
Adrian
Civis Illustris
In Poland there are mostly tourist trips oriented on visiting "Holy Land" and christian historical sites (Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethleiem, facultativelly Masada and Dead Sea). The prices are ridiculously high.
I would like to visit Israel, but more likely focus on Hajfa, Jaffa, Eliat and Tel-Aviv.
Hemo Rusticus
Jive Turkey
Reading:
Life of Ezra Pound, Humphrey Carpenter (actually gonna finish it this time)
Tarr, Wyndham Lewis
Basic Polish, Dana Bielec
Life of Ezra Pound, Humphrey Carpenter (actually gonna finish it this time)
Tarr, Wyndham Lewis
Basic Polish, Dana Bielec
Just hire a Templar, bud. Their going rate is one Turkish lira per decapitation of an infidel. Can’t beat that.
Hemo Rusticus
Jive Turkey
None of that interests me even remotely so much as... neo-glagolitic script. Се! (ecce!)
Hemo Rusticus
Jive Turkey
My dad once got me a really cool booklet written in what appears to be liturgical Slovak; I hope I still know where it is.