More Shit I've Been Reading on Planes...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
When last I wrote about Shit I've Been Reading on Planes, I was told by more than a few people that it should become a frequent visitor in my little corner of the blogiverse. And so once again, without further adieu, I give to you:
More Shit I've Been Reading On Planes
It's become quite apparent that Augusten Burroughs can't write anything that I'm not dispositioned to bloody well love. Magical Thinking is no exception. This time it's a collection of short stories and essays that had me at once giggly, weepy, and generally horrified. Gotta love it.
The Bhagavad Gita is taken from the Sanskrit Mahabharata, and can be considered one of Hinduism's most important pieces of guiding literature. It's full of good philosophy, but I'd urge any of my Western friends to pick up a copy with a good preface that will give you a quick crash course in the basic concepts and verbiage of Hinduism, as they're referenced throughout "the Gita" with an expectation that the reader is somewhat aware. Once you educate yourself about dharma and karma, Brahman, and "the Self", you're ready to rock on some really vivid imagery and philosophy. Snoogens.
Though I've been aware of it for years, it was one of my long-time best friends, the most pious Reverend Humpy, who finally urged me to sit down and read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It offers an extremely practical explanation of some of the easier to digest principles of Zen Buddhism from the perspective of a dude and his son on a cross-country motorcycle trip. Pretty damned good indeed.
Finally, The No Asshole Rule. To be fair, I haven't yet read this. In fact, it's in the mail and should be arriving for my plane reading pleasure this Friday. I'll be flying to Portland next week, so I'll give you an update then. But the gist is that corporate leaders should not employ assholes, and that we as employees should not be assholes. How can you argue with that? More to come.
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