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#RamanaMaharshi

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#RamanaMaharshi

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This is one of the most difficult books I have read and one of the most life changing.

The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, by female Buddhist monk Pema Chodran.

I was going thro an extremely difficult time and this was one of two books I read that got me through it. It was a difficult read because it is like she holds a mirror up to you, exposing everything. Life changing because the insights she gives are just that.

It is no doubt it is a Buddhist book so you do need some understanding of their approach and acceptance of it. But you don't need to be Buddhist or religious/spiritual to get something out of the book.

Once you've read it follow it up with No Mud, No Lotus, by Thich Nhat Hanh. It is a warm hug from a Vietnames Buddhist Monk who lived and worked in France.

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This is one of the most difficult books I have read and one of the most life changing.

The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times, by female Buddhist monk Pema Chodran.

I was going thro an extremely difficult time and this was one of two books I read that got me through it. It was a difficult read because it is like she holds a mirror up to you, exposing everything. Life changing because the insights she gives are just that.

It is no doubt it is a Buddhist book so you do need some understanding of their approach and acceptance of it. But you don't need to be Buddhist or religious/spiritual to get something out of the book.

Once you've read it follow it up with No Mud, No Lotus, by Thich Nhat Hanh. It is a warm hug from a Vietnames Buddhist Monk who lived and worked in France.

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The book has been published with different covers. This is one. A lake with reeds, flowers and a weeping tree. Grey background. Black and white text against the grey.

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Cookbook browsing ....

I once read that a very senior editor in a top publishing house considers it good going – a downright success, even – if the consumer cooks two recipes from a cookbook they buy. Two!

(Margaret Fulton's daughter writes about cookbooks: https://www. theguardian.com/food/2022/nov/05/whats-the-point-of-cookbooks-hope-love-and-beauty-but-not-cooking).

I have a determination to not let that happen. I love cookbooks. And I want them to be an active part of my everyday-ness. I love to browse them, just like I might a photograph album. And read them, just like I might a novel.

In sharing my browsings, I hope you too will occasionally get a cookbook down off a shelf. Or from your eReader. Flick through it. Maybe read a recipe or two. Be inspired by them.

But remember, recipes are not reality (like a photo, really). They reflect the author's intent, and that is not always to have you cooking easy, healthy and delicious meals for yourself and your family. Plus, and its a big plus, it is a competitive world, and everyone wants to put out a cookbook. Choose wisely.

So, push and prod those recipes into something that uses what you have or are prepared to purchase, without moving too far away from intent and flavour profiles (unless you are comfortable doing so ).

#cookbookBrowsing #cookbooks #Food

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Cookbook browsing ....

I once read that a very senior editor in a top publishing house considers it good going – a downright success, even – if the consumer cooks two recipes from a cookbook they buy. Two!

(Margaret Fulton's daughter writes about cookbooks: https://www. theguardian.com/food/2022/nov/05/whats-the-point-of-cookbooks-hope-love-and-beauty-but-not-cooking).

I have a determination to not let that happen. I love cookbooks. And I want them to be an active part of my everyday-ness. I love to browse them, just like I might a photograph album. And read them, just like I might a novel.

In sharing my browsings, I hope you too will occasionally get a cookbook down off a shelf. Or from your eReader. Flick through it. Maybe read a recipe or two. Be inspired by them.

But remember, recipes are not reality (like a photo, really). They reflect the author's intent, and that is not always to have you cooking easy, healthy and delicious meals for yourself and your family. Plus, and its a big plus, it is a competitive world, and everyone wants to put out a cookbook. Choose wisely.

So, push and prod those recipes into something that uses what you have or are prepared to purchase, without moving too far away from intent and flavour profiles (unless you are comfortable doing so ).

#cookbookBrowsing #cookbooks #Food

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A reminder as US, AU and other politics hot up....

Dear friends, if you are posting about US, UK, FR or AU politics, I would love you to use a #hashtag eg #USPol, #UKPol #FRPol or #AUPol so that I can filter them out. Would you mind?

Otherwise, I might have to mute or block peoples. Would hate to do that.

Just a reminder as the recent events are attracting a lot of comment. Otherwise you've been doing fabulously with your hashtags.

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A reminder as US, AU and other politics hot up....

Dear friends, if you are posting about US, UK, FR or AU politics, I would love you to use a #hashtag eg #USPol, #UKPol #FRPol or #AUPol so that I can filter them out. Would you mind?

Otherwise, I might have to mute or block peoples. Would hate to do that.

Just a reminder as the recent events are attracting a lot of comment. Otherwise you've been doing fabulously with your hashtags.