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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 259 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.94 — 2,582,468 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 149 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,919,438 ratings — published 2003
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,633,042 ratings — published 2003
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 94 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,458,765 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 86 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,034,048 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 81 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,341,924 ratings — published 2000
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.02 — 834,496 ratings — published 2003
The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 75 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,877,840 ratings — published 2003
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,786,916 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 70 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,797,536 ratings — published 1997
The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,488,481 ratings — published 2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 65 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,665,222 ratings — published 1998
The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,372,575 ratings — published 2001
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.88 — 262,596 ratings — published 2004
The Last Juror (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.97 — 111,662 ratings — published 2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.93 — 796,254 ratings — published 1999
My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,291,390 ratings — published 2004
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 50 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.81 — 279,693 ratings — published 1998
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.12 — 292,699 ratings — published 2004
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,950 ratings — published 2003
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,235,177 ratings — published 1954
Digital Fortress (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.71 — 673,502 ratings — published 1998
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,607,623 ratings — published 2003
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
by (shelved 43 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.16 — 111,066 ratings — published 2004
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,626,189 ratings — published 1937
Middlesex (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.04 — 672,655 ratings — published 2002
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,178,696 ratings — published 1954
The Lady and the Unicorn (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.71 — 48,257 ratings — published 2003
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 37 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,088,217 ratings — published 1955
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 36 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.03 — 586,092 ratings — published 1999
Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.01 — 275,004 ratings — published 2004
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,003,808 ratings — published 1813
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,009,115 ratings — published 1951
3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club, #3)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.08 — 106,076 ratings — published 2004
Can You Keep a Secret? (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.82 — 484,940 ratings — published 2003
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.67 — 143,866 ratings — published 2003
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,872,822 ratings — published 1996
Song of Susannah (Dark Tower, #6)
by (shelved 34 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.00 — 181,231 ratings — published 2004
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,136,259 ratings — published 1925
The Amateur Marriage (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.69 — 20,334 ratings — published 2004
The Jane Austen Book Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.09 — 71,694 ratings — published 2004
Deception Point (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.77 — 710,154 ratings — published 2001
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,116,100 ratings — published 1960
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,271,605 ratings — published 1997
The Rule of Four (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.29 — 38,977 ratings — published 2004
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.02 — 251,305 ratings — published 1999
The Namesake (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.02 — 289,255 ratings — published 2003
Bet Me (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.94 — 95,850 ratings — published 2004
The Dark Tower (Dark Tower, #7)
by (shelved 29 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.29 — 195,327 ratings — published 2004
P.S. I Love You (P.S. I Love You, #1)
by (shelved 29 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.04 — 402,038 ratings — published 2004
“It is slow, gradual pressure that is the formula for both genius and earthquakes. Life tells us our secrets in these cracks, the way events conspire with each other in hidden grottos. This movement is at times very subtle, over a long time, like plate tectonics. If you don't have the right eyes, you might miss these patterns altogether. Although our lives do not occur in geological scales of time, it is still the gradual pressure and our minute reactions, our habits, that actually speak of our true natures. Our true will and intent is contained in potential within each of us, though in many it is buried very, very deep.”
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“The term satipaṭṭhāna can be explained as a compound of sati, "mindfulness" or "awareness", and upaṭṭhāna, with the u of the latter term dropped by vowel elision. The Pāli term upaṭṭhāna literally means "placing near", and in the present context refers to a particular way of "being present" and "attending" to something with mindfulness. In the discourses [of the Buddha], the corresponding verb upaṭṭhahati often denotes various nuances of "being present", or else "attending". Understood in this way, "satipaṭṭhāna" means that sati "stands by", in the sense of being present; sati is "ready at hand", in the sense of attending to the current situation. Satipaṭṭhāna can then be translated as "presence of mindfulness" or as "attending with mindfulness."
The commentaries, however, derive satipaṭṭhāna from the word "foundation" or "cause" (paṭṭhāna). This seems unlikely, since in the discourses contained in the Pāli canon the corresponding verb paṭṭhahati never occurs together with sati. Moreover, the noun paṭṭhāna is not found at all in the early discourses, but comes into use only in the historically later Abhidhamma and the commentaries. In contrast, the discourses frequently relate sati to the verb upaṭṭhahati, indicating that "presence" (upaṭṭhāna) is the etymologically correct derivation. In fact, the equivalent Sanskrit term is smṛtyupasthāna, which shows that upasthāna, or its Pāli equivalent upaṭṭhāna, is the correct choice for the compound.”
― Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization
The commentaries, however, derive satipaṭṭhāna from the word "foundation" or "cause" (paṭṭhāna). This seems unlikely, since in the discourses contained in the Pāli canon the corresponding verb paṭṭhahati never occurs together with sati. Moreover, the noun paṭṭhāna is not found at all in the early discourses, but comes into use only in the historically later Abhidhamma and the commentaries. In contrast, the discourses frequently relate sati to the verb upaṭṭhahati, indicating that "presence" (upaṭṭhāna) is the etymologically correct derivation. In fact, the equivalent Sanskrit term is smṛtyupasthāna, which shows that upasthāna, or its Pāli equivalent upaṭṭhāna, is the correct choice for the compound.”
― Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization
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