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Vaclav Smil writes: “The diffusion and complexification of human societies have led to a large array of environmental changes that have transformed this planet during the past 5 ka, and particularly during the past 100 years, more rapidly
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“Don’t dwell too much on worry. Life brings tears at times, joy at others.”
― The Rainbow
― The Rainbow
“during a series of public teachings”
― All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World
― All in This Together: Stories and Teachings for Loving Each Other and Our World
“Rabbi Yeruham Levovitz (1873–1936): “Woe to a person who is unaware of their shortcomings, because they will not know what to work on. But even greater woe to a person who is unaware of their virtues, because they don’t even know what they have to work with.”
― Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
― Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life
“Every pathological disturbance, every therapeutic effect, finds its ultimate explanation only when it’s possible to designate the specific living cellular elements involved.”
― The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
― The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
“The flowers are large and pure white in color. Seeing them fall evokes the opening to The Tale of the Heike: The sound of the Gion Shōja bells echoes the impermanence of all things; the color of the sala flowers reveals the truth that the prosperous must decline. They bloom, and then, in the evening, they fall.”
― The Rainbow
― The Rainbow
The Year of Reading Proust
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2013 was the year for reading—or re-reading—Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu or In Search of Lost Time for many of us. However, these th ...more
Philosophy
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What is Philosophy? Why is it important? How do you use it? This group looks at these questions and others: ethics, government, economics, skepticism, ...more
Portland Readers
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People who like to read books* in Portland, OR and surrounding areas. * = books that are vegan, yes?
Steve’s 2025 Year in Books
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