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“cause the life of painting and making is a matter of double knowledge so that your own hands will reveal a world to you to which your mind’s eye, your conscious eye, is often blind.”
― How to Be Both
― How to Be Both
“When things are as bad as ever they can be you cease to mind them much. You set your teeth and battle with the fates”
― Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
― Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
“all these traits—style, hygiene, the ability to care for oneself and one’s home—are, in a man, considered exceptional, almost miraculous, whereas in women, they are the bare minimum.”
― The Centre
― The Centre
“What you need to do is build the house you will live in. You build that house by laying a solid foundation: by building physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health.”
― Choose Yourself
― Choose Yourself
“You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny. [ Brihadaranyaka IV.4.5 ]”
― The Upanishads
― The Upanishads
yoga book club
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a group for those interested in reading a broad range of books related to yoga--the ancient texts, yoga-related memoirs and fiction, asana guides, and ...more
History, Medicine, and Science: Nonfiction and Fiction
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— last activity Jul 03, 2026 05:53PM
Discussion about the fascinating stories of our scientific and medical past
Jillian’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Jillian’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Science, Science fiction, Suspense, Spirituality, Thriller, and Travel
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