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Posted on March 19, 2023March 19, 2023

Why we meditate by Daniel Goleman(he of Emotional intelligence fame) and Tsoknyi Rimpoche. Tsoknyi writes


Why we meditate by Daniel Goleman(he of Emotional intelligence fame) and Tsoknyi Rimpoche.
Tsoknyi writes about each aspect of mindfulness and meditation based on his own learnings with plenty practical examples to build into your own practice. Some of his writing is hard to access, it's quite at top level of the Buddhist mountain whereas Daniel writes personally and adds in research. I felt Daniel's sections were easier for a beginner to grasp.

Posted on March 8, 2023March 8, 2023

Outgrowing God by Richard Dawkins.


Outgrowing God by Richard Dawkins.

Posted on January 24, 2023February 16, 2023

We don't know ourselves by Fintan O Toole. Reads of 2023. This is a rather


We don't know ourselves by Fintan O Toole.
Reads of 2023.
This is a rather big volume of a book.
This is non fiction. This is a bit memoir and a bit history. It's Fintan O Toole telling the story of Ireland from the late 50s, when he was born until recent present day.
This book was recommended by @littlecassreads and I do take her recommendations seriously especially when we are on such a strong agreement of a page with regards to state separation and education.
This book tells all about Northern Ireland, the Christian brothers, Gay Byrne (who Fintan seems to not love), Fianna Fail( lots of Haughey and Ahern), Bishop Casey, Annie Murphy and the story and truth of how badly we have treated children and women in Ireland. Some of the history would make you retch.
I absolutely loved this book. It reads easily enough despite history being quite a serious thing. I loved remembering parts of this like how strong I thought Annie Murphy was during the Late Late interview with Gay Byrne and thinking, at the time how snotty and rude Gay Byrne was being to her. I rewatched that interview last week and am still so impressed by her.
If you want to see how far Ireland has come yet really see how little progress we have made, that we should have made then pick up this book.
The history of the church and its deep rooted connections with FF cannot be denied, even now, I'm afraid.
It took me about two weeks to read. Set myself 40 pages a day which was about 90 minutes reading as the content can get you down so you have to stop and take a break every so often.
Fintan also comes across as a lovely moral and kind person, which while irrelevant, counts as a big thing when you read the awful, awful people in our history.
There are plenty good people in Ireland and have been in our history but read this to realise fully that..
We don't know ourselves.

Posted on October 10, 2020January 10, 2021

A ghost in the throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa. Really enjoyed this mix of getting


A ghost in the throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa.
Really enjoyed this mix of getting to know about Doireann and her life as well as her utter fascination with Eibhlin Dubh Ni Chonaill. Eibhlin composed Caoineash, a lament for her husband Art when he was murdered and Doireann goes on a mystery research trail trying to find out why Eibhlin was deleted from history. The book also contains Doireann’s translation of the poem.
This book was a easy but challenging read and one I read ultra quickly. Recommended from me!

Posted on October 10, 2020February 16, 2023

A ghost in the throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa. Really enjoyed this mix of getting


A ghost in the throat by Doireann Ni Ghriofa.
Really enjoyed this mix of getting to know about Doireann and her life as well as her utter fascination with Eibhlin Dubh Ni Chonaill. Eibhlin composed Caoineash, a lament for her husband Art when he was murdered and Doireann goes on a mystery research trail trying to find out why Eibhlin was deleted from history. The book also contains Doireann’s translation of the poem.
This book was a easy but challenging read and one I read ultra quickly. Recommended from me!

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Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned
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The Good House
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