I May Be Wrong: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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I think it is about life in general and rebirth, over and over and over; reincarnation. Or at least the afterlife. Amnesiac has this undercurrent of ancient history and afterlife mythology running through it: ideas from Ancient Egypt, Classical mythology, Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism/Hinduism too.. for instance the concept of "samsara" makes a lot of sense in this context. "Samsara is derived from "to flow together," to go or pass through states, to wander.. a great revolving door between life and death and an endless cycle of reincarnation." (a surprisingly poetic description from wikipedia :p) Divas pasaules, kas fiziski pastāv līdzās, bet garīgi nespēj pārvarēt milzu atšķirību aizu, ir grūti apvienot. Vai Bjērnam izdevās atrast līdzsvaru, darbu un nodibināt ģimeni- to lasi viņa biogrāfiskajā darbā. He used to believe heaven did not exist, that there was no life after death. He used to be atheist. He didn’t sugarcoat his own struggles in becoming a forest monk, no. When he told the readers his struggles of meditating and understanding different walks of lives that he has encountered, I thought that it was very well explained and explored.

What helps us respond to life as it unfolds? To live freely, stay humble and find comfort in difficult times? I’ve often wondered what it’s like to get 'the call’ - the desire to drop everything and take up a spiritual vocation. I have a cousin who did get the call to be a priest when he had already finished training to be an accountant. At the time I thought it might have been nice if he’d been asked before all those years of studying, but I appreciate it doesn’t work like that.

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Thom's not the type to usually write about love songs, and especially with the way this song is written and the way he sings the song, I don't think it is a love song. It's one of the more sardonic/sarcastic sounding songs of Radiohead's, and I think it's not about a relationship with a girl...but maybe with God, aka about religion/theism. I was never promised a long life. We, humans, are like leaves on trees in that respect. Most leaves hold on until they're withered and brown. But some fall while they’re still green.’

rivers and waterfalls are common images in many eastern beliefs. the syllable om, which encapsulates the entire essence of the ultimate reality or God, is spoken by the river. the river in turn represents the entire universe itself. This book really, really will stay with me forever. It's not only laced with the most incredible wisdom, but it's also gentle and beautiful and eloquent. It brought me so much joy and so much comfort' FEARNE COTTON Dažkārt cilvēkam ir iespējams izvēlēties ne tikai laiku, kad nākt pasaulē, bet arī brīdi, kad atvadīties no tās. Man šķiet, ka kritiskās situācijās, kad otra iespēja ir ciešanas sev un apkārtējiem, izvēlēties mierpilni aiziet, līdzās esot pašiem tuvākajiem un nozīmīgākajiem cilvēkiem, ir brīnišķīgi. Protams, rietumu un austrumu kultūrā pastāv būtiskas viedokļu atšķirības, kas notiek ar cilvēka dvēseli, kad tā atstāj ķermeni, bet, lai arī kurā pusē tu nenosliektos teorijā par pēcnāves eksistenci, ir vērts pieņemt nāvi kā daļu no mums dotās dzīves, nevis biedējošu tabu tēmu, par kuru atsakāmies pat domāt. I was extremely surprised to learn, at the end of the book, that this book was actually written by Caroline Bankler - using the content from the author’s 2018 lecture tour and their conversations over the years. The book has such a strong, consistent voice - with a characteristic sense of humour and lightness of tone - that it’s surprising indeed to learn that it has been a collaboration. Having said that, Bjorn places a great deal of emphasis on the wisdom and practical advice that he has learned from all of his various teachers and mentors. Lielākā daļa droši vien ir dzirdējusi par "Mūku, kurš pārdeva ferari"- biznesa vidē iedzīvojušies rietumnieki, kuri pamet visu savu līdzšinējo dzīvi, lai pievērstos askētiskajai mūka dzīvei, nav nekāds jaunums, bet Bjērna Natthiko Lindeblāda dzīvesstāsts pārņem savā varā ar savu vienkāršību un atklātību. Jaunais zviedrs, kurš, sekojot sabiedrības un ģimenes ceļa virzienam, uzsāka savu ekonomista karjeru, vienā mirklī (tas patiešām bija mirkļa lēmums) pamet visu (nonullējas) un dodas klosterī, lai pilnīgā askētismā, stingrā režīmā- pārtiekot no apkārtējo cilvēku žēlastības dāvanām, 17gadus pavadītu Taizemē, Anglijā un Šveicē.

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Atteikties no civilizētās sabiedrības priekšrocībām un izpriecām meža klosterī , kur visapkārt mutuļo līdzīgi domājoši prāti, ir viens. Pavisam kas cits- noturēt šo mediatīvo domu pārspēku parastā sabiedrībā ikdienā. Ne velti, nolemjot atgriezties Zviedrijā, bijušais mūks iestrēga dziļā depresijā. Björn levde i sjutton år som buddhistisk skogsmunk i Thailand och beskriver i boken hur han övergav en lovande bana som ekonom för klosterlivet och nästan två decennier senare ska börja leva "ett vanligt liv" med depression som följd. När han åter är på fötter får han diagnosen ALS och försöker summera sitt liv och vad han lärt sig. Let me tell you what this audiobook is not. It's not about religion. It's not about telling you how to live your life. It's not about taking on a new set of beliefs. Plain and simple, it's about how to relate to your own thoughts and emotions in a way that makes your life more enjoyable, more free, brighter, clearer and wiser. the waterfall in this song is no different. thom yorke is only taking the discussion from "pyramid song" a bit deeper. the underlying philosophy of advaita vedanta is that all is one and that we will return to this ultimate source when we die (that is to say when we leave our bodies). "open up and let me in" is referring to this. the material physical world is an illusion, like a dream, a shadow, or a reflection being projected by brahman, the ultimate. the truth is that the eternal consciousness which binds us all is infinite and without time. it is everywhere around us and it is all within us.

Svarīgākais, ko esmu ieguvis septiņpadsmit gadus ilgajā garīgajā treniņā, ir atskārsme, ka vairs neticu visam, ko domāju. Tas ir mans superspēks." We like to think we understand what’s happening around us; that we can determine the path our life takes. But often, things don’t go that way - in fact, they rarely do. Let me tell you what this book is not. It's not about religion. It's not about telling you how to live your life. It's not about taking on a new set of beliefs. Plain and simple, it's about how to relate to your own thoughts and emotions in a way that makes your life more enjoyable, more free, brighter, clearer and wiser. I found the chapter called ‘It starts with you’ particularly effective. Being compassionate towards ourselves is something we find hard to do. I know I do, and the below resonated with me. The title itself is based on a talk given by one of his teachers when he told the class he was going to give them a mantra. He said the next time you felt an argument starting, or a conflict brewing, repeat to yourself three times the magic words:I think throughout the song it shows an agnostic or a skeptical Christian slowly gaining belief and becoming almost a 'blind sheep' type Christian. Izņemot melnbaltos vākos ieskauto grāmatu no plaukta, zemē nokrīt pastkarte ar ierakstu "Ja tu lasi šo, mans laiks ir beidzies."... Tas viss liekas tik sirreāli, gluži kā aizkapa vēstījums no paša autora. Tik savādi apzināties, ka persona, kuras grāmatu es turu rokās, ir izvēlējusies aiziet no dzīves. Jā, daudzi autori ir viņsaulē, bet reti kurš iepriekš lasītājam atstāj ziņu.