false 9 95 63 true 5693540 read 2 true 3287258 currently-reading 30 true 3287257 to-read 4 false 5364001 already-own--to-read <![CDATA[Harish added 'In My Own Way: An Autobiography']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65359458 to: In My Own Way: An Autobiography (Paperback) by Alan Wilson Watts
]]> <![CDATA[Harish added an update: ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1482163-harish-venkatesan Harish added a status update:

Harish "hiatus from Suzuki to read the Watts book I just got in the mail" ]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'Bldgblog Book']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76049154 Bldgblog Book (Hardcover) by Geoff Manaugh
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]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76049121 Essays in Zen Buddhism, First Series (Paperback) by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
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]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54119243 to: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Paperback) by Shunryu Suzuki
"When you are sitting in the middle of your own problem, which is more real to you: your problem or you yourself? The awareness that you are here, right now, is the ultimate fact. This is the point you will realize by zazen practice. In continuous practice, under a succession of agreeable and disagreeable situations, you will realize the marrow of Zen and acquire its true strength. "

This is one of those gems that is eminently re-readable, as the words acquire a different meaning as you progress with your practice. I make it a point to come back to it every few months, and its form (short chapters on different topics related to zen practice) makes it ideal for a daily 5-10 minute read in the morning to meditate on. ]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'Infinite Jest: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70377305 to: Infinite Jest: A Novel (Paperback) by David Foster Wallace
]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69826708 Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time (Paperback) by Greg Mortenson
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]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69335998 Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback) by Azar Nafisi
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]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'Zeitoun']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69115745 Zeitoun (Hardcover) by Dave Eggers
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]]> <![CDATA[Harish added 'A Case of Exploding Mangoes']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68959170 A Case of Exploding Mangoes (Hardcover) by Mohammed Hanif
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