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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
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avg rating 3.94 — 2,585,853 ratings — published 2003
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
by (shelved 149 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.50 — 3,927,069 ratings — published 2003
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 117 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.89 — 1,635,098 ratings — published 2003
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
by (shelved 95 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,462,284 ratings — published 2000
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
by (shelved 86 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.58 — 5,045,294 ratings — published 1999
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
by (shelved 81 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.57 — 4,350,776 ratings — published 2000
The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Hardcover)
by (shelved 77 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.02 — 836,534 ratings — published 2003
The Time Traveler's Wife (ebook)
by (shelved 75 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,878,815 ratings — published 2003
Life of Pi (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.95 — 1,788,724 ratings — published 2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 70 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,821,585 ratings — published 1997
The Lovely Bones (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.86 — 2,489,924 ratings — published 2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
by (shelved 65 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.43 — 4,675,170 ratings — published 1998
The Secret Life of Bees (Paperback)
by (shelved 62 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,373,596 ratings — published 2001
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.88 — 263,042 ratings — published 2004
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.93 — 797,784 ratings — published 1999
The Last Juror (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.97 — 111,813 ratings — published 2004
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 52 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.81 — 279,925 ratings — published 1998
My Sister's Keeper (Paperback)
by (shelved 51 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,292,315 ratings — published 2004
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.12 — 292,926 ratings — published 2004
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.87 — 106,973 ratings — published 2003
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
by (shelved 45 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.41 — 3,239,735 ratings — published 1954
Digital Fortress (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.71 — 673,971 ratings — published 1998
The Kite Runner (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.36 — 3,614,377 ratings — published 2003
Ten Big Ones (Stephanie Plum, #10)
by (shelved 43 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.16 — 111,172 ratings — published 2004
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,636,416 ratings — published 1937
Middlesex (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.04 — 673,189 ratings — published 2002
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
by (shelved 38 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.51 — 1,181,822 ratings — published 1954
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
by (shelved 38 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.59 — 1,091,029 ratings — published 1955
The Lady and the Unicorn (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.71 — 48,313 ratings — published 2003
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
by (shelved 37 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.03 — 587,088 ratings — published 1999
Cloud Atlas (Paperback)
by (shelved 36 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.01 — 275,611 ratings — published 2004
Pride and Prejudice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,014,849 ratings — published 1813
The Catcher in the Rye (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,015,665 ratings — published 1951
3rd Degree (Women's Murder Club, #3)
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avg rating 4.08 — 106,256 ratings — published 2004
Can You Keep a Secret? (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.82 — 485,397 ratings — published 2003
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.67 — 144,158 ratings — published 2003
The Notebook (The Notebook, #1)
by (shelved 34 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,874,508 ratings — published 1996
Song of Susannah (Dark Tower, #6)
by (shelved 34 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.00 — 181,555 ratings — published 2004
The Jane Austen Book Club (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.09 — 71,744 ratings — published 2004
The Great Gatsby (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.93 — 6,148,134 ratings — published 1925
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)
by (shelved 31 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.02 — 251,711 ratings — published 1999
The Amateur Marriage (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.69 — 20,370 ratings — published 2004
The Dark Tower (Dark Tower, #7)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.29 — 195,664 ratings — published 2004
Deception Point (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.77 — 710,687 ratings — published 2001
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,128,804 ratings — published 1960
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,276,517 ratings — published 1997
The Rule of Four (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.29 — 39,006 ratings — published 2004
The Namesake (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 4.02 — 289,519 ratings — published 2003
Bet Me (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.94 — 95,891 ratings — published 2004
Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as 2004)
avg rating 3.14 — 13,556 ratings — published 2003
“The term satipaṭṭhāna can be explained as a compound of sati, "mindfulness" or "awareness", and upaṭṭhāna, with the u of the latter term dropped by vowel elision. The Pāli term upaṭṭhāna literally means "placing near", and in the present context refers to a particular way of "being present" and "attending" to something with mindfulness. In the discourses [of the Buddha], the corresponding verb upaṭṭhahati often denotes various nuances of "being present", or else "attending". Understood in this way, "satipaṭṭhāna" means that sati "stands by", in the sense of being present; sati is "ready at hand", in the sense of attending to the current situation. Satipaṭṭhāna can then be translated as "presence of mindfulness" or as "attending with mindfulness."
The commentaries, however, derive satipaṭṭhāna from the word "foundation" or "cause" (paṭṭhāna). This seems unlikely, since in the discourses contained in the Pāli canon the corresponding verb paṭṭhahati never occurs together with sati. Moreover, the noun paṭṭhāna is not found at all in the early discourses, but comes into use only in the historically later Abhidhamma and the commentaries. In contrast, the discourses frequently relate sati to the verb upaṭṭhahati, indicating that "presence" (upaṭṭhāna) is the etymologically correct derivation. In fact, the equivalent Sanskrit term is smṛtyupasthāna, which shows that upasthāna, or its Pāli equivalent upaṭṭhāna, is the correct choice for the compound.”
― Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization
The commentaries, however, derive satipaṭṭhāna from the word "foundation" or "cause" (paṭṭhāna). This seems unlikely, since in the discourses contained in the Pāli canon the corresponding verb paṭṭhahati never occurs together with sati. Moreover, the noun paṭṭhāna is not found at all in the early discourses, but comes into use only in the historically later Abhidhamma and the commentaries. In contrast, the discourses frequently relate sati to the verb upaṭṭhahati, indicating that "presence" (upaṭṭhāna) is the etymologically correct derivation. In fact, the equivalent Sanskrit term is smṛtyupasthāna, which shows that upasthāna, or its Pāli equivalent upaṭṭhāna, is the correct choice for the compound.”
― Satipaṭṭhāna: The Direct Path to Realization
“Everything you think about is a meditation, and you could say that the very form of your consciousness follows what you put your attention to. So Chi is really just focused attention, and it is attention, or awareness, that brings about results of whatever kind, rather than some nebulous energy or vril force. But energy is a good metaphor.”
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