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I've been working through this one again gradually as a complement to the MMTCP Training I'm doing and in which the practice of #RAIN features quite prominently. Now that I have more practice under my belt, I'm struck by how versatile the practice truly is and how it not only is connected to other practices (such as #tonglen, and, less explicitly, Nonviolent Communication #NVC), but also complements and is complemented by these same practices.

#MMTCP #TaraBrach #NonviolentCommunication #mindfulness #compassion

I was quite surprised while reading this to realize that Sebene Selassie uses belonging as a translation of suññatā or interbeing. Or perhaps belonging is less of a translation and more of a lens. Either way, I found the reflections to be extremely useful. And I was impressed by the erudition of the work—it's quite rare for teachers to draw on such a breadth of sources from different disciplines. She also manages very well to convey what practices can be helpful for awareness of and engagement with belonging while also not giving the sense of yet another list of to-dos to add to the pile.

This is an inspiring introduction which gives a clear idea of the magnitude of the project which Miki and others in the NGL community have been working on and leaves me with the desire to know more & dig deeper. I really appreciate that this context is being offered by default when any of the packets are accessed.

I'm going to leave this one unrated for now since it's so clear that it's still a work in progress. Looking forward to reading the next packet!

PSA: The excellent #murderbot series by Martha Wells is available as a Humble Bundle right now, all 7 books in the series + 7 short stories and other novels. DRM-free epub files. Highly recommended.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/martha-wells-murderbot-and-more-tor-books

"Despite being a powerful and lethal security unit, Murderbot is an extreme introvert. Its primary goal is to be left alone so it can spend its time watching hours of its favorite soap operas and other media. It's highly cynical, sarcastic, and finds human interaction to be awkward and tedious. However, it also finds itself unexpectedly forming bonds with the humans it's supposed to protect, which leads to a lot of internal conflict and reluctant heroism."

#SciFi #bookstodon #books

Don't need it anymore at the moment. Will probably come back to it later next year.

@tofuwabohu@wyrms.de FWIW, I thought the tone and style was one of the best things about it. Especially with language and its power being one of the most important themes of the book along with the technology around bronze-age level, I appreciated how the language of the book carried the story so well while also conveying both the foreign and the familiar. Also, it occurs to me as I unintentionally used "language and its power" above that she seems to have been drawing on the Daodejing (sometimes translated as "The Classic of the Way and its Power") for language as well as for narrative structure & worldbuilding.

More than lives up to the hype. If anything, I'm disappointed I didn't read it when I was younger; I might have learned some valuable lessons.