Traipsing through David's readings —anonymous German theology, Tauler, Augustine, Evener, Cassian, and more— and thinking about how much of life concerns the management of "internal states."
I can give you the entire cocktail: I take carbamazepine for bipolar disorder, which should in theory “slow me down” a bit; I drink coffee at 9am and 3pm; I vape nicotine all day and night; I vape weed mostly at night (but it’s been creeping into the day!!!); and then I do “OMAD,” one meal a day, so I only eat dinner.
most of my reading has been on later islamic theology so my recs have gaps!! but
- Hayy Ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tuyfal is a favorite of mine though a more anecdotal read. I think i raved to Mills about this one??
- Book of Assistance by Imam Al-Haddad
- Revival of religious sciences by Al-Ghazali - i havent finished this one yet (dense) but enjoyed the chunks ive read so far! supposed to be a watershed text for islamic mysticism from that period
- Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam by Iqbal - wayy later text and probably more about practical and social applications of islam but one of my favs from the general theology category
I think in this one I am vaping both marijuana (apologies if that's bad!) and nicotine; the little blue devices are nicotine vapes, and that insane bag thing is the contraption I use for weed!
I do pick my nose, when it seems required! I couldn’t say either posting or picking is strongly associated with a mood for me, happiness or another, but I can definitely shift some energy from the former to the latter.
I need to be whatever you’re on hahaha
I can give you the entire cocktail: I take carbamazepine for bipolar disorder, which should in theory “slow me down” a bit; I drink coffee at 9am and 3pm; I vape nicotine all day and night; I vape weed mostly at night (but it’s been creeping into the day!!!); and then I do “OMAD,” one meal a day, so I only eat dinner.
That’s what I’m on! It’s a lot lmfao!
…damn that game looks epicccccc…
great stuff, gonna get a copy of Conferences!!! do islamic mysticism next
What should we read
most of my reading has been on later islamic theology so my recs have gaps!! but
- Hayy Ibn Yaqzan by Ibn Tuyfal is a favorite of mine though a more anecdotal read. I think i raved to Mills about this one??
- Book of Assistance by Imam Al-Haddad
- Revival of religious sciences by Al-Ghazali - i havent finished this one yet (dense) but enjoyed the chunks ive read so far! supposed to be a watershed text for islamic mysticism from that period
- Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam by Iqbal - wayy later text and probably more about practical and social applications of islam but one of my favs from the general theology category
oh and! not a mysticism book but I really enjoyed Cross and the Lynching Tree by Cone. Thought y'all might like too!!
Listening to this while hunting in a SoCal Walmart for an elusive 4-pack of sticky rollers: multi-tasking
Thank you for disclosing the truth. Hey, whatever rocks your boat! 👏👏
What are you smoking? You’re hilarious!
I think in this one I am vaping both marijuana (apologies if that's bad!) and nicotine; the little blue devices are nicotine vapes, and that insane bag thing is the contraption I use for weed!
I do pick my nose, when it seems required! I couldn’t say either posting or picking is strongly associated with a mood for me, happiness or another, but I can definitely shift some energy from the former to the latter.