Reply to how a heavy mass of old books can be dealt with.
Books which have been our long-time companions would certainly have imparted to us what they want to tell to this world and posterity. It is good to record the noteworthy things in them in good uniform-sized diaries, especially beautiful passages, burning sentences, immortal utterances, memorable remarks, etc, so that some one from the coming generation who accidentally stumbles upon our diaries would be tempted to read those books in original. That is what we can do to those immortal creations. No one will ever again go through those thumbed up volumes. So go ahead and burn them, give them a decent burial after preserving their real content. And keep the gems with you, which can be easily read while lying cozily. Feel relaxed to bear less burden. Always remember to buy standard size, light weight paperbacks in future. I carry this out often.
Lover of Buddhism and great authors - eclectic
I'm a lover of literature. Often its about Buddhism, learning as the Dalai Lama said to "be happy." I am taking a course now: "Awakening Joy," which is all about inclining your mind to a state of well-being, joy, happiness or whatever you want to call that great feeling of love and joy that comes over you when you are gazing at the water while sitting on the beach, walking with you dog down a quiet street in winter, streching into downward facing dog and balancing in tree pose, enjoying a bowl of sweet potato soup by the fire with family, and in sum, enjoying the richness life offers if we are present enough to experience it that way and remember that feeling.
