This sounds so cool - sadly I'm not sure I'll be in town but wanted to
place a vote of interest for doing this again another time. On the
off-chance I am around, I'll make sure to bring a book or two.
On Sep 8, 4:05 pm, "Lion Kimbro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Saturday House!,
>
> Brian Rice, John Lynch, and I came up with an informal event last
> week for this Saturday, from 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM, and you are
> invited. Brian Rice had the basic idea, ("let's share our
> favorite books,") and I fleshed out this email.
>
> The purpose is to develop a stream of conversation around what has
> heart and has meaning for us, with the underlying hypothesis being
> that it can point us towards the Divine. But you don't have to
> see it that way at all, and can substitute in your own purpose.
> (Just as long as the intent is basically positive.)
>
> It works like so:
>
> * Bring your **favorite books** of all time.
>
> Not just books that are "good," but books where you, perhaps
> uniquely even, see some spark of the Divine.
>
> It could be the Bible, it could be The Long Run [1], it could be
> Beatrix Potter, it could be The Blind Watchmaker [2], it could
> be the Koran, it could be Everything You Know is Wrong [3], it
> could be the Heart Sutra (प्रज्ञापारमिताहृदयसूत्र), [4] it could
> be Manga, [5] it could even be a book of mathematics, or a book
> on entrepreneuring.
>
> It could be anything -- just as long as YOU see some spark in
> it, something that affects or affected you in some crucial way
> that you care about.
>
> Bring as many as you like, though remember that we need to share
> time.
>
> * Come in a spirit of sharing, listening, humor, joy, honor, respect.
>
> The idea is that there is a spark of life in every individual,
> to share a feeling of connection and solidarity, to welcome
> difference, and appreciate uniqueness.
>
> Debate plays an important role in life, but this is NOT an event
> for debate. ( That may come on another day. {;)}= )
>
> * When it's your turn, for each book, describe the book briefly,
> and then describe how it affected you, and (if you like, what
> effects you've seen in your life from reading it.) This is a
> loose direction, you aren't to feel bound by it. But this is
> the basic idea.
>
> Nobody else is supposed to talk, while you're sharing your book.
> After you share a book, people can ask you questions, and you
> can choose to answer or not. In a way, you are like the
> moderator of this Q&A period.
>
> Time will be shared on a balance of books & individuals. If
> someone comes with 20 books, and you only brought 2, you get
> more time per book, and they get less time per book, but they
> might get more time altogether, simply because they decided to
> bring 20.
>
> We want to fit two hours, maybe a break in the middle.
>
> * I (Lion) won't be sharing any books, at all.
>
> * Instead, I'm going to be moderating, to make sure everyone gets
> to share their book, what they saw in it, and just generally
> make sure that things flow smoothly.
>
> My goal is to help ensure that everyone is seen & heard. But I
> can't do it without your help.
>
> * If two or more people want to share the same book, that's fine;
> People often see different things in the same thing, and that's
> great!
>
> It might just be John, Brian, and I, or it might be big. At this
> point, I have no idea.
>
> We'd like to do this from 12:00 - 2:00 in the back room, unless it
> happens that a lot of people are interested, or unless it happens
> that we are invited, to do it in the front room.
>
> Maybe we'll go get lunch afterwards.
>
> Feel free to invite people who you think would be interested.
>
> Take care,
> Lion {:D}=
>
> PS NOTICE: Several of us (similar & different people) are planning a
> Boarduino [6] soldering event for the future; some of us have
> already completed ours. Be alert! We're looking into expanding
> into **electronics**, and IF YOU HAVE IDEAS, we're still in the
> planning phases. It's pretty open right now. Robert Eickmann may
> be the best contact person.
>
> [1]http://www.amazon.com/Long-Run-Tale-Continuing-Time/dp/1576466396
> [2]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blind_Watchmaker
> [3]http://www.amazon.com/Everything-You-Know-Wrong-Disinformation/dp/097...
> [4]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Sutra
> [5]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga
>
> [6]http://www.ladyada.net/make/boarduino/
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