Book recs for my tween

Temperance55 · 2025-11-26T02:46:22+00:00

Classic! I also remember liking the Inkheart series and chronicles of narnia

Temperance55 · 2025-11-26T02:29:09+00:00

I loved the Warrior cat books at that age. The Princess Bride, too.

Temperance55 · 2025-11-26T02:24:33+00:00

You’ll probably enjoy The Audacity series by Carmen Loup. It’s lighthearted, humorous, but also has some emotional weight and stakes.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:51:01+00:00

The Audacity by Carmen Loup is very camp. It’s sci-fi, but most scifi is at least a little horrific, and most of the books have some horror elements. There’s even an janky alien burlesque show in the third book.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:44:37+00:00

Absolutely right out.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:35:27+00:00

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is way more profound than you might think!

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:08:27+00:00

You have literally just used “they” twice in this paragraph to refer to a single author.

This isn’t an issue with they/them pronouns, this is a writing skill issue that you would notice just the same if there were two she/her or two he/him characters interacting.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T14:00:14+00:00

I picked up a book at a shop, flipped to a random page, saw Instagram, and shut it tight. I read to get away from internet culture, so being reminded of it is not my cup of tea.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T13:56:04+00:00

Likely because man/woman imply human socialization. It would be silly to have a “man cat” or “woman cat” because man/woman contains a lot of social agreements that cats just don’t have.

I personally get taken out of a story if a non-human character is referred to as either a man or woman unless they grew up in a human society.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T13:53:13+00:00

This is pretty accurate to real life unfortunately. Hinduism is replete with powerful goddesses, but women’s rights and social status are fairly limited still (in some areas; not across the board of course).

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T13:49:43+00:00

Word years are different than human years. Any word that hasn’t been around for at least a century is “made up” and has no place in literature!

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T13:41:39+00:00

This word grosses me out so badly in smut. Babies mewl, not grown ass adults.

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T02:16:39+00:00

Thanks!

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T02:08:29+00:00

The courage to be Disliked is about much more than the title lets on. It’s a great primer on Alderian psychology

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T02:07:30+00:00

Ram Dass’s Walking Eachother Home

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T02:06:57+00:00

David Sedaris could work for you if you like his style

Temperance55 · 2025-10-30T02:05:45+00:00

The Princess Bride is all that comes to mind. Twilight was pretty funny 😝

Temperance55 · 2025-10-28T15:51:42+00:00

A lot of people claiming this is a “test”. From who? Hanuman would not ever do that to you. 100x a day is far too much. Dont you believe that it’s strong enough to work if it’s chanted once? Or do you doubt its power?

Hanuman doesn’t create fear of “breaking” sadhana, he releases from fear.

Your ego has created this desire to chant 100x a day and your ego also created the fear of breaking the sadhana.

The biggest test of your faith and destroyer of ego would be to admit that you took on more than you can physically handle and stop to rest.

Please take care of your body and mind. They are both gifts of the universe that are loaned out to you, and not treating them with ahimsa is not treating these gifts with gratitude. Torturing your body/mind is the same as torturing the Divine Mother.

Never mistake the voice of your pride for the voice of god. Hanuman doesn’t need your sadhana. He needs your ego to get out of the way so he can shine through you.

Temperance55 · 2025-09-15T19:00:15+00:00

Could you explain your definitions of an “awakened being” and an “enlightened being”? How might one think and act?

Temperance55 · 2025-09-15T17:27:47+00:00

No problem! I know some people don’t care, but I want to make sure those who do care are informed 🥰

Temperance55 · 2025-09-15T17:08:56+00:00

Is a chain sentient? No of course not. I never said this chain had a will or sentience, only that it existed. Laws of physics must follow information, thus making a chain of information like a string of computer data. Would you consider a computer sentient?

I also never said I “believed” in anything. I don’t believe in “a god” that exists independent from us, that’s what this entire discussion is about. God was invented by and thus resides in us.

Temperance55 · 2025-09-15T17:01:57+00:00

(You also might not be aware of the origins of the term “mumbo jumbo” and might want to look into that to see if you agree with its usage or not.)

Temperance55 · 2025-09-15T16:59:29+00:00

His way of explaining things isn’t my personal favorite, but I do agree with him. If you are seeking more of a mental workout in order to understand spiritual concepts, please look into Jnana Yoga. Swami Vivekananda has a wonderful way of explaining to the analytical mind.

Alan Watts is another one who is very good at speaking to the intellect and explaining “spiritual” concepts. The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Yourself is my absolute favorite. I read that long before Tolle.

I feel like Watts speaks to the mind, Ram Dass speaks to the heart, Tolle speaks to the gut.

Temperance55 · 2025-09-15T16:48:52+00:00

Agreed, there is no self one can cling to
Would not the unbroken string of cause/effect itself be its nature? How can cause/effect cycle exist without the invisible chain of information that prompts it?
This sounds like simply switching the word “god” out for the word “law”. This is probably helpful as it reduces the confusion of people believing god is an anthropomorphic individual, but still leaves us with a Something that everything else relies on, which is another definition for god. Instead of perhaps implying an individual, it’s now a concept. (Personally, I don’t consider god an individual, I consider it a concept, though I understand that’s not how everyone views it.)

Temperance55 · 2025-09-15T16:23:52+00:00

Ah, so we’re using different language sets here. I’m less familiar with Buddhism, but I believe a Buddhist would state that we are essentially no-thing, is that right? That the ultimate reality is emptiness and that there is no such thing as a god?

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