Reddit mentions of Jonathan Livingston Seagull

The author should read Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

"Most gulls don't bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight--how to get from shore to food and back again," writes author Richard Bach in this allegory about a unique bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. "For most gulls it is not flying that matters, but eating. For this gull, though, it was not eating that mattered, but flight."

https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909

Wind, Sand and Stars - Antoine de Saint-Exupery
http://www.amazon.com/Wind-Sand-Stars-Antoine-Saint-Exupery/dp/0156027496

Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach
http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909

I always thought "at least it is better than standard christian heaven." The idea of sitting around doing nothing by worshiping Jesus for eternity sounded awful.

I was always intrigued by the story of Jonathan Livingston Seagull. It is a strange tale, but an interesting twist on reincarnation and life's meaning. Since reading it in elementary school, I always thought it more interesting than Mormon Heaven

That Osho library is indeed incredible. My favorites of his are his talks on the Dhammapada as well as the Discipline of Transcendence, not to mention his jokes!

Regarding opening a book and finding what you need, Richard Bach referred to that possibility in his book Illusions. It's a quick read. He wrote Jonathan Livingston Seagull which you might also enjoy. That first came out in 1970 and I remember my grandfather reading it in the 1970s.

Go fetch a copy of and read this book ASAP -- most libraries will have a copy, else the local bookstore (or of course Amazon/Kindle) -- trust me, it's the right medicine for what ails you.

J'ai fini récemment ceci https://www.amazon.com/Self-Comes-Mind-Constructing-Conscious/dp/030747495X et c'est bordel de putain d'intéressant, j'ai appris un demi million de trucs sur le fonctionnement du cerveau.

En ce moment je suis sur ça https://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909

C'est tout l'opposé en terme de complexité de lecture mais ça n'en est pas moins riche en réflexion.

Read this to them at bedtime:
http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345079584&sr=1-1&keywords=jonathan+livingston+seagull

Also a good resource:
http://www.amazon.com/Parenting-Beyond-Belief-Raising-Religion/dp/0814474268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345079453&sr=8-1&keywords=raising+secular+children

check out Wendal his cat and the progress of man

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendal,_His_Cat,_and_the_Progress_of_Man

you can find it used or new under 10 bucks. great read as a nice "little" book.

I'm also a fan of Johnathan Livingston Seagull - same kind of format, similar kind of mystical tale:
http://www.amazon.com/Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull-Richard-Bach/dp/0743278909/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301457290&sr=1-1

and for a great one to share with a loved one -- Nick Bantock's Griffin and Sabine series is outstanding:

http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Sabine-Correspondence-Nick-Bantock/dp/0877017883/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1301457347&sr=1-1

That's what I thought initially, but there is no indication of that whatsoever with any of the sellers. Plus, usually there is a separate category for "collectible."

The book itself is actually kind of a... oh, I don't know, a Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them sort of thing - a book from another book (Illusions: Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah [not religious]). Excellent read, by the way. Same author that wrote the more popular Jonathan Livingston Seagull.

How about something in Braille? :)

Or perhaps Jonathan Livingston Seagull - it was The Shit back in the 70s, and take about half an hour to read (lots of pictures).

I have a few favorites. These are more really short stories to read in a day rather than a short book.

First Jonathan Livingston Seagull One of my favorite books of all time and it takes an hour or so to read.


Second The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and other short stories