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PDF of MCTB2?
PDF of MCTB2? | Tarver | 10/14/18 11:57 AM |
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Billy | 10/14/18 3:37 PM |
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Tarver | 10/15/18 5:43 AM |
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Jack Hatfield | 10/21/18 2:18 AM |
Tarver , modified 4 Years ago at 10/14/18 11:57 AM
Created 4 Years ago at 10/14/18 11:55 AM
PDF of MCTB2?
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Where can I download a PDF of the text of Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha, Second Edition?
Why I'm keen to get a PDF, specifically, is that although I have bought the hard copy, the sad reality of the pace of modern life (in my case at least, though I have also heard this from others) is that I don't actually read many books any more. I get my phone to read books to me, using @Voice on Android, at 1.5x or 2x speed. I return to the printed text to take a closer look at some passages, when I have the hard copy, but I find I retain as much or more from listening as from actually reading. I am resigned to the fact that my ability to physically, literaly read books is attrophying, even as my consumption of books remains high.
Thanks!
Why I'm keen to get a PDF, specifically, is that although I have bought the hard copy, the sad reality of the pace of modern life (in my case at least, though I have also heard this from others) is that I don't actually read many books any more. I get my phone to read books to me, using @Voice on Android, at 1.5x or 2x speed. I return to the printed text to take a closer look at some passages, when I have the hard copy, but I find I retain as much or more from listening as from actually reading. I am resigned to the fact that my ability to physically, literaly read books is attrophying, even as my consumption of books remains high.
Thanks!
Billy, modified 4 Years ago at 10/14/18 3:37 PM
Created 4 Years ago at 10/14/18 3:37 PM
RE: PDF of MCTB2?
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Seems it has been torrented, though I wonder about the morality of taking it from there:
https://www.dharmaoverground.org/discussion/-/message_boards/view_message/5943042#_19_message_8563257
https://www.dharmaoverground.org/discussion/-/message_boards/view_message/5943042#_19_message_8563257
Tarver , modified 4 Years ago at 10/15/18 5:43 AM
Created 4 Years ago at 10/15/18 5:36 AM
RE: PDF of MCTB2?
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Thanks, but never mind. It only took a couple hours to cut and paste the text from the wiki into a single PDF document that my phone reads out loud to me very nicely, just the way I like it. I used the physical book itself as a mousepad. The information age is very strange.
The exercise seems silly to me, however, as it has probably been done many times by others.
Minor inconvenience; enormously grateful for the book.
The exercise seems silly to me, however, as it has probably been done many times by others.
Minor inconvenience; enormously grateful for the book.

Jack Hatfield, modified 4 Years ago at 10/21/18 2:18 AM
Created 4 Years ago at 10/21/18 2:18 AM
RE: PDF of MCTB2?
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Tarver, I have started the cut and paste process but don't have hours more to complete it. Can you send me a copy at jackhat1@aol.com? I would much appreciate it.
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