Je viens de publier un nouvel article ou je critique Freud. Je m'attaque cette fois à la sexualité de la défécation. Une idée qui est à l'origine du stade anal.
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Second instalment of the modernized translation of Jayasi's poem, the Padmavat.
In the first canto, Jayasi promises to tell the tale of Queen Padmavati, and begins to praises the Creator, while acknowledging his spiritual guides and close friends.

New Article for the Artificial writer: Ways to the Good Life
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Three ancient epics—Homer's Iliad, Ashvagosha's Life of the Buddha, and the Mahābhārata—offer profound guidance on living well, challenging our modern preference for simple narratives and quick solutions.

Babur’s environment shaped his traits into purpose. His cultural heritage—the Timurid Ideal—demanded both martial prowess and refinement. Amid war and wine, he crafted an identity: not just a conqueror, but a patron of poetry, gardens, and learning.

New post for The Artifical Writer
Babur’s journey began at 12, inheriting Ferghanah in a world of Timurid chaos. Born into a legacy of conquest and culture, his early trials shaped him: a boy forced to grow up fast, balancing ambition, resilience, and the weight of his lineage.

Last is Nietzsche's Gay Science. Though it has the brilliance of Nietzsche, this book is less well constructed and incisive than later ones.

The Upanishads are an incredible work of philosophy. The ritualistic aspects are insanely precise, but the psychological descriptions are fascinating and still fairly modern

This year's readings have convinced me i'm no buddhist (quite an understatement). However Ashvagosha's Life of the Buddha is an incredible poem. Both a biography and a polemic against brahmanism. Weirdly enough, throughout the whole thing it made me root for the brahmins

Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural is probably the book i loved the most this year. It's a simple book, part Epictetus's Enchiridion, part love poetry, part mirror for princes. It's beautiful. Timely. It should be so much more well known

For the past 4 years, I've set myself up a #readingthegreats challenge. Here are this year's best.
First up is Khaldun's Muqaddimah. Everything is in that book. History, philosophy, literary criticism, anthropology. The abridged version is great. Apparently the full version is even better

I'm really late to this one. J. Diamond'S Guns, Germs, and Steel, is a good introduction to human history and the influence of geography. The book has its flaws, but as an intro it's still worth it.

Revolution in Mind is an infuriating book. I hate Freud. His influence on psychology and the world at large was destructive. However this history of psychoanalysis despite confirming most of what I thought also offers a fairly nuanced portrait and shows its positive side

It took me years to finally read Azar Gat's War in Human Civilization. It shouldn't have. It's massive, but so worth it.

Alex Byrne's book is probably my favorite of the year. It cuts with wit and precision through the gender discourse.

Best 5 books i've read this year, in no particular order
Starr's Lost Enlightenment. This history of Central Asia was an amazing intro to a world filled with mystery. Samarkand, Merv, Balkh are gates to a world full of adventure

Intelligence, in contrast, plays a distinct role. Metaphorically located between the eyebrows, it generates understanding of the objects the soul encounters, offering clarity beyond mere perception.

The mind serves as the channel through which sensory information flows to the soul. It directs attention from one object or sensation to another, shaping the soul’s engagement with the world.

Nahusha describes the soul as distinct from the body—residing within it but remaining separate. The soul experiences the world through the faculties of sound, touch, color, taste, and smell.