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One of three seminal philosophical works by the twelfth century Japanese Shogun, Yoritomo-Tashi.
(From the Preface) He knows how to clothe his teachings in fable and appealing legend, and his exotic soul, so near and yet so far, reminds one of a flower, whose familiar aspect is transmuted into rare perfume.
By him the sternest questions are stripped of their hostile aspects and present themselves in the alluring form of the simplest allegories of striking poetic intensity.
When reading his works, one recalls unconsciously the orations of the ancient philosophers, delivered in those dazzling gardens, luxuriant in sunlight and fragrant with flowers.
In this far-away past, one sees also the silhouette of a majestic figure, whose school of philosophy became a religion, which interested the world because it spoke both of love and goodness.
But in spite of this fact, the doctrines of Yoritomo are of an imaginative type. His kingdom belongs to this world, and his theories seek less the joys of the hereafter than of that tangible happiness which is found in the realization of the manly virtues and in that effort to create perfect harmony from which flows perfect peace.
He takes us by the hand, in order to lead us to the center of that Eden of Knowledge where we have already discovered the art of persuasion, and that art, most difficult of all to acquire—the mastery of timidity.
Following him, we shall penetrate once more this Eden, that we may study with Yoritomo the manner of acquiring this art—somewhat unattractive perhaps but essentially primordial—called Common Sense. ( B. DANGENNES.)
- Text source (only read from this text!): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13072
- Type of proof-listening required (Note: please read the PL FAQ): standard
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This paragraph is temporary and will be replaced by the MC with the list of sections and reader (Magic Window) once this project is in the admin system.
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[*] Project Code: kj7Yjnqx
[*]Link to author on Wikipedia (if available): (Yoritomo Tashi) : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamoto_no_Yoritomo
[*]Link to title on Wikipedia (if available):
[*]Number of sections (files) this project will have: 14
[*]Does the project have an introduction or preface [y/n]: Yes
[*]Original publication date (if known): 1916
[*]If you are a new volunteer, how would you like your name (or pseudonym) credited in the catalog? Do you have a URL you would like associated with your name?:
Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Philosophy
Keywords that describe the book: philosophy, self help, Japanese, medeval
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[*]The reader will record the following at the beginning and end of each file:
No more than 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning of the recording!
START of recording (Intro):
- "Chapter [number] of Common Sense, How to Exercise It. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information, or to volunteer, please visit: librivox DOT org"
- If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - Say:
"Common Sense, How to Exercise It, by Yoritomo Tashi. Translated by Lily Berthelot De La Boileverie [Chapter]"
For the second and all subsequent sections, you may optionally use the shortened form of this intro disclaimer:
- "Chapter [number] of Common Sense, How to Exercise It by Yoritomo Tashi. This LibriVox recording is in the Public Domain."
- Only if applicable, say:
"[Chapter title]"
- At the end of the section, say:
"End of [Chapter]" - If you wish, say:
"Recording by [your name], [city, your blog, podcast, web address]" - At the end of the book, say (in addition):
"End of Common Sense, How to Exercise It, by Yoritomo Tashi. Translated by Lily Berthelot De La Boileverie ( - 0)"
There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
[*]Example filename commonsensehowtoexerciseit_##_tashi_128kb.mp3 (all lower-case) where ## is the section number (e.g. commonsensehowtoexerciseit_01_tashi_128kb.mp3)
Transfer of files (completed recordings)
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- Upload your file with the LibriVox Uploader: https://librivox.org/login/uploader
(If you have trouble reading the image above, please message an admin) - You'll need to select the MC, which for this project is: Annise
- When your upload is complete, you will receive a link - please post it in this thread.
- If this doesn't work, or you have questions, please check our How To Send Your Recording wiki page.
Any questions?
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I thought you might. It's OK with me.
In order to avoid confusion between the "Lesson" numbers and the Section numbers, I have decided to put the "Announcement" and "Preface" together into Section 0. They are both rather short - total duration of the finished audio should be less than 8 minutes. This means that Section 13 is no longer needed. Since I can't delete it, would you do so please?
Oh well...