Recommended Reading
I imagine I must have read several thousands of books in my lifetime.
For this list I will be sharing books that have made the most impact on me and the ones I like to revisit most often.
These may or may not be the best books for you!
We are all different: at different times, different things can resonate for us.
The list is likely to be updated over time. So check back occasionally.
- Old Path White Clouds - Thich Nhat Hahn (this book inspired me to be a monk)
- I Am That - Nisargadatta Maharaj (and all other books on his teachings)
- A Thousand Names for Joy - Byron Katie (and all her books)
- Tao Te Ching - Lao Tzu (Translated Stephen Mitchell) 81 verses of pure wisdom
- Wisdom From An Empty Mind - Jacob Liberman (Out of print at present)
- Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung - Ajahn Brahm (heart transforming stories)
- The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin - Wu Hsin (by Roy Melvyn)
- Verses On Faith in Mind - Sengstan (or Book of Nothing - Osho's Commentary on these Verses)
- Ashtavakra Gita - There are many good translations online
- The Art of Possibility - Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
- Deep Work - Cal Newport
- The Headless Way - Douglas Harding
- The Wisdom of Sundays - Oprah Winfrey
- Maro Up - Ken Honda and Janet Bray Attwood
- Zero Limits - Joe Vitale (despite his self-promotion, I am grateful for this book for teaching me Ho'oponopono)
- Dipa Ma - Amy Schmidt (I read this book in one go - didn't sleep that night - loved it so much)
- The Complete Works of Robert Adams - Compiled by his students (its not available in print, will share the PDF below)
- The Years of Awakening + The Years of Fulfilment - Two Part Biography of J. Krishnamurti by Mary Lutyens
- Wake Up and Roar - HWL Poonjaji (Papaji)
- Majjhima Nikaya - The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha - Translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Everyday Seeing - Richard Lang (a compilation of teachings from Douglas Harding)
- Cave in the Snow - Vicki Mackenzie (on the inspiring life of Zetsunma Tenzin Palmo)
- The Hidden Lamp - Florence Caplow and Susan Moon (Stories from 25 centuries of awakened women)
- Graceful Exits: How Great Beings Die - Sushila Blackman (Anecdotes of those who died gracefully)
- Grace & Grit - Ken Wilber (I love this book)
Robert Adams Collected Works.pdf
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