Here is a space where you can bring us a message about your favourite book/s -

perhaps it has inspired you,   perhaps it has made you laugh,    perhaps it has helped you bring about change in your life,   perhaps it has moved you to tears    ....

Whatever way it, or they, have touched you, let us all share  and your experience may encourage others.

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^{Later, I hope to elaborate a little more about the impact each of these books had on me...}

^{In the meantime, I added links to each of the books so you can read the info & reviews at Amazon}   

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The Journeys of SocratesThe Way Begins

As Mr. Millman diligently tell of how Socrates' journeys took years and even decades, it helped me to remember patience and waiting in God's time. Reading of the pain Sergei bore -- how one can choose to live for evil or good -- reminded me of the responsibility [we have] to find our way, and how evil can only be overcome by light. Sergei's choice to become a peaceful warrior is immensely encouraging.

This is probably the most perceptive journal of the human condition and the travels to oneness which I have read. If you are not moved by this process of growth you are reading a different book.

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^{I'm so glad  you mentioned that book Philip!  You reminded me of another book about the human spirit!  The first book by Frankl, moved me soooooo much. His accounts of the Nazi prison camps & how some were able to survive through spiriit (even in the worst conditions) while others could not.  The second book by Marianne Williamson, a beautiful collection of prayers for life & the world!  Powerful stuff!  I began my spiritual journey while reading this book!  I saw her on Oprah show and it changed me!}

1. Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl
2. Illuminata by Marriane Williamson

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David Hawkins:

1. Power Vs. Force

2. The Eye of the I

3. I: Subjectivity & Reality

The best books I have ever read on enlightenment. Takes you through the journey, even if you are a westerner you will "get it".

They are written in such a way as to take you through to "the next level" ~ beautifully written, even as you zzzzzzzzzzone out reading. Then intellectualizing, til you're done with your mind.

Thank you David Hawkins!!!

I recommend to everyone.

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is, His Divine Grace, A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha decides all the teachings of the wisest men will not bring him happiness, nor teach him where to find his deepest Self, so he sets out to learn it for himself. He attempts to find truth in himself by renouncing all pleasures, then, in frustration, takes up a life of nothing but ease and pleasure. His discontent never leaves him, and he finds himself by a river, ready to end his life. This is the place where the knowledge he is seeking starts to come to him. His long spiritual search, which seemed like a waste at so many points, has finally led him to a realization no teacher or text ever could. What is the spiritual path, and what is the point of it? Can setting out to find the truth for yourself teach you anything? Siddhartha's life is one answer to these questions.

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Most Zen teachings derive from a monastic tradition far removed from the everyday world. Black robes, shaved heads and traditional monastic rituals reinforce the impression of an austere alternative to everyday life. Yet most Western students of Zen are preoccupied with the same tasks as everyone else – finding sexual and romantic love, a happy family life, a successful career. 'Everyday Zen' offers a warm, engaging, uniquely Western approach to using Zen to deal with the problems of ordinary daily living. Charlotte Joko Beck has travelled this path, and through the simplicity of her words she shows that as long as people seek to awaken to themselves and to the immediacy of the moment, the spirit of Zen will appear.

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