The Books That Helped You The Most On This Path

[Sri McDonald Trump Maharaj]

It would be nice if we started to share which books helped you the most on this path. I'll go firstin random order!

1. The Book of Not Knowing -Peter Ralston

2. Pursuing Consciousness -Peter Ralston

3. The End of Your World -Adyashanti

4. The enlightenment trillogy -Jed McKenna

5. I AM THAT -Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

 

Edited April 21, 2016 by Sri McDonald Trump Maharaj

[Shab-e Ma_araj]

Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi by Munagala Venkataramiah (one of his devotees)

The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle

[SkyPanther]

 

"Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology"  -  Johnjoe McFadden and Jim Al-Khalili

"Decoding Reality: The Universe as Quantum Information" - Vlatko Vedral

"The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" - Alan Watts

"Shadows of the Mind: A Search for the Missing Science of Consciousness" -  Roger Penrose 

"In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon (Teachings of the Buddha)" -  Bhikkhu Bodhi

 

 

[Nic]

Freedom From The Known -  Jiddu Krishnamurti

A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle

[Henri]

The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley

Vedanta: Voice of Freedom by Swami Vivekananda

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

Lila: An Inquiry into Morals by Robert M. Pirsig

The Science of Yoga by I.K. Taimni

Bhagavad Gita by Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

The Book of Secrets by Osho

[jjer94]

For self-realization (Getting flashes of insights):

Brutal Beginnings - The Ruthless Arena (This book is almost guaranteed to make you see through the initial veil of selfhood. Don't believe what they're saying; look for yourself. It's simpler than you think.)

Refuting the External World - Goran Backlund (This book will forever make life as you know it shimmer like a mirage, as well as help you realize your Atmanic, i.e. "everything", nature.)

I Am That - Nisargadatta Maharaj (The clearest pointers to enlightenment, i.e. realizing your Brahmanic or "nothing" nature.)

For self-negation (Deprogramming ego):

The Enlightenment Trilogy + Theory of Everything - Jed McKenna (These books will put a fire in your ass as well as deprogram a lot of the bullshit you still have in your head. They are kind of dramatic though, so don't take them too seriously...) 

As Trump said, Peter Ralston's books are great too. Very effective techniques for seeing through all of your egoic flotsam and jetsam. Don't get too lost in his wordiness though.

Edited April 20, 2016 by jjer94

[Sri McDonald Trump Maharaj]

16 minutes ago, jjer94 said:

For self-realization (Getting flashes of insights):

Brutal Beginnings - The Ruthless Arena (This book is almost guaranteed to make you see through the initial veil of selfhood. Don't believe what they're saying; look for yourself. It's simpler than you think.)

Refuting the External World - Goran Backlund (This book will forever make life as you know it shimmer like a mirage, as well as help you realize your Atmanic, i.e. "everything", nature.)

I Am That - Nisargadatta Maharaj (The clearest pointers to enlightenment, i.e. realizing your Brahmanic or "nothing" nature.)

For self-negation (Deprogramming ego):

The Enlightenment Trilogy + Theory of Everything - Jed McKenna (These books will put a fire in your ass as well as deprogram a lot of the bullshit you still have in your head. They are kind of dramatic though, so don't take them too seriously...) 

As Trump said, Peter Ralston's books are great too. Very effective techniques for seeing through all of your egoic flotsam and jetsam. Don't get too lost in his wordiness though.

I haven't read Jeds ToE but I have read his trillogy and I AM THAT, I really enjoyed those books!

[Fishy]

Power of now - Eckhart Tolle

The Untethered Soul. The Journey Beyond  - Michael A Singer

The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Alan Watts

[Phrae]

Sorry.

Okay I guess some people used this so I am not as apologetic.

Edited March 17, 2018 by Phrae

[Clown]

I keep coming back to to "I am That" by Nisargadatta or "I am Fat" as misheard by my friend when I told him about it.

It's a good book just to sometimes open at a random point and read a few lines if you're in need of your daily spiritual fix.

[abrakamowse]

The Essence of Enlightenment: Vedanta, the Science of Consciousness 

by James Swartz

[Guest Quanty]

The Christian Bible and the Satanic Bible.

 

Namaste, Mfks!

[robdl]

Dianetics - L. Ron Hubbard

The Art of the Deal - Donald Trump

 

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Actual list (in no particular order) - some of these books I've read a handful of times and continue to reference, others I've read once but got a couple of essential nuggets from:

1) Jiddhu Krishnamurti (non-duality) - any/all of them really, but primarily:

- Freedom From the Known

- The Awakening of Intelligence

2) Ramana Maharshi (non-duality/self-inquiry) - same thing again, any/all of his books, but primarily:

- Talks with Ramana Maharshi

- Be as You Are

3) Papaji (non-duality/self inquiry)

- The Truth is

- Wake up and Roar

4) The Art of Living - S.N. Goenka (vipassana meditation)

5) The Three Pillars of Zen - Philip Kapleau

6) Mindfulness in Plain English - Henepola Gunaratana

7) Alan Watts - any/all of his books:

-The Way of Zen

-The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are

8) Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind - Shunryu Suzuki

9) U.G. Krishnamurti

- Mind is a Myth

- Thought is Your Enemy

- No Way Out

- The Mystique of Enlightenment

10) Living Buddhist Masters - Jack Kornfield

11) Be Here Now - Ram Dass

12) The Way of Liberation - Adyashanti

13) Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism - Chogyam Trungpa

14) The Doors of Perception/Perennial Philosophy - Huxley

15) The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna - Henepola Gunaratana

 

Edited March 16, 2018 by robdl

[pluto]

IDK about "this path" but The Celestine Prophecy taught me many things on how the universe works, even though its labelled fiction with self experimentation i found more truth in that book than anywhere else or any other book. Although i haven't ready many books maybe 15 - 20 so far i have read countless hours from online sources around the globe. The Greater Picture was a good source and Law of One as well as Emerald Tablets.

Edited March 17, 2018 by pluto

[Rebec]

Tao te Ching - Stephen Mitchell English translation