One Book That Changed Your Life

[longusername12345]

One book? Shittttt.

Way of the Peaceful Warrior showed me a completely new way of living and started my 'spiritual journey' (oh gag). 

The Mastery of Love taught me what real love looks like. 

The Voice of Knowledge taught me about how imcomplete conceptual knowing is.

The Way of Liberation simplified my meditation and enlightenment practices and opened a space for more being.

 

[Moksha]

Tolle's The Power of Now is exceptional; who cares what book list it is on? Simple truth is spring water, and is best for the soul.

For myself, I can't choose just one. That said, I love the Bhagavad Gita. Nothing has moved me more.

[Flowerfaeiry]

Women Who Run with the Wolves 

[Eternal Unity]

16 hours ago, Space said:

@Eternal Unity Probably the Book of Not Knowing - Peter Ralston

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[SgtPepper]

Nonviolent Communication: The language of life by Marshall Rosenburg.

 

Edited April 28, 2021 by SgtPepper

[Bodhitree]

The Complete Teachings of Ajahn Chah

For those who like a little buddhism, this one is freely available as a pdf on the internet. Ajahn Chah was a Thai Buddhist monk who was said by many to be enlightened, some of his favourite teachings concerned how one should learn about one’s own heart instead of the sutra’s, and how life was about letting go and then more letting go. 

[Grateful Dead]

On 27.4.2021 at 10:58 AM, BipolarGrowth said:

The Power of Now

same! 

since it already got mentioned I tried to think of an other book but it’s not even close 

[StarStruck]

Books from Anodea Judith: not specifically one.

[Shin]

20 hours ago, Etherial Cat said:

Seriously, it's like refusing to put our contemporary Buddha/Jesus on the list.

I'm not getting it. 

We should create a club with the sole purpose to corrupt Leo so he adds the book to the book list.

One World,

One Eckhart !

Edited April 28, 2021 by Shin

[mandyjw]

Yet another vote for The Power of Now. 

 

[Space]

Damn maybe I need revisit The Power of Now. I'll be honest, I didn't think much of it when I first read it. 

[TheSelf]

Autobiography of a yogi

But I so resonate with Ramana Maharshi too and I love the book Talks with Ramana Maharshi.

The Power of Now is also on my book list to start reading next.

actually I've read a few pages of it and love it so far!

Edited April 28, 2021 by m0hsen

[SolarWarden]

Leo planned on making a book "that will change the world". Maybe an equivalent to the Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle?

 

[Shin]

2 minutes ago, SolarWarden said:

Leo planned on making a book "that will change the world". Maybe an equivalent to the Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle?

 

 

It's probably gonna be about epistemology, and how the current scientific model which governs how we think is misguided and partial.

If I wanted to bet my left nut, that's what I'll bet.

Edited April 28, 2021 by Shin

[SolarWarden]

@Shin The fate of your left nut lies in Leo Guras hands. Let us pray for a book about epistemology will see the light of the day. 

[LastThursday]

42 minutes ago, Shin said:

It's probably gonna be about epistemology,

I can see it now, all black, with ominous large white letters: "KNOWING" "Leo" "Gura".

[Shin]

12 minutes ago, LastThursday said:

I can see it now, all black, with ominous large white letters: "KNOWING" "Leo" "Gura".

And he will say at the second chapter that he is done now, check the website.

Then there will be 23 other chapters

[Bojan V]

A Course in Miracles is my favoured book.

[kag101]

If I hadn't read this book, I would probably still feel depressed on a regular basis.

It's beautifully written, and it gives a very accurate description of how it's like to be depressed or maniac.

She's a Psychiatry Professor at John Hopkins, and she suffers from bipolar. It took her 10 fucking years to accept that she needed medication.

 

Main points:

• Even a specialist in this area still struggles to accept psychiatric treatment.

• I used to think that all medication was garbage. But actually there are cases of success. She's a living example.

• She shares her experience with the world by writing this book, which has been a turning point for many people.

[Matt23]

I really enjoyed The Book of Not Knowing.  I don't know how much it impacted me though. 

I read Byron Katie's The Work and have used that method quite a bit.  

Hard to say really. 

I really liked "Man's Search For Meaning" by Viktor Frankl.  

The Science of Success was decent.