50 Books like Art Is

Wabi Sabi

by Nobuo Suzuki • 2021

A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.

4.20

1k+

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🪡 Imperfection

Wabi Sabi 95%

A Japanese philosophy that trades perfectionism for the beauty of cracks, age, and letting go.

by Nobuo Suzuki 2021

4.20

1k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Aesthetics 📜 Eastern Philosophy ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🍂 Impermanence 🪡 Imperfection

Dropping the Struggle

by Roger Housden • 2016

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

3.89

114

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go 🕉️ Non-Dual Wisdom 🐢 Slowing Down

Dropping the Struggle 94%

What if self-improvement is the problem? Finding peace by dropping the fight with your life.

by Roger Housden 2016

3.89

114 ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Practice 💗 Self-Acceptance 🍃 Letting Go 🕉️ Non-Dual Wisdom 🐢 Slowing Down

The Wisdom of Tea

by Noriko Morishita • 2002

The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.

3.92

2k+

🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍵 Tea Culture 🧘 Mindful Practice 🍂 Seasonal Living ☸️ Zen Buddhism

The Wisdom of Tea 94%

The Japanese tea ceremony is not about tea: a lifelong training in presence and peace.

by Noriko Morishita 2002

3.92

2k+ ratings

🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍵 Tea Culture 🧘 Mindful Practice 🍂 Seasonal Living ☸️ Zen Buddhism

The Way of Nagomi

by Ken Mogi • 2022

The Japanese secret to balance: stop before full, blend opposites, and find strength in what breaks.

3.44

1k+

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 💛 Self-Acceptance 🍱 Mindful Eating 📚 Lifelong Learning 🍂 Impermanence

The Way of Nagomi 94%

The Japanese secret to balance: stop before full, blend opposites, and find strength in what breaks.

by Ken Mogi 2022

3.44

1k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 💛 Self-Acceptance 🍱 Mindful Eating 📚 Lifelong Learning 🍂 Impermanence

The Way of the Fearless Writer

by Beth Kempton • 2023

Replace willpower with listening. A Japanese Zen approach to a writing life that sustains itself.

4.37

425

✍️ Writing Craft 🎨 Creative Practice 🧘 Zen Philosophy 🦋 Creative Fear ⛩️ Japanese Aesthetics

The Way of the Fearless Writer 94%

Replace willpower with listening. A Japanese Zen approach to a writing life that sustains itself.

by Beth Kempton 2023

4.37

425 ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 🎨 Creative Practice 🧘 Zen Philosophy 🦋 Creative Fear ⛩️ Japanese Aesthetics

How to Be Here

by Rob Bell • 2016

Risking nothing is the bigger risk. How to find your calling and take the first step.

3.94

6k+

🎨 Creative Living 🎯 Ikigai 🔨 Craft And Process 🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks 🎲 Embracing Risk

How to Be Here 94%

Risking nothing is the bigger risk. How to find your calling and take the first step.

by Rob Bell 2016

3.94

6k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Living 🎯 Ikigai 🔨 Craft And Process 🚧 Overcoming Creative Blocks 🎲 Embracing Risk

Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts

by David Torevell • 2023

The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.

🔥 Theology Of Desire 🎨 Art And Faith 🧠 Mental Health And Faith 🏙️ Secular Modernity 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts Summary

Desire and Mental Health in Christianity and the Arts 93%

The West's mental health crisis has roots that psychology overlooks: a forgotten theology of desire.

by David Torevell 2023

🔥 Theology Of Desire 🎨 Art And Faith 🧠 Mental Health And Faith 🏙️ Secular Modernity 🌱 Spiritual Formation

The In-Between

by Jeff Goins • 2013

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

3.75

750

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living 🐢 Slow Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

The In-Between 93%

Your life isn't delayed. The waiting itself is the beginning of everything that matters.

by Jeff Goins 2013

3.75

750 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ⏳ Waiting As Growth 🧘 Contemplative Living 🐢 Slow Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living

by Roger Housden • 2005

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

3.59

141

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection 🛋️ Art Of Doing Nothing 🌾 Sacred Ordinary

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living Summary

Seven Sins for a Life Worth Living 93%

Pleasure, idleness, not knowing. Seven vices recast as the foundation of a fully lived life.

by Roger Housden 2005

3.59

141 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Self-Help 👁️ Sensory Awareness 🪷 Embracing Imperfection 🛋️ Art Of Doing Nothing 🌾 Sacred Ordinary

Japonisme

by Erin Niimi Longhurst • 2018

Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.

3.74

3k+

🎋 Japanese Philosophy 🌸 Japanese Aesthetics 🌏 Cultural Self-Help 🧘 Mindful Living 🌲 Forest Bathing

Japonisme 93%

Seven Japanese concepts to find purpose, embrace imperfection, and build a calmer life.

by Erin Niimi Longhurst 2018

3.74

3k+ ratings

🎋 Japanese Philosophy 🌸 Japanese Aesthetics 🌏 Cultural Self-Help 🧘 Mindful Living 🌲 Forest Bathing

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters

by Peter Korn • 2013

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

3.73

2k+

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters Summary

Why We Make Things and Why It Matters 93%

A woodworker spent decades making furniture, only to discover he was the real project.

by Peter Korn 2013

3.73

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Craft Philosophy 🎨 Creative Practice 💼 Work And Identity 📦 Material Culture 🌊 Flow Psychology

The Longing for Less

by Kyle Chayka • 2020

The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.

3.45

1k+

🎨 Modernist Art 📐 Design Philosophy 📰 Cultural Criticism 🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

The Longing for Less 93%

The clean lines of minimalism hide a messy history: Zen monks, art rebels, and $8,200 stereos.

by Kyle Chayka 2020

3.45

1k+ ratings

🎨 Modernist Art 📐 Design Philosophy 📰 Cultural Criticism 🇯🇵 Japanese Aesthetics 🚫 Anti-Consumerism

Art as Therapy

by Alain de Botton • 2013

Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.

4.08

5k+

🎨 Art As Self-Help 🧠 Philosophical Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology ⚖️ Emotional Balance 🌸 Everyday Aesthetics

Art as Therapy 93%

Art as your emotional toolkit: how to find hope, memory, and balance without a therapist.

by Alain de Botton 2013

4.08

5k+ ratings

🎨 Art As Self-Help 🧠 Philosophical Therapy 🌱 Humanistic Psychology ⚖️ Emotional Balance 🌸 Everyday Aesthetics

Kokoro

by Beth Kempton • 2022

The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.

4.13

648

🎐 Japanese Philosophy 🧘 Contemplative Living 🍂 Embracing Impermanence 🫙 Inner Stillness 🕊️ Grief And Loss

Kokoro 93%

The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.

by Beth Kempton 2022

4.13

648 ratings

🎐 Japanese Philosophy 🧘 Contemplative Living 🍂 Embracing Impermanence 🫙 Inner Stillness 🕊️ Grief And Loss

The Book of Ichigo Ichie

by Héctor García • 2018

Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.

3.94

9k+

🎌 Japanese Wisdom 🧘 Mindful Living 🍵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍂 Impermanence 👁️ Attention Cultivation

The Book of Ichigo Ichie 93%

Moments don't repeat. The Japanese practice that trains you to catch them before they vanish.

by Héctor García 2018

3.94

9k+ ratings

🎌 Japanese Wisdom 🧘 Mindful Living 🍵 Japanese Aesthetics 🍂 Impermanence 👁️ Attention Cultivation

Creativity

by Osho • 1999

Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.

4.18

3k+

🎨 Creative Process 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🍃 Beginner's Mind 🧘 Non-Doing 🛑 Inner Critic

Creativity 93%

Your natural creativity is blocked by ego and perfectionism. A spiritual guide to clearing the way.

by Osho 1999

4.18

3k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🌱 Spiritual Growth 🍃 Beginner's Mind 🧘 Non-Doing 🛑 Inner Critic

Kintsugi

by Tomás Navarro • 2017

Turn your worst breaks into your best feature: the Japanese repair art that rebuilds lives.

3.61

1k+

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Wabi-Sabi ✨ Imperfection Acceptance

Kintsugi 92%

Turn your worst breaks into your best feature: the Japanese repair art that rebuilds lives.

by Tomás Navarro 2017

3.61

1k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 🌱 Post-Traumatic Growth 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Wabi-Sabi ✨ Imperfection Acceptance

Life Is a Verb

by Patti Digh • 2008

Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.

3.97

3k+

🧘 Mindful Living 🎨 Creative Self-Help ⏳ Mortality Awareness 🌱 Intentional Living 📓 Daily Reflection

Life Is a Verb 92%

Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.

by Patti Digh 2008

3.97

3k+ ratings

🧘 Mindful Living 🎨 Creative Self-Help ⏳ Mortality Awareness 🌱 Intentional Living 📓 Daily Reflection

We Need Your Art

by Amie McNee • 2025

No permission needed. The tiny daily practice that outruns perfectionism and gets you to finished.

4.36

2k+

🎨 Creative Practice 👑 Artistic Identity 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎯 Perfectionism 🏁 Finishing Projects

We Need Your Art 92%

No permission needed. The tiny daily practice that outruns perfectionism and gets you to finished.

by Amie McNee 2025

4.36

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 👑 Artistic Identity 🧱 Creative Blocks 🎯 Perfectionism 🏁 Finishing Projects

Big Magic

by Elizabeth Gilbert • 2015

What if creativity isn't something you summon but something that's already looking for you?

3.96

236k+

🎨 Creative Process ⚒️ Creative Discipline ✂️ Creative Perfectionism ✨ Creative Spirituality 🎭 Play And Creativity

Big Magic 92%

What if creativity isn't something you summon but something that's already looking for you?

by Elizabeth Gilbert 2015

3.96

236k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process ⚒️ Creative Discipline ✂️ Creative Perfectionism ✨ Creative Spirituality 🎭 Play And Creativity

The Wisdom of Wilderness

by Gerald G. May • 2006

Nature heals the self modern life fractures. The treatments: silence, storms, and fear itself.

4.18

344

🏔️ Nature Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Ecopsychology 🏕️ Wilderness Memoir 💚 Healing Through Nature

The Wisdom of Wilderness 92%

Nature heals the self modern life fractures. The treatments: silence, storms, and fear itself.

by Gerald G. May 2006

4.18

344 ratings

🏔️ Nature Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌿 Ecopsychology 🏕️ Wilderness Memoir 💚 Healing Through Nature

The Prophet's Way

by Thom Hartmann • 2001

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

4.10

295

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

The Prophet's Way 92%

Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.

by Thom Hartmann 2001

4.10

295 ratings

📖 Spiritual Memoir ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🤲 Compassion Practice 🌿 Nature Spirituality 🪶 Indigenous Wisdom

Small Pleasures

by The School of Life • 2016

Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.

3.89

1k+

🧠 Philosophical Self-Help ✨ Re-Enchantment 🌸 Micro-Joys 🍵 Savoring 🌿 Contemplative Living

Small Pleasures 92%

Grand joys exhaust us. The quiet daily pleasures already hold the meaning we're chasing.

by The School of Life 2016

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Self-Help ✨ Re-Enchantment 🌸 Micro-Joys 🍵 Savoring 🌿 Contemplative Living

Drawing Out the Dragons

by James A. Owen • 2011

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

4.50

440

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

Drawing Out the Dragons 92%

An illustrator's hard-won proof: the life you want is built one difficult choice at a time.

by James A. Owen 2011

4.50

440 ratings

🎨 Creative Careers 🖌️ Artistic Perseverance 🧭 Personal Agency 🔄 Reframing Failure 🎯 Long-Term Thinking

The Art of Stillness

by Pico Iyer • 2014

Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.

3.73

9k+

🧘 Contemplative Living 📵 Digital Disconnection 🧠 Attention Restoration 🚶 Solitude Practices ✨ Secular Spirituality

The Art of Stillness 92%

Phone calls cost 25 minutes and happen every 11. The cure: staying still.

by Pico Iyer 2014

3.73

9k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Living 📵 Digital Disconnection 🧠 Attention Restoration 🚶 Solitude Practices ✨ Secular Spirituality

Seeking Wisdom

by Julia Cameron • 2022

Creative block is spiritual disconnection. Daily writing, solo play, and walking that reconnect you.

3.71

382

🎨 Creative Recovery ✍️ Daily Journaling Ritual 🚶 Walking Meditation 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✨ Synchronicity

Seeking Wisdom 92%

Creative block is spiritual disconnection. Daily writing, solo play, and walking that reconnect you.

by Julia Cameron 2022

3.71

382 ratings

🎨 Creative Recovery ✍️ Daily Journaling Ritual 🚶 Walking Meditation 🙏 Gratitude Practice ✨ Synchronicity

The Space That Keeps You

by Jeremiah Brent • 2024

A designer discovers why some homes hold you: it's never about the furniture.

3.85

209

🛋️ Interior Design 🫂 Emotional Design 🏡 Creating Sanctuary 🏚️ Memory And Place 🌿 Nature And Home

The Space That Keeps You 92%

A designer discovers why some homes hold you: it's never about the furniture.

by Jeremiah Brent 2024

3.85

209 ratings

🛋️ Interior Design 🫂 Emotional Design 🏡 Creating Sanctuary 🏚️ Memory And Place 🌿 Nature And Home

Soul Boom

by Rainn Wilson • 2023

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

3.81

8k+

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Soul Boom 92%

Our crises are spiritual. The cure: a joy-fueled revolution with death as a teacher.

by Rainn Wilson 2023

3.81

8k+ ratings

✊ Spiritual Activism 🕊️ Post-Religious Spirituality 💖 Radical Compassion 💀 Memento Mori 🧘 Engaged Spirituality

Awake!

by Mark Vernon • 2025

What if imagination isn't fantasy but reality itself? Blake's vision makes the case.

4.35

🕯️ Mystical Philosophy 👤 Spiritual Biography 👁️ Imagination As Knowing 🔗 Enlightenment Critique ✨ Sacred Imagination

Awake! 92%

What if imagination isn't fantasy but reality itself? Blake's vision makes the case.

by Mark Vernon 2025

4.35

60 ratings

🕯️ Mystical Philosophy 👤 Spiritual Biography 👁️ Imagination As Knowing 🔗 Enlightenment Critique ✨ Sacred Imagination

That Sounds Fun

by Annie F. Downs • 2021

Your search for fun is really a search for Eden. Start with amateurism.

3.88

9k+

🕊️ Christian Living 🎨 Amateur Pursuits 🐢 Slow Living 🌧️ Grief And Joy 🍯 Savoring

That Sounds Fun 92%

Your search for fun is really a search for Eden. Start with amateurism.

by Annie F. Downs 2021

3.88

9k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🎨 Amateur Pursuits 🐢 Slow Living 🌧️ Grief And Joy 🍯 Savoring

Life is Messy

by Matthew Kelly • 2021

How to repair your brokenness with gold, not shame: a Catholic guide to healing.

3.78

4k+

🧘 Spiritual Growth ✝️ Christian Living 🎨 Embracing Imperfection 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🏡 Simplicity Living

Life is Messy 92%

How to repair your brokenness with gold, not shame: a Catholic guide to healing.

by Matthew Kelly 2021

3.78

4k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Growth ✝️ Christian Living 🎨 Embracing Imperfection 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice 🏡 Simplicity Living

Zen

by Shunmyō Masuno • 2009

You don't need a monastery. A Zen priest's small, daily prescriptions for a calmer mind.

3.87

13k+

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌸 Mindful Living 🍃 Simplicity 📿 Buddhist Self-Help

Zen 92%

You don't need a monastery. A Zen priest's small, daily prescriptions for a calmer mind.

by Shunmyō Masuno 2009

3.87

13k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice ☸️ Zen Buddhism 🌸 Mindful Living 🍃 Simplicity 📿 Buddhist Self-Help

Scouting the Divine

by Margaret Feinberg • 2009

Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.

4.22

912

🐑 Spiritual Memoir 🌾 Faith And Farming 🤲 Experiential Faith 👁️ Sensory Spirituality ✨ Everyday Sacred

Scouting the Divine 92%

Sheep, vines, honey, wool: one writer's search for the God the Bible's first readers knew.

by Margaret Feinberg 2009

4.22

912 ratings

🐑 Spiritual Memoir 🌾 Faith And Farming 🤲 Experiential Faith 👁️ Sensory Spirituality ✨ Everyday Sacred

Writing Down the Bones

by Natalie Goldberg • 1986

Outrun your inner editor: the Zen practice of raw, unedited writing that unlocks your truest voice.

4.21

32k+

✍️ Writing Craft 📅 Daily Practice 🧱 Creative Resistance 🧘 Mindfulness ☸️ Zen Buddhism

Writing Down the Bones 92%

Outrun your inner editor: the Zen practice of raw, unedited writing that unlocks your truest voice.

by Natalie Goldberg 1986

4.21

32k+ ratings

✍️ Writing Craft 📅 Daily Practice 🧱 Creative Resistance 🧘 Mindfulness ☸️ Zen Buddhism

Becoming Wise

by Krista Tippett • 2016

Wisdom is a practice, not a possession. Every ordinary life contains everything it requires.

4.08

6k+

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🧘 Embodied Wisdom 🔬 Science And Spirituality 🌍 Engaged Spirituality ☸️ Interfaith Dialogue

Becoming Wise 92%

Wisdom is a practice, not a possession. Every ordinary life contains everything it requires.

by Krista Tippett 2016

4.08

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Virtue Ethics 🧘 Embodied Wisdom 🔬 Science And Spirituality 🌍 Engaged Spirituality ☸️ Interfaith Dialogue

Free Play

by Stephen Nachmanovitch • 1990

Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.

4.20

3k+

🎭 Improvisation 🎨 Artistic Practice ✨ Creative Process 🧸 Play And Creativity 🧱 Overcoming Creative Blocks

Free Play 92%

Creativity is improvisation: learn your craft until it disappears, then get out of your own way.

by Stephen Nachmanovitch 1990

4.20

3k+ ratings

🎭 Improvisation 🎨 Artistic Practice ✨ Creative Process 🧸 Play And Creativity 🧱 Overcoming Creative Blocks

Anam Cara

by John O'Donohue • 1996

Friendship as soul-recognition, body as sanctuary, death as lifelong companion: Celtic wisdom.

4.32

11k+

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💞 Soul Friendship 🧘 Contemplative Life 📜 Poetic Philosophy

Anam Cara 92%

Friendship as soul-recognition, body as sanctuary, death as lifelong companion: Celtic wisdom.

by John O'Donohue 1996

4.32

11k+ ratings

🍀 Celtic Spirituality ✝️ Christian Mysticism 💞 Soul Friendship 🧘 Contemplative Life 📜 Poetic Philosophy

Zen Guitar

by Philip Toshio Sudo • 1997

Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.

4.03

3k+

🧘 Beginner's Mind 🎨 Zen Arts 🎸 Creative Practice 📅 Daily Practice 💫 Authentic Expression

Zen Guitar 92%

Your guitar is a dojo: Zen wisdom that transforms practice into a spiritual discipline.

by Philip Toshio Sudo 1997

4.03

3k+ ratings

🧘 Beginner's Mind 🎨 Zen Arts 🎸 Creative Practice 📅 Daily Practice 💫 Authentic Expression

Feck Perfuction

by James Victore • 2019

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

4.04

2k+

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure 🎭 Authentic Expression 🧨 Breaking Rules

Feck Perfuction 92%

Perfection kills more work than criticism ever did. A designer's guide to making things anyway.

by James Victore 2019

4.04

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Process 🚫 Anti-Perfectionism 💪 Embracing Failure 🎭 Authentic Expression 🧨 Breaking Rules

Faith, Hope and Carnage

by Nick Cave • 2022

Nick Cave's son died. The art that followed was improvised, spiritually hungry, built from wreckage.

4.41

8k+

🎵 Songwriting Craft 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 💔 Grief And Art 🙏 Art And Spirituality 🎹 Improvisation

Faith, Hope and Carnage 92%

Nick Cave's son died. The art that followed was improvised, spiritually hungry, built from wreckage.

by Nick Cave 2022

4.41

8k+ ratings

🎵 Songwriting Craft 🤝 Artistic Collaboration 💔 Grief And Art 🙏 Art And Spirituality 🎹 Improvisation

The Active Life Leader's Guide

by Parker J. Palmer • 1990

Anxiety, ego, or habit drive most of what you do. Learning to pause and see clearly first.

4.13

446

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔨 Work And Vocation 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Failure And Resilience

The Active Life Leader's Guide 92%

Anxiety, ego, or habit drive most of what you do. Learning to pause and see clearly first.

by Parker J. Palmer 1990

4.13

446 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔨 Work And Vocation 🪞 Inner Work 🌑 Shadow Work 💪 Failure And Resilience

A Joseph Campbell Companion

by Joseph Campbell • 1991

The mythologist's guide to a meaningful life: find your deepest pull, walk toward what scares you.

4.40

3k+

🏛️ Comparative Mythology 🧠 Jungian Psychology ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🌊 Embracing Adversity 🦋 Becoming Yourself

A Joseph Campbell Companion 92%

The mythologist's guide to a meaningful life: find your deepest pull, walk toward what scares you.

by Joseph Campbell 1991

4.40

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Comparative Mythology 🧠 Jungian Psychology ✨ Everyday Spirituality 🌊 Embracing Adversity 🦋 Becoming Yourself

Awakening Your Ikigai

by Ken Mogi • 2017

The Japanese art of finding purpose in morning coffee and spring blossoms, not career milestones.

3.57

18k+

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🌊 Flow States ☕ Ordinary Joys 🎋 Japanese Aesthetics

Awakening Your Ikigai 92%

The Japanese art of finding purpose in morning coffee and spring blossoms, not career milestones.

by Ken Mogi 2017

3.57

18k+ ratings

🏯 Japanese Philosophy 🧘 Everyday Mindfulness 🌊 Flow States ☕ Ordinary Joys 🎋 Japanese Aesthetics

Peace Pilgrim

by Peace Pilgrim • 1983

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

4.25

749

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

Peace Pilgrim 92%

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

by Peace Pilgrim 1983

4.25

749 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

An Unhurried Life

by Alan Fadling • 2013

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

4.19

1k+

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

An Unhurried Life 92%

Hurry is a heart problem, not a schedule one. Adopt Jesus's unhurried work-rest rhythm.

by Alan Fadling 2013

4.19

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Disciplines 🛐 Sabbath Rest ⏳ Overcoming Hurry 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🤫 Contemplative Prayer

Loving to Know

by Esther Lightcap Meek • 2011

Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.

4.29

121

🧠 Epistemology ✝️ Reformed Theology 👥 Personalist Philosophy 💡 Post-Critical Thought 🤝 Relational Knowing

Loving to Know 92%

Modern knowledge is a fragmentation machine. The remedy is a covenantal love affair with reality.

by Esther Lightcap Meek 2011

4.29

121 ratings

🧠 Epistemology ✝️ Reformed Theology 👥 Personalist Philosophy 💡 Post-Critical Thought 🤝 Relational Knowing

The Listening Path

by Julia Cameron • 2021

A six-week listening practice to sharpen attention, unlock creativity, and reconnect.

3.31

2k+

🎨 Creative Practice 👂 Listening Skills ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🧠 Attention Training 🤫 Silence And Solitude

The Listening Path 92%

A six-week listening practice to sharpen attention, unlock creativity, and reconnect.

by Julia Cameron 2021

3.31

2k+ ratings

🎨 Creative Practice 👂 Listening Skills ✨ Spiritual Creativity 🧠 Attention Training 🤫 Silence And Solitude

Cherished Belonging

by Gregory Boyle • 2024

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

4.45

2k+

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Cherished Belonging 92%

Cruelty is a symptom, punishment deepens wounds, and discarded people carry trauma, not evil.

by Gregory Boyle 2024

4.45

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Restorative Justice 💔 Trauma And Healing ✝️ Catholic Social Teaching 🙏 Contemplative Christianity 🌈 Radical Inclusion

Living Buddha, Living Christ

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 1997

A Zen master reads the Gospels and finds the Holy Spirit on the meditation cushion.

4.17

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🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue 📚 Comparative Religion 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌏 Engaged Buddhism ✝️ Contemplative Christianity

Living Buddha, Living Christ 92%

A Zen master reads the Gospels and finds the Holy Spirit on the meditation cushion.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 1997

4.17

19k+ ratings

🕊️ Interfaith Dialogue 📚 Comparative Religion 🧘 Mindfulness Practice 🌏 Engaged Buddhism ✝️ Contemplative Christianity

The Artist's Journey

by Steven Pressfield • 2018

The hero's journey ends. The artist's begins: reaching past resistance into unknown creative ground.

4.13

2k+

🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🎨 Creative Process 🐉 Creative Resistance 🌊 Flow States ⏰ Daily Discipline

The Artist's Journey 92%

The hero's journey ends. The artist's begins: reaching past resistance into unknown creative ground.

by Steven Pressfield 2018

4.13

2k+ ratings

🗺️ The Hero's Journey 🎨 Creative Process 🐉 Creative Resistance 🌊 Flow States ⏰ Daily Discipline

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