50 Books like The Monk as Man

If Truth Be Told

by Om Swami • 2014

A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.

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3k+

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🛕 Monastic Life 👣 Guru-Disciple Relationship 🏔️ Himalayan Spirituality 🍂 Renunciation

If Truth Be Told 93%

A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.

by Om Swami 2014

4.45

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🛕 Monastic Life 👣 Guru-Disciple Relationship 🏔️ Himalayan Spirituality 🍂 Renunciation

The New Path

by Kriyananda • 2009

An American's discovery in a bookshop: a hidden yoga science proving God answers every call.

4.51

116

🪷 Guru-Disciple Bond 🧘 Kriya Yoga ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Mystical Christianity 🔄 Reincarnation Doctrine

The New Path 93%

An American's discovery in a bookshop: a hidden yoga science proving God answers every call.

by Kriyananda 2009

4.51

116 ratings

🪷 Guru-Disciple Bond 🧘 Kriya Yoga ✍️ Spiritual Memoir ✝️ Mystical Christianity 🔄 Reincarnation Doctrine

Living with the Himalayan Masters

by Swami Rama • 1899

A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.

4.19

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🏔️ Himalayan Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🧵 Master Disciple Bond ✨ Spiritual Experience 🌀 Maya And Illusion

Living with the Himalayan Masters Summary

Living with the Himalayan Masters 93%

A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.

by Swami Rama 1899

4.19

5k+ ratings

🏔️ Himalayan Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🧵 Master Disciple Bond ✨ Spiritual Experience 🌀 Maya And Illusion

A Search In Secret India

by Paul Brunton • 1934

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

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2k+

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices 🤔 Spiritual Skepticism 🧭 Western Seeker

A Search In Secret India 92%

A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.

by Paul Brunton 1934

4.28

2k+ ratings

🗺️ Spiritual Travelogue 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Practices 🤔 Spiritual Skepticism 🧭 Western Seeker

Sadhguru

by Arundhathi Subramaniam • 2010

A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.

4.45

1k+

🧘‍♂️ Modern Gurus 🕉️ Contemporary Spirituality ✨ Experiential Spirituality ⚡ Energy Practices ❓ Questioning Dogma

Sadhguru 92%

A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.

by Arundhathi Subramaniam 2010

4.45

1k+ ratings

🧘‍♂️ Modern Gurus 🕉️ Contemporary Spirituality ✨ Experiential Spirituality ⚡ Energy Practices ❓ Questioning Dogma

Why I am a Hindu

by Shashi Tharoor • 2018

Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.

3.72

4k+

🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🧘 Advaita Vedanta 🤝 Religious Pluralism 🚩 Religious Nationalism 🇮🇳 Indian Politics

Why I am a Hindu 92%

Hinduism demands no dogma and has no founder. Hindutva, its political impostor, insists on both.

by Shashi Tharoor 2018

3.72

4k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🧘 Advaita Vedanta 🤝 Religious Pluralism 🚩 Religious Nationalism 🇮🇳 Indian Politics

An Autobiography

by Mahatma Gandhi • 1927

A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.

4.10

75k+

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance ✊🏾 Colonial Resistance 🇮🇳 Indian Independence ⚖️ Social Justice 🏡 Simple Living

An Autobiography 92%

A shy lawyer ejected from a South African train begins a revolution without raising a fist.

by Mahatma Gandhi 1927

4.10

75k+ ratings

🕊️ Nonviolent Resistance ✊🏾 Colonial Resistance 🇮🇳 Indian Independence ⚖️ Social Justice 🏡 Simple Living

Jainism

by Jeffery D. Long • 2009

Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.

3.82

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🕉️ Indian Philosophy 🌐 Comparative Religion ☮️ Nonviolence 🔄 Karma And Rebirth 🤝 Religious Pluralism

Jainism 92%

Karma, in Jainism, is a physical substance. The 2,500-year-old map for scraping the soul clean.

by Jeffery D. Long 2009

3.82

118 ratings

🕉️ Indian Philosophy 🌐 Comparative Religion ☮️ Nonviolence 🔄 Karma And Rebirth 🤝 Religious Pluralism

Midnights with the Mystic

by Cheryl Simone • 2008

She spent nights by a fireside questioning a realized yogi. His answers rewired her entire reality.

4.19

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🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🕉️ Guru-Disciple Relationship 🐍 Kundalini Awakening 🧿 Chakra System 🔄 Karma And Reincarnation

Midnights with the Mystic 91%

She spent nights by a fireside questioning a realized yogi. His answers rewired her entire reality.

by Cheryl Simone 2008

4.19

1k+ ratings

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🕉️ Guru-Disciple Relationship 🐍 Kundalini Awakening 🧿 Chakra System 🔄 Karma And Reincarnation

The Great Work of Your Life

by Stephen Cope • 2012

The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.

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3k+

🧭 Life Purpose 🛐 Sacred Vocation 🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🍂 Non-Attachment 🌱 Adversity And Growth

The Great Work of Your Life 91%

The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.

by Stephen Cope 2012

4.32

3k+ ratings

🧭 Life Purpose 🛐 Sacred Vocation 🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🍂 Non-Attachment 🌱 Adversity And Growth

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple

by Paramahansa Yogananda • 1955

Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.

4.35

449

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 📖 Gita Commentary 🧘 Yoga Philosophy ⚡ Karma Yoga 🌀 Raja Yoga

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple Summary

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple 91%

Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.

by Paramahansa Yogananda 1955

4.35

449 ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 📖 Gita Commentary 🧘 Yoga Philosophy ⚡ Karma Yoga 🌀 Raja Yoga

Savarkar

by Vikram Sampath • 2021

A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.

4.70

472

🚩 Hindu Nationalism 📖 Political Biography 🗺️ Partition Of India 🇮🇳 Anti-Colonial India ✊ Social Reform Movements

Savarkar 91%

A court cleared Savarkar of Gandhi's murder. History never did.

by Vikram Sampath 2021

4.70

472 ratings

🚩 Hindu Nationalism 📖 Political Biography 🗺️ Partition Of India 🇮🇳 Anti-Colonial India ✊ Social Reform Movements

The Everything Hinduism Book

by Kenneth Schouler • 2009

No founder, no single scripture: a guide to the world's oldest religion, for Western readers.

3.38

🕉️ Introductory Hinduism 🇮🇳 Indian Spirituality 🧘 Yoga Paths ♾️ Karma And Reincarnation 📜 Hindu Philosophy

The Everything Hinduism Book 91%

No founder, no single scripture: a guide to the world's oldest religion, for Western readers.

by Kenneth Schouler 2009

3.38

16 ratings

🕉️ Introductory Hinduism 🇮🇳 Indian Spirituality 🧘 Yoga Paths ♾️ Karma And Reincarnation 📜 Hindu Philosophy

Hanuman

by Vanamali • 2010

He could level mountains and cross oceans, but his real power came from two syllables.

4.58

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📜 Hindu Epics 🐒 Ramayana Retellings 🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🛐 Devotional Literature 🤲 Selfless Service

Hanuman 91%

He could level mountains and cross oceans, but his real power came from two syllables.

by Vanamali 2010

4.58

152 ratings

📜 Hindu Epics 🐒 Ramayana Retellings 🧘 Bhakti Yoga 🛐 Devotional Literature 🤲 Selfless Service

Stumbling Into Infinity

by Michael Fischman • 2009

A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.

4.46

482

🕉️ Guru-Disciple Path 🤲 Selfless Service 💥 Ego Dissolution 🧭 Spiritual Seeking 👤 Ordinary Mysticism

Stumbling Into Infinity 91%

A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.

by Michael Fischman 2009

4.46

482 ratings

🕉️ Guru-Disciple Path 🤲 Selfless Service 💥 Ego Dissolution 🧭 Spiritual Seeking 👤 Ordinary Mysticism

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 91%

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

The Holy Science

by Yukteswar Giri • 1894

A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.

4.48

2k+

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🧘 Yoga Spirituality 🔆 Self-Realization 📜 Modern Vedanta

The Holy Science 91%

A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.

by Yukteswar Giri 1894

4.48

2k+ ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 🌐 Perennial Philosophy 🧘 Yoga Spirituality 🔆 Self-Realization 📜 Modern Vedanta

Doorways to Light

by Krishnananda Trobe • 2006

Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.

4.28

160

🌌 Vedic Cosmology 🔱 Hindu Mysticism 🧘 Meditation Practice ✨ Astral Travel 🔄 Karma And Reincarnation

Doorways to Light 91%

Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.

by Krishnananda Trobe 2006

4.28

160 ratings

🌌 Vedic Cosmology 🔱 Hindu Mysticism 🧘 Meditation Practice ✨ Astral Travel 🔄 Karma And Reincarnation

Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography

by M.K. Gandhi • 2020

A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.

4.00

517

🕊️ Spiritual Memoirs ✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🇮🇳 Gandhian Philosophy ☸️ Religious Pluralism 🧘 Asceticism

Mahatma Gandhi Autobiography 91%

A shy lawyer experiments with diet, celibacy, and truth until he invents nonviolent force.

by M.K. Gandhi 2020

4.00

517 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoirs ✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🇮🇳 Gandhian Philosophy ☸️ Religious Pluralism 🧘 Asceticism

Madame Blavatsky

by Gary Lachman • 2012

She channeled hidden teachers, survived a fraud scandal, and accidentally began the New Age.

3.82

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🕯️ Western Esotericism 🔮 Modern Occultism 📜 Theosophy 📖 Spiritual Biography 🏛️ Esoteric History

Madame Blavatsky 91%

She channeled hidden teachers, survived a fraud scandal, and accidentally began the New Age.

by Gary Lachman 2012

3.82

260 ratings

🕯️ Western Esotericism 🔮 Modern Occultism 📜 Theosophy 📖 Spiritual Biography 🏛️ Esoteric History

my Hanuman Chalisa

by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2017

A monkey-god's 40-verse praise song: decoded line by line, it becomes a temple you carry.

4.34

2k+

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 🙏 Bhakti Devotion 🇮🇳 Indian Spirituality 📖 Sacred Texts Commentary ✨ Devotional Poetry

my Hanuman Chalisa 91%

A monkey-god's 40-verse praise song: decoded line by line, it becomes a temple you carry.

by Devdutt Pattanaik 2017

4.34

2k+ ratings

🕉️ Hindu Mythology 🙏 Bhakti Devotion 🇮🇳 Indian Spirituality 📖 Sacred Texts Commentary ✨ Devotional Poetry

Brilliant Moon

by Dilgo Khyentse • 2008

He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.

4.48

132

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement 🔴 Nyingma Tradition 🌀 Dzogchen Teachings

Brilliant Moon 91%

He walked out of Tibet with goats and monks, then became the Dalai Lama's teacher.

by Dilgo Khyentse 2008

4.48

132 ratings

🏔️ Tibetan Buddhism 📿 Spiritual Biography 🔀 Rimé Movement 🔴 Nyingma Tradition 🌀 Dzogchen Teachings

The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life

by Shweta Chandra • 2016

The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.

3.82

1k+

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 🧭 Purpose Discovery 🎯 Detached Action 🪞 Self Realization 🛁 Inner Purification

The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life Summary

The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life 91%

The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.

by Shweta Chandra 2016

3.82

1k+ ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 🧭 Purpose Discovery 🎯 Detached Action 🪞 Self Realization 🛁 Inner Purification

The Bhagavad Gita

by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2005

Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.

4.6

1k+

🕉️ Vedanta Philosophy 🙏 Devotional Mysticism 🎯 Karma Yoga 📖 Gita Commentaries 🌌 Hindu Cosmology

The Bhagavad Gita 91%

Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.

by Paramahansa Yogananda 2005

4.6

1k+ ratings

🕉️ Vedanta Philosophy 🙏 Devotional Mysticism 🎯 Karma Yoga 📖 Gita Commentaries 🌌 Hindu Cosmology

Paths to God

by Ram Dass • 2004

Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.

4.49

2k+

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 📿 Vedanta 💗 Devotional Practice 🧘 Meditation Practice 🪞 Ego Transcendence

Paths to God 91%

Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.

by Ram Dass 2004

4.49

2k+ ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 📿 Vedanta 💗 Devotional Practice 🧘 Meditation Practice 🪞 Ego Transcendence

What is Hinduism?

by David Frawley • 1995

Rejects no deity, requires no creed: a 3,000-year-old toolkit for direct self-knowledge.

4.15

108

🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🧘 Self-Realization 🔄 Karma And Rebirth 🧘‍♂️ Yoga Philosophy

What is Hinduism? 91%

Rejects no deity, requires no creed: a 3,000-year-old toolkit for direct self-knowledge.

by David Frawley 1995

4.15

108 ratings

🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🧘 Self-Realization 🔄 Karma And Rebirth 🧘‍♂️ Yoga Philosophy

Be Here Now

by Ram Dass • 1971

Psychedelics open the door. Meditation, mantra, and surrender walk you through it.

4.34

44k+

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🍄 Psychedelic Spirituality 🔔 Meditation Practice 💀 Conscious Dying

Be Here Now 91%

Psychedelics open the door. Meditation, mantra, and surrender walk you through it.

by Ram Dass 1971

4.34

44k+ ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🍄 Psychedelic Spirituality 🔔 Meditation Practice 💀 Conscious Dying

The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader

by M.V. Nadkarni • 2016

The Gita's most radical idea for modern life: act fully, but detach completely from the result.

3.63

🕉️ Hindu Scripture 🇮🇳 Indian Philosophy 🎯 Selfless Action 🙏 Devotional Practice 🧠 Consciousness Studies

The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader Summary

The Bhagavad-Gita for the Modern Reader 91%

The Gita's most radical idea for modern life: act fully, but detach completely from the result.

by M.V. Nadkarni 2016

3.63

8 ratings

🕉️ Hindu Scripture 🇮🇳 Indian Philosophy 🎯 Selfless Action 🙏 Devotional Practice 🧠 Consciousness Studies

My Spiritual Journey

by Dalai Lama XIV • 2009

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

3.98

3k+

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice ✊ Nonviolence Advocacy 🔬 Science And Spirituality

My Spiritual Journey 91%

A Tibetan monk's path: why your happiness depends on everyone else's, and how to build it.

by Dalai Lama XIV 2009

3.98

3k+ ratings

🪷 Tibetan Buddhism 📖 Spiritual Memoirs ❤️ Compassion Practice ✊ Nonviolence Advocacy 🔬 Science And Spirituality

Tantric Quest

by Daniel Odier • 1992

His female master taught him Tantra by making sex, danger, and desire the path.

4.21

436

🔱 Tantric Initiation ☯️ Kashmir Shaivism 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 🪷 Non-Dual Awareness 📿 Spiritual Memoir

Tantric Quest 91%

His female master taught him Tantra by making sex, danger, and desire the path.

by Daniel Odier 1992

4.21

436 ratings

🔱 Tantric Initiation ☯️ Kashmir Shaivism 🔥 Sacred Sexuality 🪷 Non-Dual Awareness 📿 Spiritual Memoir

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret

by F. Howard Taylor • 1932

When Hudson Taylor stopped striving, he unlocked a force that opened all 18 provinces of China.

4.28

9k+

🕊️ Missionary Biography 📜 19th Century Missions 😌 Spiritual Rest 🌍 Incarnational Mission 🙏 Radical Dependence

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret Summary

Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret 91%

When Hudson Taylor stopped striving, he unlocked a force that opened all 18 provinces of China.

by F. Howard Taylor 1932

4.28

9k+ ratings

🕊️ Missionary Biography 📜 19th Century Missions 😌 Spiritual Rest 🌍 Incarnational Mission 🙏 Radical Dependence

The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita

by Richa Tilokani • 2021

Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.

4.75

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 📜 Hindu Scripture 🌏 Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👐 Selfless Action

The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita 91%

Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.

by Richa Tilokani 2021

4.75

4 ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 📜 Hindu Scripture 🌏 Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👐 Selfless Action

The Legend of the Goddess

by Om Swami • 2024

An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.

4.81

296

📜 Vedic Spirituality 🕉️ Hindu Scripture 📿 Mantra Meditation 🐍 Kundalini Awakening ⚡ Shaktism

The Legend of the Goddess 91%

An ancient Vedic hymn embodies the goddess of fortune. This is the sonic key.

by Om Swami 2024

4.81

296 ratings

📜 Vedic Spirituality 🕉️ Hindu Scripture 📿 Mantra Meditation 🐍 Kundalini Awakening ⚡ Shaktism

The Law of Attention

by Edward Salim Michael • 2010

Your attention is the gateway out of inner slavery; the inner sound becomes your guide.

4.57

🎵 Sound Meditation 👁️ Self-Observation ☯️ Nonduality 🧘 Body Awareness 🌱 Growth Through Suffering

The Law of Attention 91%

Your attention is the gateway out of inner slavery; the inner sound becomes your guide.

by Edward Salim Michael 2010

4.57

42 ratings

🎵 Sound Meditation 👁️ Self-Observation ☯️ Nonduality 🧘 Body Awareness 🌱 Growth Through Suffering

Meetings With Remarkable Men

by G.I. Gurdjieff • 1960

A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.

4.10

3k+

📜 Spiritual Memoir 🔮 Esoteric Traditions 🕉️ Wisdom Traditions 🧘 Inner Search 🛤️ Fourth Way

Meetings With Remarkable Men 91%

A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.

by G.I. Gurdjieff 1960

4.10

3k+ ratings

📜 Spiritual Memoir 🔮 Esoteric Traditions 🕉️ Wisdom Traditions 🧘 Inner Search 🛤️ Fourth Way

7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art

by Devdutt Pattanaik • 2011

The gods on Indian walls are a visual code. Read the symbols, unlock the philosophy.

3.72

510

🎨 Hindu Iconography 🔍 Decoding Mythology 🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🌸 Divine Feminine 🔄 Cyclical Time

7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art Summary

7 Secrets from Hindu Calender Art 91%

The gods on Indian walls are a visual code. Read the symbols, unlock the philosophy.

by Devdutt Pattanaik 2011

3.72

510 ratings

🎨 Hindu Iconography 🔍 Decoding Mythology 🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🌸 Divine Feminine 🔄 Cyclical Time

Be As You Are

by Ramana Maharshi • 1985

Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.

4.28

3k+

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🌊 Non-Dual Teachings 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 📜 Eastern Philosophy

Be As You Are 91%

Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.

by Ramana Maharshi 1985

4.28

3k+ ratings

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🌊 Non-Dual Teachings 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 📜 Eastern Philosophy

7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self

by Swami Mukundananda • 2020

Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.

4.44

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🕉️ Vedantic Teachings 🙏 Bhakti Yoga 🌟 Spiritual Self-Help 🧠 Belief Reprogramming 🧘 Mind Discipline

7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self Summary

7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self 91%

Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.

by Swami Mukundananda 2020

4.44

136 ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Teachings 🙏 Bhakti Yoga 🌟 Spiritual Self-Help 🧠 Belief Reprogramming 🧘 Mind Discipline

The Subtle Body

by Stefanie Syman • 2010

Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.

3.26

263

🌿 Transcendentalism 🌏 East West Exchange 🧘 Modern Yoga 🕉️ Guru Culture 🌈 Sixties Spirituality

The Subtle Body 90%

Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.

by Stefanie Syman 2010

3.26

263 ratings

🌿 Transcendentalism 🌏 East West Exchange 🧘 Modern Yoga 🕉️ Guru Culture 🌈 Sixties Spirituality

Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

by Ravi Shankar • 2001

Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.

4.61

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🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🙏 Bhakti Yoga 🧘 Guru Yoga 🤲 Selfless Service 🤫 Silence And Meditation

Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Summary

Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 90%

Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.

by Ravi Shankar 2001

4.61

2k+ ratings

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🙏 Bhakti Yoga 🧘 Guru Yoga 🤲 Selfless Service 🤫 Silence And Meditation

Death; An Inside Story

by Sadhguru • 2020

Death is a skill. The yogic way to die consciously, from final breath to liberation.

4.31

5k+

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 💀 Death And Dying 🕊️ Conscious Dying 🔄 Karma And Reincarnation 😨 Fear Of Death

Death; An Inside Story 90%

Death is a skill. The yogic way to die consciously, from final breath to liberation.

by Sadhguru 2020

4.31

5k+ ratings

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 💀 Death And Dying 🕊️ Conscious Dying 🔄 Karma And Reincarnation 😨 Fear Of Death

Gandhi

by Louis Fischer • 1950

Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.

4.18

5k+

🪷 Indian Independence ✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🌍 Anticolonial Movements 🕉️ Hindu Ethics 🔗 Caste And Class

Gandhi 90%

Thrown off a train in South Africa, a shy lawyer discovered a weapon empires cannot fight.

by Louis Fischer 1950

4.18

5k+ ratings

🪷 Indian Independence ✊ Nonviolent Resistance 🌍 Anticolonial Movements 🕉️ Hindu Ethics 🔗 Caste And Class

The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali

by Satchidananda

Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.

4.38

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📜 Sacred Texts 🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕉️ Indian Philosophy 🧠 Mind Training 🪷 Meditation Practice

The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali 90%

Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.

by Satchidananda

4.38

13k+ ratings

📜 Sacred Texts 🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕉️ Indian Philosophy 🧠 Mind Training 🪷 Meditation Practice

The Life Divine

by Sri Aurobindo • 1942

The material world is not an error. It's divinity condensed, and evolution is its homecoming.

4.53

428

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta ☯️ Nondual Spirituality 🧬 Evolution Of Consciousness 🔄 Integral Philosophy 🌟 Divine Immanence

The Life Divine 90%

The material world is not an error. It's divinity condensed, and evolution is its homecoming.

by Sri Aurobindo 1942

4.53

428 ratings

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta ☯️ Nondual Spirituality 🧬 Evolution Of Consciousness 🔄 Integral Philosophy 🌟 Divine Immanence

Little Angels

by Phra Peter Pannapadipo • 2005

Most Thai novice monks did not choose the monastery. Hunger chose for them.

3.94

135

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Little Angels 90%

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by Phra Peter Pannapadipo 2005

3.94

135 ratings

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Before the New Age, there was a Sunday school teacher who diagnosed strangers in his sleep.

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There is a River 90%

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by Thomas Joseph Sugrue 2003

4.24

2k+ ratings

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Kundalini

by Gopi Krishna • 1967

A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.

4.03

601

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Kundalini 90%

A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.

by Gopi Krishna 1967

4.03

601 ratings

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by Robert E. Svoboda • 1986

Most paths avoid darkness. This one walks into the cremation ground and stays.

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Aghora 90%

Most paths avoid darkness. This one walks into the cremation ground and stays.

by Robert E. Svoboda 1986

4.26

2k+ ratings

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My Journey

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From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.

4.43

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My Journey 90%

From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2013

4.43

7k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Memoir 🔬 Scientist Autobiography 🌟 Visionary Leadership 🧱 Resilience Building 🕊️ Interfaith Harmony

The Man Who Knew Infinity

by Robert Kanigel • 1991

A Brahmin clerk sends a letter full of theorems to Cambridge, unlocking a genius and a tragedy.

4.04

9k+

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The Man Who Knew Infinity 90%

A Brahmin clerk sends a letter full of theorems to Cambridge, unlocking a genius and a tragedy.

by Robert Kanigel 1991

4.04

9k+ ratings

🧠 Mathematical Genius 🔢 Number Theory 🇮🇳 Colonial India 🏛️ Cambridge History 🚪 Academic Outsiders

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