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Consciousness Book Summaries

Conscious Loving
by Gay Hendricks • 1990
Most couples don't break under conflict. They break when things get too good.
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Conscious Loving Summary
Conscious Loving
Most couples don't break under conflict. They break when things get too good.
by Gay Hendricks 1990 304 pages
4.32
1k+ ratings
Awaken Your Genius
by Ozan Varol • 2023
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
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Awaken Your Genius Summary
Awaken Your Genius
Conformity buried your genius. Here is the shovel, the map, and permission to stand apart.
by Ozan Varol 2023 288 pages
4.23
500+ ratings
Learning to Silence the Mind
by Osho • 2012
Stop trying to meditate. The secret is simple awareness, hidden behind the noisy mind.
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Learning to Silence the Mind Summary
Learning to Silence the Mind
Stop trying to meditate. The secret is simple awareness, hidden behind the noisy mind.
by Osho 2012 192 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Letters to a Starseed
by Rebecca Campbell • 2021
Rootlessness is star memory. How to reclaim your cosmic origin and your mission on Earth.
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Letters to a Starseed Summary
Letters to a Starseed
Rootlessness is star memory. How to reclaim your cosmic origin and your mission on Earth.
by Rebecca Campbell 2021 242 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Life on the Edge
by Johnjoe McFadden • 2014
Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.
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Life on the Edge Summary
Life on the Edge
Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.
by Johnjoe McFadden 2014 368 pages
4.11
3k+ ratings
Before You Know It
by John A. Bargh • 2017
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
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Before You Know It Summary
Before You Know It
Your unconscious runs your life. Willpower is the worst way to fight it.
by John A. Bargh 2017 354 pages
4.02
1k+ ratings
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events
by Jane Roberts • 1982
Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.
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The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events Summary
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events
Epidemics, cults, and disasters are externalizations of collective psychology, not random accidents.
by Jane Roberts 1982 313 pages
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500+ ratings
The 12 Stages of Healing
by Donald M. Epstein • 1994
Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.
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The 12 Stages of Healing Summary
The 12 Stages of Healing
Healing and curing are opposites. A 12-stage map where suffering is the doorway, not the enemy.
by Donald M. Epstein 1994 256 pages
4.06
273 ratings
Transforming Your Self
by Steve Andreas • 2002
The self is built, not found. A cognitive toolkit for redesigning who you are.
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104
Transforming Your Self Summary
Transforming Your Self
The self is built, not found. A cognitive toolkit for redesigning who you are.
by Steve Andreas 2002 294 pages
4.03
104 ratings
True Refuge
by Tara Brach • 2012
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
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True Refuge Summary
True Refuge
A four-step meditation tool that quiets shame and fear, then points to the stillness underneath.
by Tara Brach 2012 320 pages
4.21
3k+ ratings
Trading Beyond the Matrix
by Van K. Tharp • 2013
Trading losses often trace back to a single source: the beliefs you never thought to question.
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221
Trading Beyond the Matrix Summary
Trading Beyond the Matrix
Trading losses often trace back to a single source: the beliefs you never thought to question.
by Van K. Tharp 2013 432 pages
3.76
221 ratings
Can't Stop Thinking
by Nancy Colier • 2021
Sixty thousand thoughts a day, mostly negative reruns: freedom isn't found by thinking your way out.
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Can't Stop Thinking Summary
Can't Stop Thinking
Sixty thousand thoughts a day, mostly negative reruns: freedom isn't found by thinking your way out.
by Nancy Colier 2021 160 pages
3.73
500+ ratings
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
by Deepak Chopra • 2003
Your coincidences are not random. They map a path to the life your soul intended.
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The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire Summary
The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire
Your coincidences are not random. They map a path to the life your soul intended.
by Deepak Chopra 2003 304 pages
4.04
6k+ ratings
The Future of the Mind
by Michio Kaku • 2014
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
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The Future of the Mind Summary
The Future of the Mind
Thoughts decoded. Memories rewritten. Consciousness uploaded. The brain is becoming hackable.
by Michio Kaku 2014 377 pages
4.08
15k+ ratings
The Laws of the Sun
by Ryuho Okawa • 2013
Life began on Venus. A cosmic Buddha's path lifts your soul through nine dimensions.
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132
The Laws of the Sun Summary
The Laws of the Sun
Life began on Venus. A cosmic Buddha's path lifts your soul through nine dimensions.
by Ryuho Okawa 2013 224 pages
3.57
132 ratings
Sleights of Mind
by Stephen L. Macknik • 2010
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
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Sleights of Mind Summary
Sleights of Mind
Every magic trick exploits a specific neural shortcut. What sleight of hand reveals about the brain.
by Stephen L. Macknik 2010 291 pages
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2k+ ratings
Zen Training
by Kazuki Sekida • 1975
A Zen master's precise method for sitting: how breath, posture, and attention dissolve the self.
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Zen Training Summary
Zen Training
A Zen master's precise method for sitting: how breath, posture, and attention dissolve the self.
by Kazuki Sekida 1975 272 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Living on Your Own Terms
by Osho • 2013
Society's greatest control is not its laws but the beliefs you never thought to question.
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Living on Your Own Terms Summary
Living on Your Own Terms
Society's greatest control is not its laws but the beliefs you never thought to question.
by Osho 2013 204 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
The Cosmic Game
by Stanislav Grof • 1997
A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.
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The Cosmic Game Summary
The Cosmic Game
A psychiatrist's map of non-ordinary consciousness shows the self as a mask worn by the cosmos.
by Stanislav Grof 1997 303 pages
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500+ ratings
Messages from Water and the Universe
by Masaru Emoto • 2009
What you say to water reorganizes its molecules. You are mostly water.
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Messages from Water and the Universe Summary
Messages from Water and the Universe
What you say to water reorganizes its molecules. You are mostly water.
by Masaru Emoto 2009 145 pages
4.23
341 ratings
The Mind and the Brain
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz • 2001
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
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The Mind and the Brain Summary
The Mind and the Brain
Conscious thought can change brain circuitry. A psychiatrist argues quantum physics is the reason.
by Jeffrey M. Schwartz 2001 432 pages
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6k+ ratings
The New Mind Readers
by Russell A. Poldrack • 2018
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
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168
The New Mind Readers Summary
The New Mind Readers
Brain scans map blood flow, not thought. A pioneer reveals what fMRI can and cannot do.
by Russell A. Poldrack 2018 232 pages
3.93
168 ratings
The Deepest Acceptance
by Jeff Foster • 2012
Suffering ends not by feeling better but by allowing even the resistance to this moment.
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The Deepest Acceptance Summary
The Deepest Acceptance
Suffering ends not by feeling better but by allowing even the resistance to this moment.
by Jeff Foster 2012 288 pages
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500+ ratings
You Are the Happiness You Seek
by Rupert Spira • 2011
The happiness you seek is already here, hidden only by the belief in a separate self.
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You Are the Happiness You Seek Summary
You Are the Happiness You Seek
The happiness you seek is already here, hidden only by the belief in a separate self.
by Rupert Spira 2011 200 pages
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500+ ratings
Science Set Free
by Rupert Sheldrake • 2012
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
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Science Set Free Summary
Science Set Free
Science rests on ten assumptions it never proved. The experiments that could topple them.
by Rupert Sheldrake 2012 400 pages
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1k+ ratings
Questions and Answers on Conversations with God
by Neale Donald Walsch • 1999
God doesn't judge, punish, or hand down rules. The Q&A that answers every objection.
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Questions and Answers on Conversations with God Summary
Questions and Answers on Conversations with God
God doesn't judge, punish, or hand down rules. The Q&A that answers every objection.
by Neale Donald Walsch 1999 402 pages
4.06
127 ratings
Psychedelics
by David J. Nutt • 2023
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
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Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
by David J. Nutt 2023 307 pages
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500+ ratings
The Eye of Spirit
by Ken Wilber • 1997
Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.
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The Eye of Spirit Summary
The Eye of Spirit
Reality has four faces. Most arguments happen because we each stare at a different one.
by Ken Wilber 1997 456 pages
4.17
277 ratings
Rozdělené Self
by R.D. Laing • 1960
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
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Rozdělené Self Summary
Rozdělené Self
Schizophrenia begins as a solution: a last defense against the terror of not feeling real.
by R.D. Laing 1960 230 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
Be What You Wish
by Neville Goddard • 2015
Rewrite the past, reshape the future: a daily imagination practice that changes what happens next.
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Be What You Wish Summary
Be What You Wish
Rewrite the past, reshape the future: a daily imagination practice that changes what happens next.
by Neville Goddard 2015 46 pages
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500+ ratings
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul
by Osho • 2010
You were born without a destiny. The meditation practice that returns you to that original freedom.
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Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul Summary
Destiny, Freedom, and the Soul
You were born without a destiny. The meditation practice that returns you to that original freedom.
by Osho 2010 216 pages
4.10
500+ ratings
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
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On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 155 pages
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1k+ ratings
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget
by Sadhguru • 2013
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
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Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget Summary
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
by Sadhguru 2013 193 pages
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3k+ ratings
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
by Gil Friedman • 2003
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
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Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide Summary
Gurdjieff, A Beginner's Guide
Lost keys reveal the automatic patterns that run you. A beginner's guide to waking up.
by Gil Friedman 2003 196 pages
3.94
208 ratings
The Mastery of Life
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. • 2021
You're living by rules you never agreed to. A Toltec guide to rewriting them.
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The Mastery of Life Summary
The Mastery of Life
You're living by rules you never agreed to. A Toltec guide to rewriting them.
by Miguel Ruiz Jr. 2021 240 pages
4.50
432 ratings
The Awakened Family
by Shefali Tsabary • 2016
What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.
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The Awakened Family Summary
The Awakened Family
What if every parenting struggle points back to you? A method that turns the lens inward.
by Shefali Tsabary 2016 368 pages
4.32
3k+ ratings
فن احتواء الذات
by Hal Stone • 2023
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
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فن احتواء الذات Summary
فن احتواء الذات
A map of your inner cast of characters to stop old fights and build real intimacy.
by Hal Stone 2023 256 pages
3.78
500+ ratings
Mind and Nature
by Gregory Bateson • 2002
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
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Mind and Nature Summary
Mind and Nature
Mind and nature aren't separate; they share a master pattern that perception and evolution both obey
by Gregory Bateson 2002 220 pages
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500+ ratings
Controlling People
by Patricia Evans • 2002
Controllers need to define you because they have no real self of their own.
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Controlling People Summary
Controlling People
Controllers need to define you because they have no real self of their own.
by Patricia Evans 2002 300 pages
3.91
1k+ ratings
The Essential Law of Attraction Collection
by Esther Hicks • 2013
Your thoughts are requests; shift them before the universe delivers your old complaints.
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The Essential Law of Attraction Collection Summary
The Essential Law of Attraction Collection
Your thoughts are requests; shift them before the universe delivers your old complaints.
by Esther Hicks 2013 627 pages
4.51
268 ratings
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
by Andrew B. Newberg • 2016
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
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How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain Summary
How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain
A neural event underlies enlightenment. The science of the shift, and the practices that produce it.
by Andrew B. Newberg 2016 288 pages
3.91
314 ratings
The Secret of the Shadow
by Debbie Ford • 1998
The parts of your story you most resist hold the one gift only you can give.
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The Secret of the Shadow Summary
The Secret of the Shadow
The parts of your story you most resist hold the one gift only you can give.
by Debbie Ford 1998 222 pages
3.93
500+ ratings
Descartes' Baby
by Paul Bloom • 2004
We are born seeing souls and bodies as separate. That illusion shapes art, disgust, and morality.
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Descartes' Baby Summary
Descartes' Baby
We are born seeing souls and bodies as separate. That illusion shapes art, disgust, and morality.
by Paul Bloom 2004 288 pages
3.89
308 ratings
As One Is
by J. Krishnamurti • 2007
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
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As One Is Summary
As One Is
Most of what you call thinking is society replaying itself. Freedom begins the moment you notice.
by J. Krishnamurti 2007 164 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
Enlightened Gardener, The
by Sydney Banks • 1991
Three suffering strangers meet a philosopher-gardener who claims their minds are already whole.
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Enlightened Gardener, The Summary
Enlightened Gardener, The
Three suffering strangers meet a philosopher-gardener who claims their minds are already whole.
by Sydney Banks 1991 176 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
On Fear
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
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On Fear Summary
On Fear
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994 115 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
Honoring the Self
by Nathaniel Branden • 1983
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
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Honoring the Self Summary
Honoring the Self
Why success feels hollow: real confidence is built on a daily choice, not on achievement.
by Nathaniel Branden 1983 290 pages
4.20
500+ ratings
Tao
by Osho • 2002
Self-improvement strengthens the prison it promises to open: the real alternative is ego death.
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Tao Summary
Tao
Self-improvement strengthens the prison it promises to open: the real alternative is ego death.
by Osho 2002 192 pages
4.26
1k+ ratings
Don't Be a Jerk
by Brad Warner • 2016
What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.
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Don't Be a Jerk Summary
Don't Be a Jerk
What Dōgen really taught: you're already enlightened. Now sit down and act like it.
by Brad Warner 2016 336 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
Living in the Heart
by Drunvalo Melchizedek • 2003
A blind woman tracked satellites. The seeing-without-eyes secret: it begins inside the heart.
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Living in the Heart Summary
Living in the Heart
A blind woman tracked satellites. The seeing-without-eyes secret: it begins inside the heart.
by Drunvalo Melchizedek 2003 144 pages
4.30
500+ ratings
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