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The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi 10 reviews
Ramana Maharshi
Shambhala, 2004
A Great Little Book
+ Very Practical
+ An enlightening read
+ Good but scary
+ Many absolute gems
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Understanding the I Ching2 reviews
Hellmut Wilhelm, Richard Wilhelm
Princeton University Press, 1995
Understanding the I Ching
+ Fascinating Book w/ Lots of Information
This is a classic, the presentation and edition are careful and well presented. An excelent edition
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Change Your Thoughts - Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the Tao201 reviews
Wayne W. Dyer
Hay House, 2007
Really Brilliant, easy to read, short chapters.
+ Worth exploring
+ Stop the Chase and Become a Witness ...
+ CJJ
+ Excellent
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) 8 reviews
Penguin Classics, 2007
Tibetan Book of the dead
+ Not for newcomers, but truly a "treasure-text"
+ A Perfectionists' Translation of Not Really Accessible Death-Transition Rites
An old book brought to life. interesting research in the india's believe system of reincarnation. The souls travels after death back to reincarnation.
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (Shambhala Library)140 reviews
Shunryu Suzuki
Shambhala, 2006
If you are going to read on book on Zen...Right Here
+ Shushô: Practice/Enlightenment
+ Know and not know
+ Excellent
+ a great book and even better b/c you can find it free online
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How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali22 reviews
Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood, ...
Vedanta Press & Bookshop, 2007
Union with God
+ REAL Yoga instruction
+ Simply Excellent
+ Excellent introduction to Yoga philosophy and practice
+ Yogic Flying
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Zohar: The Book of Enlightenment (Classics of Western Spirituality)3 reviews
Daniel Chanan Matt
Paulist Press, 1983
Excellent translation
+ A Mystical Rhapsody, Well Annotated
+ A Poetic Translation of the Zohar
Daniel Matt prepared this very elegant translation of the Zohar. It is only about 2% of the complete Zohar, but it provides an excellent selection of various themes in the Zohar. He prepared a commentary on each selection to assist the novice reader in decoding the language and the allusions in ...
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Feeling the Shoulder of the Lion: Poetry and Teaching Stories of Rumi 1 review
Jelaluddin Rumi
Shambhala, 2000
A book of PRIDE
For spiritual growth - this book is it! I have maked up the margins, and typed excerpts for my personal journal. In one word = EXCELLENT!!! So many principles I have read and I am witnessing being used today by top, notable politicians - and they don't even know it...
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Tao Te Ching: A New English Version (Perennial Classics)178 reviews
Lao Tzu
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
BEWARE OF CLUELESS REVIEWERS!
+ Best Translation Ever.
+ Tao Te Ching
+ Great living literature opens you up...this is one of those.
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Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)1156 reviews
Neale Donald Walsch
Putnam Adult, 1996
Very Interesting Book
I know some of you are not religious but for those of you who are Imagine being able to ask god any question you want and he would answer back. "Conversations with God" by Neal Donald is about the conversations Neal Donald had with god. Neal was a men who went through a lot of struggles in his life ...
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Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna :Abridged Edition24 reviews
Ramakrishna
Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center, 1988
The best spiritual book, ever.
+ Beautiful Book
+ Uplifting to the Power of Infinity
+ Excellent historical document
+ A great book for spiritual seekers.
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Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas 173 reviews
Elaine Pagels
Vintage, 2004
A jewel of intellectual and spiritual enlightenment
+ Good, but misleading subtitle
I try very hard to read 12 books each year, and there are so many to choose from that narrowing down my annual list is difficult. Elaine Pagels Book "Beyond Belief" was released in 2003, but did not get onto my own book reading to-do list for 3 years, by which time it was surprisingly gone from ...
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A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"145 reviews
Marianne Williamson
Harper Paperbacks, 1996
A Return to Love
+ Wonderful book on ACIM
+ An opportunity for reflection
+ Piece of Art
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Simple Kabbalah (Simple Wisdom Book)8 reviews
Kim Zetter
Conari Press, 2000
My first Kabalah book :) EXCELLENT!
+ cabalists do it better
+ Fantastic Book
+ Excellent Book!
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The Gnostic Gospels183 reviews
Elaine Pagels
Vintage, 1989
Gnostic gospels
+ The Gnostic Gospels
+ Gnostics Can't Be Easily Written Off
The product arrived quickly and the quality was excellent. I had the subject on hard back, but listening to the subject on CD impacted the delivery and allowed others to join in and listen. Looking for other products like it...on CD
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Essential Sufism14 reviews
HarperOne, 1999
A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF SUFI WISDOM NECESSARY FOR INNER AND FOR WORLD PEACE
+ Excellent introduction with lots of heart!
+ Fantasic collection of Knowledge in Sufisim
+ To Be a Lump of Sifted Earth
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller; Revised and Updated ...98 reviews
Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick D. Gaffney, ...
HarperOne, 1994
"In the ground of primordial perfection, attain nirvana"
+ Insightful, Inspiring, and Enlightening
+ Breaking down the barriers of mind
+ Fantastic
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Tibet's Great Yogi Milarepa: A Biography from the Tibetan being the Jetsun-Kahbum or Biographical History of ...
Munshirm Manoharlal Pub Pvt Ltd, 2000
The teachings of the late Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup, the Tibetan guru, have been culled and presented for Western world. It also aims at fostering greater understanding for further study certain aspects of Higher or Transcendental Mahayanic teachings.(Reprinted)
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Just Like You: An Autobiography7 reviews
Gangaji
Do Pub Co, 2003
Walking in the mist with a great one
+ Southern Charm
+ A bullseye!
+ Simple and direct
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The eternal companion: Brahmananda; teachings and reminiscences, with a biography1 review
Prabhavananda
Vedanta Press, 1970
The divine play
Swami Brahmananda was born on 21 January 1863. He was devoted to God and used to practise meditation even in boyhood. At the age of 12 he met Narendra (later known as Swami Vivekananda) and, under his influence, joined the Brahmo Samaj. According to the prevalent custom he was married at the age of ...
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