When compiling the list, we focused mainly on the popularity of the books and the opinion of readers. We also added a few books that are not bestsellers, but in our opinion they are a must-read! Let their titles remain an intrigue. Let us begin:
- by Eckhart Tolle, “The Power Of Now. The Power of Now.”
In 2011, Eckhart Tolle was named the most influential spiritual teacher in the world by the Watkins Review.
“The Power Of Now is the foremost of his works. This book is a guide to getting out from under the power of your selfish mind, which is the source of almost all of our suffering. You will gain the key to being absolutely in the Present, the only real moment in time where we find our true essence and wholeness, where joy is ignited and the understanding that everything we need is available here and now.
- Neil Donald Walsh, Conversations with God.
One of the most iconic contemporary books that turns the idea of God and the meaning of life upside down.
You have before you an unusual dialogue. According to the author, he only wrote the questions, all the answers were “dictated to him.” This is hard to believe, but when you start reading them, life will begin to take shape in a coherent picture.
In Walsh’s books you will find the answers to most questions concerning the universe and the meaning of our life, its joys and sufferings. Once you know what our path is, you will have a guide for how to get there.
3. Khalil Jabran, The Prophet
The greatest treasure of Oriental poetry. This book will elevate your consciousness if you let its lines into your heart. Jebran’s work is divided into 28 chapters. Each one is incredibly profound and beautiful in revealing themes such as love, marriage, children, work, joy, buying and selling, pain, self-discovery, learning, conversation, time, beauty, religion, death, and more. An incredible gift for anyone seeking enlightenment and inspiration.
- Carlos Castaneda.
Carlos Castaneda is one of the most mysterious personalities of the 20th century.
Even if you read Carlos Castaneda’s books, thinking they are an amazing fairy tale for adults, you will no longer look at the world the same way. The books are about the teachings of the Way of Knowledge that Carlos received from a Native American teacher, Don Juan.
Even if Castaneda’s teacher, nagval Don Juan, is fiction, the great teacher is Castaneda himself.
- Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi.
Steve Jobs kept one single book on his iPad – it was The Autobiography of a Yogi. It is said to have been his most important book. It influenced the lives of millions of other people as well. This autobiography recounts the greatest mysteries of human existence and describes the life of one of the great men, the man who reached the highest realization, Paramahansa Yogananda. He put into this book the power to awaken the souls of others.
- The Way of Zen by Alan Watts
In this little book you will get the clearest and most complete understanding of the Zen tradition. The book has been a bestseller for half a century. Alan Watts, a revered Orientalist and contemporary philosopher, provides access to the essential practices and philosophy of this profound tradition. Watts also discusses the relationship of the Zen tradition to Taoism and Hindu philosophy, the manifestation and development of Zen philosophy in Japan, and much more.
- George Gurdjieff “In Search of Being”
The task of Gurdjieff, the man of mystery of the twentieth century, and the Institute he founded was to help people awaken, to break the propensity to suggestibility, which makes them fall under the influence of mass hypnosis. According to Gurdjieff, what is called “lucid consciousness” is only a dream, and far more dangerous than the one in which we sink at night.
In In Search of Being, all of Gurdjieff’s known principles and methods for transforming the mind, body, and emotions are presented.
- Colin Tipping, “Radical Forgiveness.”
A unique technology for healing from the weight of the past, resentment and anger, taught at trainings and seminars in 43 countries around the world. With Radical Forgiveness you will change your worldview and see meaning where before there seemed only a dead end. The accompanying techniques allow you to find joy, tranquility, open your heart, give up the role of the victim and become a free person.
- Richard Bach’s “Jonathan Livingston Seagull.”
A tale-parable about Jonathan the seagull learning the art of flight. Jonathan was different, he saw no meaning in the way of life of his flock. He was attracted to the freedom of flight and the sky. For this he was rejected by his pack, after which he set off on a faraway journey.
Metaphorical and allegorical, the tale carries the strongest message of spiritual liberation, self-sacrifice and transcendence.
Richard Bach says he did not invent the story; he “heard” it and recorded it in its entirety.
First published in 1970, The Seagull is still a bestseller.
- Paramahansa Yogananda’s Bhagavadgita
The Bhagavadgita is the greatest treasure of Vedic culture. It contains the infinite wisdom of all the sacred scriptures of the world. The teachings of the Bhagavadgita touch upon all aspects of existence, from the mundane to the metaphysical, the spiritual. The commentary of Yogananda, author of the aforementioned Autobiography of a Yogi, reveals to the reader the profound meaning of this most ancient monument of Eastern philosophical thought.