Top 5 Must Read Spiritual Books

Finding a great book is like finding a needle in a haystack. You may come across one ever 5 years or maybe only every 20 years. This short discussion will share the top 5 must read spiritual books that have had a profound influence on many peoples lives.

Transcript

Hello my name is Sean,

Welcome to this short discussion on the top five must read spiritual books.

This list does not include classic texts such as the Dada Jig,

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali,

The Bhagavad Gita,

The Bible or the Quran.

Before I give you the top five list,

I think that it's important to have some honorable mentions.

The honorable mentions include the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle,

The Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda,

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne,

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield,

The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho,

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran,

The Ant and the Ferrari by Dr.

Kerry Spackman,

Zen Mind,

Beginners Mind by Shunaru Suzuki and Buddha by Deepak Chopra.

So the top five lists that I am going to provide to you are the list of the books that had the most impact on me personally in my life and therefore something that I'd like to share with you.

It is my experience that finding a great book is like finding a needle in a haystack.

You might find one every five years,

You might find one every 10 years,

You might even find only one every 20 years.

But when we do find such great books,

I have always found that it's important to let others know so that the knowledge and wisdom contained in them can also be passed on.

So this list is not in any particular order.

The first one is The Outer Living by Thich Nhat Hanh.

As somebody who had done a graduate diploma of Buddhist studies,

It is quite common to get the question of which book do you recommend for the early studies or understanding of Buddhism.

There are many great Buddhist books out there but a lot of them tend to be very academic or they are either very specific to one school of Buddhist thought.

This book,

The Outer Living,

Is one that incorporates many different schools of thought such as Zen,

Theravada,

Mahayana,

And it is a great read where you will gain plenty of insight and many ways to rethink the way you see the world and life itself.

The second on the top five list is Inner Engineering,

A Yogi's Guide to Joy by Sadguru.

This book has some unusual meditation techniques in it but it allows one to see a different way of being a yogi than what is normally taught,

Which is yoga in terms of just doing asanas.

This is an overall comprehensive system of breathing,

Meditation,

Health,

Eating,

How to sit properly,

Lifestyle changes,

How you fast,

And many other aspects that come with a.

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Reviews

I would have missed most of these books if I hadn't listened. Thanks Shaun

Just went through 5 years of comments looking for the promised written list of books. Unfortunately the list isn’t there. Could you please list them again. Thank you

Thank you Shaun. I appreciate your time in compiling this list, your explanations, and the honorable mentions. Looking forward to getting to it!🙏🏽✨🌺

Thank you for this list of books. I look forward to adding the new to me titles. Happy reading everyone 🙏

I appreciate you sharing these books that have helped you, and taking time to explain what each book is about. 🙏🏼

Thank you! I asked my spiritual teacher for her favorite books and then saw your list today!

I’ve read almost all of the honorable mentions and definitely will look into that top-5 list. Currently reading The Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton and am loving it just as much as the rest

Thank you for sharing. 🙏💫♥️My favorite book(s) are from Francesco Miralles/Hector Garcia called:Ikigai about Japanese wisdom to live unforgettable moments every day . I will surely read one of your top serie books . !!🙏wish you all the best☀️💋

Excellent recommendations thank you. The reasons why these choices have been made are truly inspiring. Even if I only read one this year I’ll be more than happy 🙏

Thank you so much for this. I have some of these books and felt real delight when you mentioned them 🥰

Great recommendations! Thank you for sharing these. 🙏🏽

Brilliant, I always LOVE book recommendations, I had never heard of the soul of an Indian, I'm going to check that one out. Lament of the dead is another excellent book, based on conversations on Jungs Red Book with the last line being a quote from the philosopher Auden, it went something like, we are being led by powers we pretend to understand. Anam Cara and Beauty the invisible embrace by the beautiful John O’Donohue and Sabbath by another great teacher Wayne Muller. Thank you so much for sharing, I will check out your book too. A wonderful invitation to share beauty, a treasured opening to this miraculous day, thank you, nameste Cora

Well, I have to admit those are interesting selections a couple of them I haven't read… My favorite spiritual book of all time still is a book called illusions by Richard Bach

Fabulous endorsement of Sadhguru’s “inner engineering”! I’d also suggest “Tribe” by Sebastian Jungar, however, I am soSOso glad Insight Timer introduced me to this person, their insights and perspective and such a fabulous list of inspiring texts!

Wonderful recommendations. Thank you. To add to your list, Michael Singer’s, “The Untethered Soul,” and “The Surrender Experiment.” They are both deeply life changing. 🙏

Thanks for the suggestions. Just finished Inner Engineering and enjoyed it. The other 4 will be queued up for reading in the near future! Nora

thanks for sharing - i’ve got some reading to do! ✨✨✨🙏🏼

One of my favourites is-Meetings with remarkable men GI Gurdjieff

Thank you just 2 you mentioned I have read now I have so much more to read. Namaste

This appeals to a reader but has a wealth of wisdom for any meditator. Thank you! I read most of these and started the process of borrowing Sadhguru's book. It's about time to renew my library card - ah, life!