Books
Short List of Recommended Books
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Buddhism/Zen/Vedanta/Hinduism
Jnana Yoga/Yoga of Discrimination
Fiction
Poetry
Autobiography
Christian Mysticism
Mysticism
Martial Arts and Work
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna
by M., translated by Swami Nikhilananda
Buy from Vedanta
Srimad Bhagavatam: The Wisdom of God
translated by Swami Prabhavananda
Buy from Vedanta
Bhagavad Gita: The Song of God
translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
Buy from Vedanta
Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramhansa Yogananda
Buy from Crystal Clarity
Or, read it online
The Eternal Companion: Brahmananda, His Life and Teachings
by Swami Prabhavananda
Buy from Vedanta
Dhammapada: Teachings of the Buddha
translated by Thomas Byrom
The Way of Life
by Lao Tzu, translated by Witter Bynner
Upanishads: Breath of the Eternal
translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Frederick Manchester
Buy from Vedanta
Buddhist Masters of Enchantment: The Lives
and Legends of the Mahasiddhas
by Keith Dowman, illustrations by Robert Beer
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
translated by W.Y. Evans-Wentz, Karma-Glin-Pa
Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
compiled by Paul Reps and Nyogen Senzaki
Zen Antics: One Hundred Stories of Enlightenment
compiled and translated by Thomas Cleary
Jnana Yoga/Yoga of Discrimination
Shankara's Crest-Jewel of Discrimination (Viveka-Chudamani)
translated by Swami Prabhavananda and Christopher Isherwood
Buy from Vedanta
The Supreme Yoga (Yoga Vasistha)
translated by Swami Venkatesananda, with intro by Swami Muktananda
Buy from Bagchee.com
The Razor's Edge
by W. Somerset Maugham
Harry Potter Series
by J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
His Dark Materials Trilogy
by Philip Pullman
The Amber Spyglass
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Rings
The Two Towers
The Return of the King
Poetry of Robert Frost: The Collected Poems, Complete and Unabridged
by Robert Frost
Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke
by Theodore Roethke
The Divine Comedy
by Dante Alighieri, translated by C.H. Sisson
The Sonnets
by William Shakespeare
Play of Consciousness: A Spiritual Autobiography
by Swami Muktananda
The Soul of a Butterfly
by Mohammad Ali, with Hana Yasmeen Ali
Three Cups of Tea
By Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
The Interior Castle
by St. Teresa of Avila, translated by Mirabai Starr
Gnostic Gospels
by Elaine Pagels
The Prophet
by Khalil Gibran
Jesus, the Son of Man
by Khalil Gibran
Buy from Khalil Gibran Online
"The New Atlantis"
by Francis Bacon
Awakening Osiris: The Egyptian Book of the Dead
translated by Normandi Ellis
Buy from Phanes Press
Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda
Tales of Power
by Carlos Castaneda
The Power of Silence: Further Lessons of Don Juan
by Carlos Castaneda
The Book of Five Rings
by Miyamoto Musashi, translated by Thomas Cleary
The Art of War
by Sun Tzu, translated by Thomas Cleary
The Zen Way to Martial Arts: A Japanese Master
Reveals the Secrets of the Samurai
by Taisen Deshimaru, translated by Nancy Amphoux
How to Win Friends and Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
The Prince
by Niccolo Machiavelli, translated by Peter Bondanella
The Works of William Shakespeare
Hamlet
Macbeth
Julius Caesar
Titus Andronicus
Romeo and Juliet
Othello
The Merchant of Venice
(And others…)