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Original post: Mmothra

Mmothra
06-11-2004, 10:10 AM
This thread is intended for book and article recommendations. When posting, please indicate a brief overview of the subject matter and why you feel it is worth reading.

Thanks!
Mmothra
06-11-2004, 05:06 PM

Originally posted by Feranaja:

The Sacred Balance, by David Suzuki

Animal Liberation by Peter Singer

For the Time Being; Pilgrim at Tinker Creek; Holy the firm, all by Annie Dillard

Care of the Soul, by Thomas Moore

Anam Cara, and Eternal Echoes,by John O'Donohue

The Mist Filled Path, by Frank McEowen

Reason For Hope, by Jane Goodall

Gaia and God, by Rosemary Radford Ruether

Behaving as if the God in All Life Mattered, by Machaelle Wright Small

Animals as Guides for the Soul, and Animals as Teachers and Healers, both by Susan Chernak McElroy

The Inward Arc by Frances Vaughan

Kindred Spirits by Allen Schoen, DVM

If a Lion Could Talk, by Stephen Budiansky

When Elephants Weep, by Jeffery Masson

The Direct Path, by Andrew Harvey

Waking Up, by Charles Tart

The Road Less Travelled, and People of the Lie, by M. Scott Peck

Becoming Human by Jean Vanier

All of Mathew Fox's works

Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Living Buddha, Living Christ; Anger; Peace is Every Step, by Thich Nhat Hanh

All of Ken Wilber's works

The Experience of Insight by Joseph Goldstein

The Soul's Code, and The Force of Character by James Hillman

The Dove in the Stone, Alice Howell

Mind and Nature, Gregory Bateson

All of Alice Miller's works, especially For Your Own Good


Addiction to Perfection, by Marion Woodman

Cosmic Consciousness, by Richard Bucke

That's it for right now.
feranaja

Mmothra
06-11-2004, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by Nivek:

Here's a few... I included the ISBN #'s so one can find them esier;)

Hyperspace - Michio Kaku ISBN#0-385-47705-8

Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern - Douglas R. Hofstadter ISBN#0-553-34279-7

The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran (Print owned to early for ISBN)

Qigong: Essentials for Health Promotion - Jiao Guorui (Also to early for ISBN)

Mmothra
06-11-2004, 05:07 PM

Originally posted by Uriel17:

* Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki

This is a really beautiful book, by a man who was known for being a beautiful person.

* Miraculous Living by Rabbi Shoni Labowitz

A Qabalistic meditation written by a Reform Judaist Rabbi.

* Essential Spirituality by Roger Walsh

Interactive reading, in other words some Perennial Philosophy and some simple meditation exercises

*The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley

A great book in comparative religion.

* The Illustrated World's Religions by Huston Smith

A compassionate look at the world's major relgions

* Confucian Spirituality, Volume I edited by Tu Wei Ming and Mary Evelyn Tucker

A look at neo-Confucianism and its discussion of ecology and religion

Thats all I've got right now.

Tim.

Mmothra
06-11-2004, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by Mach777:

Scripts People Live: Transactional Analysis of Life Scripts
--Claude M. Steiner
"Prerequirement: wake up!"

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom
--Don Miguel Ruiz
"First: remember who you really are"

Prometheus Rising
--Robert Anton Wilson
"Second: remember that you aren't that person either",

The transpersonal vision
--Stanislav Grof
"Third: who are you then?"

Mmothra
06-11-2004, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by Arkryte:

Here's some books I've enjoyed hanging out with.

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry by Jack Kornfield
Worth it just for the title, but also just a good one to dip into while the washing machine's running.

Awakening Loving Kindness by Pema Chodron
This is a tiny book which I like to keep in my pocket for train journeys to and from stressful places. I must have read it a dozen times through, but it keeps on reminding me of things I've forgotten.

For an intro to one of the more Westernised schools of modern Hinduism, very well written if a little credulous in places, you can read Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi on line for free now:

http://www.crystalclarity.com/yogananda/index.html
(ignore the Order Now link, unless you really want a paper copy, and just click on the chapter titles on the left)

For an individual, modern, and beautifully written spiritual poem to make you glad to be alive (arguably a little sexist at times but in the most constructive possible way) also available free online:

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
http://www.bartleby.com/142/

If you love spirituality but are tired of religion, and would value a beautifully written set of ideas to help you think positively and happily:

Anything by or about J.Krishnamurti.
http://www.kfa.org/


For those who are using psychedelic drugs for spiritual purposes (or thinking about it) or are interested in having their minds blown by Hindu teachings:

Remember: Be Here Now! by Ram Dass.


For people who are ready to start exploring alternatives to cynicism:

Island, by Aldous Huxley


For people who are curently worried about the future, and/or fear that their lives will get worse rather than better:

Creative Visualization, by Shakti Gawain


For people who are worried that there is nobody left in the world doing anything remotely spiritual, here is a listing of intentional communities who would like you to go visit, and maybe join:
http://www.icdb.org

Happy browsing!

Mmothra
06-11-2004, 05:11 PM

An oooooold but relevant thread I found on Google:

feranaja - Sat Aug 23, 2003 6:40 pm
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What are some of your favourite, most inspiring spiritual texts? Do you draw from mainly explicityl spiritual writings or all sorts of literature?

A few of my own, in no particular order;

The Dove in the Stone, by Alice Howell

Grace and Grit, Ken Wilber (I'm a big fan of KW but as this is a personal story, it has extra emotional impact for me)

Anam Cara, and Eternal Echoes, both by John O'Donohue

Gaia and God, Rosemary Ruether

The Laughter of Aphrodite, Carol Christ

Kindred Spirits, Allen Schoen, DVM

Kinship with all Life, J. Allen Boone

When Elephants Weep, Jeffrey Masson

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, For the Time Being, and Holy the Firm, all by Annie Dillard

Breakthrough; Meister Eckhart's Creation Spirituality, and A Spirituality named Compassion, both Matthew Fox

Reason For Hope by Jane Goodall
The Sacred Balance by David Suzuki
Woman and Nature by Susan Griffin

all of Dion Fortune's works
The Spiral Dance, Starhawk
The Little Flowers of St. Francis, and The CLoud of Unknowing

What books have made an impact on your life?

feranaja
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Uriel17 - Sat Aug 23, 2003 7:51 pm
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Well I'm having trouble thinking of them, but here's a few.

Demian Herman Hesse
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Shunryu Suzuki
The Prophet Kahlil Gibran
Thoughts in Solitude Thomas Merton


I also like Grace and Grit, by Ken Wilber

Tim.
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feranaja - Sat Aug 23, 2003 8:06 pm
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I loved Demian! And I've long wanted to read Zen Mind....if you think that highly of it, I'll be sure to pick up a copy soon.

Wasn't Grace and Grit wonderful? I felt like I knew Treya personally after I read it. It's one death-and-dying book that really stayed with me, vividly, long after I finished it. And KW is a lot more human to me now, too.

NuHad is on a Merton kick lately, I'll have to see if he has the one you recommend, too.

feranaja
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Baphmetis - Sun Aug 24, 2003 4:36 pm
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Leilah Wendell's Our name is Melancholy
Struck a real chord with me as a teenager, and I still read it.
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Uriel17 - Tue Aug 26, 2003 12:33 am
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What I love so much about Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, is that it focuses on the living aspect of experiential spirituality, rather than being a boasting festival about samadhi experiences. The school Suzuki founded is one of the best in the nation, because they do focus on living rather than samadhi.

The focus on spiritual experience is I believe one of Ken Wilber's larger faults. There are many alive, present people who have never had a kensho experience, just as there are those who have had kensho experiences that are a**holes.

It seems to me that its not samadhi that makes the difference but the act of being alive and present in ones life.

Their is also a vein of something else I like in Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, which is a focus on what I would call improvisation, or as the author says it, treating each experience as if it was a new one. I feel that improvisation, or adaptability is a key human quality for living the good life.

Thoughts In Solitude contains some very beautiful short pieces. I especially like the one in the second chapter that begins "God I do not know where I'm going..." At least I think thats how it begins. Merton is incredible, both as a writer and a spiritual person. He's not a perfect man though, so don't get disappointed about some of his personal choices when you read him.

Tim.
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Armitage - Tue Aug 26, 2003 1:55 am
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Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Pirsig. My Gods...the insights this man had on Existence had me laughing out loud on the bus in pure amazement.
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Kevin - Tue Sep 02, 2003 11:09 pm
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a must read....about twice a year for me. The sequal wasn't as good, but I still think it is worth a read. For me, Illusions by Richard Bach, and The Book by Alan Watts gave me a lot of framework for my beliefs.

Mmothra
06-12-2004, 10:48 AM

A few more from my library:


Book of Lies, edited by Richard Metzger This book, book out by the publishing arm of the Disinfo.com empire is an entertaining and pretty diverse introduction to the Occult as seen by 21st Century libertarian internet entrepreneurs. :-| Seriously, if you can get it on half.com for cheap, it is pretty entertaining and might have some info you haven't gotten elsewhere.

Hidden Wisdom, edited by Richard Smoley and Jay Kinney A collection of essays on the Western Mystery Tradition edited by the former editors of "Gnosis". A very good read.

The Esoteric Tradition (Vols. I & II), by G. dePurucker Well, it's from the Theosophical University Press, so you probably know what to expect. I bought it for the chapters on Astral wildlife (cribbing Robert Bruce's terminology there). Sleep inducing but a nice reference to have around...or use as a doorstop.

Body Mind Spirit: Exploring the Parapsychology of Spirituality, edited by Charles Tart You prolly already know Charles Tart who began his career working with language in dolphins and then moved into consciousness studies, editing the landmark tome on the subject, Altered States of Consciousness. This book is a much slimmer and, unfortunately, slighter book. It does have a few wonderful articles, Tart's own "Who or What Might Survive Death" is a fascinating look at recent studies into this question. Also, his article "On the Scientific Study of Nonphysical Worlds" is terrific but feels like the preface to a MUCH more substantial work--we can hope. "The Parapsychology of God" by Michael Grosso, while unfortunately titled, looks at conceptualizations of deity and manifestation (and very interestingly, biblical accounts of miracles) from the point of view of a modern parapsychologist. This collection is one you want.

That's it for now! More later!

9~6~3
06-20-2004, 10:34 PM

The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart

I recently finished this book, which addresses quantum physics theory in conjunction with energy fields and working. It's very well written, surprisingly easy to read, and very enlightening. I suggest it to anyone interested in energy manipulation and work.

Son of a Montage
06-22-2004, 09:49 AM

"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"

I de-recommend this book...

Mmothra
06-22-2004, 09:53 AM

"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"

I de-recommend this book...
I never cease to be surprised when people love this book. I always though Pirsig was kind of an ass.

Netaungrot
07-05-2004, 01:07 AM

I re-recommend Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, ass or not I thought his attack on rationality was excellent.

Original post: Fell

Many of the aforementioned are great works, the some I'm familiar with, the many I haven't yet. The few I have found that stand out have been:








Of course, there are many others, but those three spoke most to me (in regards to this thread topic). Also, works of fiction that touch on such material I've read:

Original post: Mmothra

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Original post: NoctumDea

I just finished the book

The Four Agreements : A Toltec Wisdom Way
by: Don Miguel Ruiz


This book is about a way of life that some people have chosen. It's really interesting because it explains things like we are all dreaming with the brains awake. It explains that we were born into a social dream, we did not choose what was set before us. What is freedom and happiness? The Wild Human. Humans that are free have no worries, they have joy, and they are where they want and need to be.

Original post: Qryztufre

This sticky was already here so I figured I'd hijack it fer my book disccussion index...











Beauty [John O'Donohue]

Suggested books (no reviews & I skipped a few)
Positive Thinking
where does one's creativity and creations originate?
NLP and my return to magnificence!
...And the Demons Beckon the Wandering Hero
Raising Consciousness
Psychological Frameworks and Spirituality
True Names
The Spectrum of Consciousness
Parallel and Simultaneous Incarnations
"A blur of interference patterns enfolded throughout the cosmic hologram"

Authors
Deepak Chopra

Related Topics (Library links, and random)
Favorite Spiritual Quotations
Disturbing Aliens (a bit about [The Book of the Law Crowley])

A few essays/articles:
Creative Spirituality Reference Articles
Healing Using Astrological Energies
Adi Da Samraj: Against Scientific Materialism
"The Death of the Author"
The Self as Metaprogrammer

Other Book Indexes:
Book Discussions (Thread Index) Beginner's Information
Book Discussions (Thread Index) General Theology
Book Discussions (Thread Index)Chaos Magic
Book Discussions (Thread Index)Experimental Magick, Science and Philosophy
Links, Books, and other sources for paganism General Paganism

I'll post the other indexes here as I get to them...

The word BOOK which was my main search keyword resulted in 37 threads. Most of these simply quoted a passage from this or that book and as such I did not take them as a recommendation. And with the limitations of the Search Feature and the style of posting from many users I likely missed many a book discussion (As in I've no way to SEARCH for books if it's written out like "In Title by Author it says blah blah". So if you are looking up information on a specific book please search for that books title.


Once I get the initial threads created & linked up to each other I plan on expanding my searches. If you know of a book review or a suggestion please let me know. If you would like to give a book review feel free to post it below
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Original post: Neophyte

May I suggest the triology Conversations with God by Neale Donald Walsh? It's very enlightening, IMO. You will be surprised how many ideas expressed by older authors plus many novel ones are to be found here. It even advices one how to practice magic!:-)

Original post: foxgemini

I just started reading one called Wellsprings: A Book of Spiritual Exercises. The book was written by a Jesuit named Anthony De Mello who got in big trouble with the Catholic Church for mixing East and West. He was born into a Hindu culture and became a Jesuit, and wrote two different types of books. One is a type of book full of little parables, and one is like the one I'm recommending where you actually do an exercise or a meditation along with the writing. The first one in the book absolutely blew me away, and became a four or five page essay that really brought up a lot. (I hate that phrase, but I'm stumped for another one.) Some are more Christian in emphasis, but anybody with an interest in meditation would like at least half of the exercises.

Tim.

Original post: SacredMoments

I suggest this book with no reservations. It really brings me back to a sense of groundedness. It is a group of Unitarian Ministers who have written their own little pieces about spiritual practices.

I've never known or met any of the authors... but I'll give you an example of what one of them says. One of them tells a great fable of a guy who is praying, but keeps getting distracted because a frog croaking outside the window. Finally he yells outside "shut up!". The frog stops croaking and he goes back to praying. But he can't help being nagged that maybe God has the frog croaking for a reason. Maybe his prayer sounds like the a frog croaking to God. So... he told the frog to sing again. Soon he began to meditate on the frog's croak and realized how beautiful it was.

The moral is ask where God is in the Chaos. So before bed at night lately... I ask myself, where was God today? because my life is so seemingly chaotic.

Just a recommendation.

Original post: Boy From The Block

Hello people, my suggested reading with an interest for profoundness are the following:

Jesus & Buddha THE PARALLEL SAYINGS:

This book is basically suming both legend figures as having simillar figures of speech, although Jesus was younger. It is a better way than reading the thick althought sacred texts to know the personality of the two, they might well be best of friends for their simillar perspectives.
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NO MAN IS AN ISLAND by THOMAS MERTON: This book is outrageous in it's class there's wisdom up and down every page, and there's an excitement for those who are eager to learn more the depths of human nature, a true classic from a friend of the Dalai Lama who regards his as showing him what a 'Christian is like.'

(frontline)

Original post: -solitude

I will show you this site of my reliance without anything to ask.

My library http://p2.forumforfree.com/library.html

Original post: spiritalk

Spiritualism literature:
Spiritualism...A Way of Life! By Elizabeth Harris
Awaken, My Soul! by Judy Merrill
Journey, My Soul! by Judy Merrill
Becoming a Spiritualist by Burroughs
Mediumship Explained by Wallis'
Life in the World Unseen by Anthony Borgia
Understanding Healing by Harry Edwards

God bless, J

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