Books like Autobiography of a Yogi
12 books with a reading profile close to Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. Deep, inward-looking, contemplative and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
Sogyal Rinpoche presents the principles of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, specifically the teachings on the bardo, or the intermediate states between life and death.
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The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine
by A.W. Tozer
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
A.W.
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Man's Search for Meaning
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
Viktor Frankl recounts his survival in Nazi concentration camps, detailing the psychological stages prisoners endured from admission to liberation.
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Gandhi: An Autobiography
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, memoir
In this memoir, Mohandas K.
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The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
After a chance encounter with Rembrandt’s painting of the Prodigal Son, Henri Nouwen spent years analyzing the biblical parable’s three main figures: the reckless younger son, the resentful elder brother, and the compas…
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The Seat of the Soul
by Gary Zukav
Also inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
Gary Zukav argues that humanity is transitioning from a period of five-sensory perception to a multisensory phase of evolution.
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The Eckhart Tolle Audio Collection (Power of Now)
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
The Eckhart Tolle Audio Collection gathers live recordings and studio sessions centered on the practice of presence.
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The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, philosophy
Timothy Keller examines the psychological burden of the human ego by analyzing 1 Corinthians 4.
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My Utmost for His Highest
Also inward-looking and clear-cut · personal growth, philosophy
My Utmost for His Highest is a collection of 366 daily devotionals compiled posthumously from Oswald Chambers’ lectures and talks.
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Michael A.
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Power of Now 2007 Engagement Calendar
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
This engagement calendar serves as a practical tool for applying Eckhart Tolle’s principles of spiritual presence to daily life.
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Searching for Sunday: Loving, Leaving, and Finding the Church
Also inward-looking · personal growth, memoir
Rachel Held Evans uses the framework of seven traditional sacraments—baptism, confession, holy orders, communion, confirmation, anointing the sick, and marriage—to structure her memoir of religious deconstruction and re…
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