Books like Become What You Are
12 books with a reading profile close to Become What You Are by Alan W. Watts. Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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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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Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
by Sam Harris
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Sam Harris argues that the feeling of selfhood is a cognitive illusion that can be dismantled through disciplined observation.
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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 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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BRAVING THE TRUTH
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
This final collection of essays, curated by Sarah Bessey following the author’s death, examines the tension between traditional Christian dogma and the practice of honest doubt.
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The Prophet
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
The narrative centers on Almustafa, a prophet who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for twelve years.
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
Shunryu Suzuki outlines the fundamental principles of Zazen, focusing on the concept of "beginner’s mind"—a state of openness and lack of preconception.
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Letters to a young poet
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
This collection consists of ten letters written between 1903 and 1908 by Rainer Maria Rilke to Franz Xaver Kappus, a military student seeking literary feedback.
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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 Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Also contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Robin Wall Kimmerer uses the reproductive cycle of the serviceberry shrub to contrast the mechanics of a gift economy against the logic of global capitalism.
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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
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Meditations
Also deep and inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
Marcus Aurelius wrote these personal journals while leading military campaigns, using the pages to practice Stoic exercises rather than to address an audience.
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