Books like Gandhi: An Autobiography
12 books with a reading profile close to Gandhi: An Autobiography by Mahatma Gandhi. Inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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Autobiography of a Yogi
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, memoir
Paramahansa Yogananda recounts his search for a spiritual teacher in early twentieth-century India, leading to his apprenticeship under the swami Sri Yukteswar Giri.
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WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, memoir
Paul Kalanithi was a neurosurgical resident nearing the end of his decade-long training when he was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer.
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The Imitation of Christ
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
Written as a set of instructions for the inner life, this text posits that spiritual progress requires the systematic rejection of worldly vanity and the active suppression of the ego.
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Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life
by C.S. Lewis
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, memoir
C.S.
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The Pilgrimage
by Paulo Coelho
Also inward-looking · philosophy, memoir
Paulo Coelho narrates his 1987 trek across the Road to Santiago, a medieval route spanning Northern Spain.
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
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 little flowers of the glorious Messer St. Francis and of his friars
by Francis of Assisi, Heywood, William, 1857-1919
Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational
This collection of legends and anecdotes captures the early history of the Franciscan order, centering on the ministry of Saint Francis and his close companions like Brother Leo and Brother Bernard.
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Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
by Anne Lamott
Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, inspirational
Anne Lamott details her transition from a chaotic, addiction-fueled upbringing into a singular practice of Christianity centered at St.
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No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality
Also inward-looking and contemplative · memoir, inspirational
Michael J.
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The Seat of the Soul
by Gary Zukav
Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
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 Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine
by A.W. Tozer
Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational
A.W.
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