Books like Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
12 books with a reading profile close to Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion by Sam Harris. Inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.
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All About Love: New Visions
by bell hooks
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Bell hooks argues that modern society lacks a theoretical map for love because it confuses the concept with simple desire or care.
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The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
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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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Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment
Also inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
Robert Wright uses evolutionary psychology to explain why the human brain naturally generates illusions, such as road rage or recurring anxieties, which helped our ancestors survive but now cause modern misery.
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Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
by Tara Brach
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
In Radical Acceptance, Tara Brach addresses the pervasive feeling of personal deficiency she calls the trance of unworthiness.
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Also inward-looking and contemplative · 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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Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole
by Susan Cain
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, psychology
Susan Cain argues that the bittersweet state of mind—characterized by a tendency toward melancholy, longing, and an acute awareness of passing time—is a functional tool for creativity and human connection.
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The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks
Also inward-looking · personal growth, psychology
In this 2003 work, bell hooks examines the psychological toll of patriarchy on men, arguing that traditional masculine socialization forces boys to undergo a "psychic self-mutilation" by severing their connection to the…
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Women Who Run With the Wolves
Also inward-looking and contemplative · personal growth, philosophy
Clarissa Pinkola Estés uses her background as a Jungian analyst and cantadora to examine the "Wild Woman" archetype, a personification of the instinctual female psyche.
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The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine
by A.W. Tozer
Also inward-looking · personal growth, philosophy
A.W.
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The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming
Also inward-looking and contemplative · 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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