Hi Soul-searcher – I have read many self-help and Buddhism books over the years but recently I came across two books that have really helped me to come to terms with my traumatic childhood. They are both by Pete Walker ‘Complex PTSD’ and ‘The Tao of Fully Feeling’. Even if you don’t think you are suffering from PTSD, Pete Walker explains that anyone who has been through a traumatic childhood suffers from it to some extent.

I also highly recommend Louise Hay’s books. I have gone back to her books again and again. For me she is the Queen of self-help books.

Have you read any of Eckhart Tolle’s books? I would highly recommend those as well. You can watch his talks on youtube. I think he is definitely an ‘enlightened being’.

Hope those help and happy reading.

Books are a wonderful place to start learning. There are also many good videos on youtube. However, nothing will replace a teacher, sangha and the Dharma.

I liked Philips Simmons – Learning to Fall: the Blessings of an Imperfect Life

Now I find myself in late August, with the nights cool and the crickets thick in the fields. Already the first blighted leaves glow scarlet on the red maples. It’s a season of fullness and sweet longings made sweeter now by the fact that I can’t be sure I’ll see this time of the year again….

From our first faltering steps we may fall into disappointment or grief, fall into or out of love, fall from youth or health. And though we have little choice as to the timing or means of our descent, we may, as he affirms, “fall with grace, to grace.”

I would suggest the audio book Unfu*k Yourself. I found it very beneficial for me.

Hi, soul-searcher, I would like to suggest one book which is one of my favorites book “Bhagavad  Gita ”

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• The Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck (psychologist’s view on life, love and spirituality)
• Karma Yoga by Swami Vivekananda (free online and on youtube. It’s a short book about learning to live in a way most beneficial for our higher selves, not about physical yoga exercises)

Books are a great resource but all they can do is point you in a certain direction, give you a few tips on how to deal with life on your journey, and help you see the bigger picture one piece at a time. However, learning to apply your new knowledge to everyday situations is where the real work is.

I would recommend you these Spiritual books[1]. The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer, Untamed by Glennon Doyle, The Impersonal Life by Joseph Benner