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From Age-ing to Sage-ing
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi • 1995
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
3.99
368
From Age-ing to Sage-ing Summary
From Age-ing to Sage-ing 97%
The spiritual curriculum no one teaches: how to turn your final decades from decline into meaning.
by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi 1995
3.99
368 ratings
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche • 1992
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
4.21
33k+
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Summary
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying 97%
Preparing for death, in the Tibetan Buddhist view, is how you finally learn to live.
by Sogyal Rinpoche 1992
4.21
33k+ ratings
Paths to God
by Ram Dass • 2004
Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.
4.49
2k+
Paths to God Summary
Paths to God 97%
Act without attachment, love without grasping, die awake: the Gita taught by a guru who read minds.
by Ram Dass 2004
4.49
2k+ ratings
The Grace in Aging
by Kathleen Dowling Singh • 2014
The later decades are a retreat. How to use the losses and the stillness.
4.08
303
The Grace in Aging Summary
The Grace in Aging 96%
The later decades are a retreat. How to use the losses and the stillness.
by Kathleen Dowling Singh 2014
4.08
303 ratings
The Five Invitations
by Frank Ostaseski • 2017
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
4.45
4k+
The Five Invitations Summary
The Five Invitations 96%
What a hospice founder learned at the bedside: five shifts that make mortality a guide.
by Frank Ostaseski 2017
4.45
4k+ ratings
No Death, No Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2002
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
4.22
6k+
No Death, No Fear Summary
No Death, No Fear 96%
Death looks solid from here. A Zen master dismantles it, and what remains is not nothing.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2002
4.22
6k+ ratings
Buddhism without Beliefs
by Stephen Batchelor • 1997
The Buddha's path works without karma, rebirth, or any belief you can't verify for yourself.
4.01
10k+
Buddhism without Beliefs Summary
Buddhism without Beliefs 96%
The Buddha's path works without karma, rebirth, or any belief you can't verify for yourself.
by Stephen Batchelor 1997
4.01
10k+ ratings
Maturity
by Osho • 1999
Years make you old. Awareness makes you mature: a restored innocence that finally sees clearly.
4.10
2k+
Maturity Summary
Maturity 96%
Years make you old. Awareness makes you mature: a restored innocence that finally sees clearly.
by Osho 1999
4.10
2k+ ratings
Zen Training
by Kazuki Sekida • 1975
A Zen master's precise method for sitting: how breath, posture, and attention dissolve the self.
4.04
725
Zen Training Summary
Zen Training 96%
A Zen master's precise method for sitting: how breath, posture, and attention dissolve the self.
by Kazuki Sekida 1975
4.04
725 ratings
Making Friends with Death
by Judith L. Lief • 2001
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
4.26
128
Making Friends with Death Summary
Making Friends with Death 96%
Contemplate your death to live fully, and the guidelines for sitting with the dying.
by Judith L. Lief 2001
4.26
128 ratings
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS
by Deepak Chopra • 1993
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
4.05
11k+
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS Summary
AGELESS BODY, TIMELESS MIND (CLAS 96%
How to unlearn biological age: the argument that your cells respond to thought, not just time.
by Deepak Chopra 1993
4.05
11k+ ratings
What Are You Doing With Your Life
by J. Krishnamurti • 1899
The search for meaning, love, and security is itself the obstacle.
3.93
2k+
What Are You Doing With Your Life Summary
What Are You Doing With Your Life 96%
The search for meaning, love, and security is itself the obstacle.
by J. Krishnamurti 1899
3.93
2k+ ratings
Death; An Inside Story
by Sadhguru • 2020
Death is a skill. The yogic way to die consciously, from final breath to liberation.
4.31
5k+
Death; An Inside Story Summary
Death; An Inside Story 96%
Death is a skill. The yogic way to die consciously, from final breath to liberation.
by Sadhguru 2020
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Beauty of Life
by J. Krishnamurti • 2023
The effort to meditate is the very thing blocking the silence you seek.
4.39
28
The Beauty of Life Summary
The Beauty of Life 96%
The effort to meditate is the very thing blocking the silence you seek.
by J. Krishnamurti 2023
4.39
28 ratings
The Book of Life
by J. Krishnamurti • 1995
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
4.32
2k+
The Book of Life Summary
The Book of Life 96%
Every authority, system, and memory is a prison. The key is a mind that merely observes.
by J. Krishnamurti 1995
4.32
2k+ ratings
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them)
by Sallie Tisdale • 2018
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
4.14
2k+
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) Summary
Advice for Future Corpses (And Those Who Love Them) 96%
How to die and how to help someone die: a nurse's unsentimental guide from diagnosis to grief.
by Sallie Tisdale 2018
4.14
2k+ ratings
The Law of Attention
by Edward Salim Michael • 2010
Your attention is the gateway out of inner slavery; the inner sound becomes your guide.
4.57
42
The Law of Attention Summary
The Law of Attention 96%
Your attention is the gateway out of inner slavery; the inner sound becomes your guide.
by Edward Salim Michael 2010
4.57
42 ratings
I May Be Wrong
by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad • 2020
A Swedish forest monk's final lesson: stop believing every thought, and uncertainty becomes freedom.
4.27
13k+
I May Be Wrong Summary
I May Be Wrong 95%
A Swedish forest monk's final lesson: stop believing every thought, and uncertainty becomes freedom.
by Björn Natthiko Lindeblad 2020
4.27
13k+ ratings
Dying to Be Me
by Anita Moorjani • 2012
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
4.16
17k+
Dying to Be Me Summary
Dying to Be Me 95%
Dying of cancer, she left her body and saw what lies beyond. Then her cancer disappeared.
by Anita Moorjani 2012
4.16
17k+ ratings
Meditation
by Osho • 1992
Sitting still can drive you crazy. One master's argument for dancing your way to silence.
4.11
245
Meditation Summary
Meditation 95%
Sitting still can drive you crazy. One master's argument for dancing your way to silence.
by Osho 1992
4.11
245 ratings
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition
by Osho • 2010
You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.
4.25
473
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition Summary
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition 95%
You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.
by Osho 2010
4.25
473 ratings
Fearless Death
by Lama Ole Nydahl • 2012
Train your mind now to die without fear. A Tibetan practice for turning death into liberation.
4.53
155
Fearless Death Summary
Fearless Death 95%
Train your mind now to die without fear. A Tibetan practice for turning death into liberation.
by Lama Ole Nydahl 2012
4.53
155 ratings
Be Here Now
by Ram Dass • 1971
Psychedelics open the door. Meditation, mantra, and surrender walk you through it.
4.34
44k+
Be Here Now Summary
Be Here Now 95%
Psychedelics open the door. Meditation, mantra, and surrender walk you through it.
by Ram Dass 1971
4.34
44k+ ratings
Meetings with Remarkable People
by Osho • 1999
The spiritual search is backward: you are already whole, and striving only strengthens the ego.
3.84
709
Meetings with Remarkable People Summary
Meetings with Remarkable People 95%
The spiritual search is backward: you are already whole, and striving only strengthens the ego.
by Osho 1999
3.84
709 ratings
Oneness With All Life
by Eckhart Tolle • 2018
The ego dissolves under attention. Learn to be present and the false self cannot survive.
4.35
3k+
Oneness With All Life Summary
Oneness With All Life 95%
The ego dissolves under attention. Learn to be present and the false self cannot survive.
by Eckhart Tolle 2018
4.35
3k+ ratings
In My Own Way
by Alan W. Watts • 1972
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
4.18
1k+
In My Own Way Summary
In My Own Way 95%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
Messages from the Masters
by Brian L. Weiss • 1999
Past-life memories can heal present wounds. A pioneering psychiatrist shows you how to access yours.
4.35
7k+
Messages from the Masters Summary
Messages from the Masters 95%
Past-life memories can heal present wounds. A pioneering psychiatrist shows you how to access yours.
by Brian L. Weiss 1999
4.35
7k+ ratings
The Toltec Art of Life and Death
by Miguel Ruiz • 2015
A Toltec master's coma reveals the mind as predator, and a simple code for breaking free.
3.64
603
The Toltec Art of Life and Death Summary
The Toltec Art of Life and Death 95%
A Toltec master's coma reveals the mind as predator, and a simple code for breaking free.
by Miguel Ruiz 2015
3.64
603 ratings
After
by Bruce Greyson • 2021
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
4.18
6k+
After Summary
After 95%
When your brain shuts down, you might still be there. A near-death researcher's fifty-year case.
by Bruce Greyson 2021
4.18
6k+ ratings
Nothing special
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1993
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
4.14
3k+
Nothing special Summary
Nothing special 95%
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
The Intelligent Heart
by Dzigar Kongtrül III • 2016
The source of suffering is self-importance. The remedy is exchanging your peace for others' pain.
4.57
98
The Intelligent Heart Summary
The Intelligent Heart 95%
The source of suffering is self-importance. The remedy is exchanging your peace for others' pain.
by Dzigar Kongtrül III 2016
4.57
98 ratings
Adventures of the Soul
by James Van Praagh • 2015
A medium maps the afterlife and explains why your soul chose every struggle you face.
4.34
925
Adventures of the Soul Summary
Adventures of the Soul 95%
A medium maps the afterlife and explains why your soul chose every struggle you face.
by James Van Praagh 2015
4.34
925 ratings
I've Decided to Live 120 Years
by Ilchi Lee • 2017
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
4.12
339
I've Decided to Live 120 Years Summary
I've Decided to Live 120 Years 95%
Post-retirement life spans decades. A body-mind-spirit plan to fill them with growth, not decline.
by Ilchi Lee 2017
4.12
339 ratings
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms
by David Kessler • 2010
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
4.20
1k+
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms Summary
Visions, Trips, and Crowded Rooms 95%
Dying people see deceased loved ones. Medicine calls it hallucination; the law calls it truth.
by David Kessler 2010
4.20
1k+ ratings
Psychology of the Future
by Stanislav Grof • 2000
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
4.27
302
Psychology of the Future Summary
Psychology of the Future 95%
Psyche wider than biography: what breathwork and psychedelics reveal that psychiatry still ignores.
by Stanislav Grof 2000
4.27
302 ratings
Total Meditation
by Deepak Chopra • 2020
Meditation does not end when the timer chimes. A method for the other 23 hours.
3.93
2k+
Total Meditation Summary
Total Meditation 95%
Meditation does not end when the timer chimes. A method for the other 23 hours.
by Deepak Chopra 2020
3.93
2k+ ratings
On Relationship
by J. Krishnamurti • 1992
Your relationships reveal every hidden corner of your mind. The world changes when you look.
4.35
353
On Relationship Summary
On Relationship 95%
Your relationships reveal every hidden corner of your mind. The world changes when you look.
by J. Krishnamurti 1992
4.35
353 ratings
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self
by Stephen Cope • 1999
Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.
4.13
3k+
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self Summary
Yoga and the Quest for the True Self 95%
Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.
by Stephen Cope 1999
4.13
3k+ ratings
Life, Love, Laughter
by Osho • 1987
Spirituality without laughter is a sickness. The real medicine: joy, love, and this moment.
4.06
827
Life, Love, Laughter Summary
Life, Love, Laughter 95%
Spirituality without laughter is a sickness. The real medicine: joy, love, and this moment.
by Osho 1987
4.06
827 ratings
Falling into Grace
by Adyashanti • 2011
The path out of suffering is not fixing yourself but seeing through the self entirely.
4.14
3k+
Falling into Grace Summary
Falling into Grace 95%
The path out of suffering is not fixing yourself but seeing through the self entirely.
by Adyashanti 2011
4.14
3k+ ratings
Life Is a Verb
by Patti Digh • 2008
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
3.97
3k+
Life Is a Verb Summary
Life Is a Verb 95%
Death gave a stepfather 37 days. One morning question later, ordinary life had urgency again.
by Patti Digh 2008
3.97
3k+ ratings
The Surrender Experiment
by Michael A. Singer • 2015
Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.
4.08
21k+
The Surrender Experiment Summary
The Surrender Experiment 95%
Into the woods to meditate. Out as CEO of a billion-dollar company, facing federal charges.
by Michael A. Singer 2015
4.08
21k+ ratings
Joy
by Osho • 2004
Your ego feeds on problems. Boredom is a doorway, not an enemy, and joy waits underneath.
4.18
3k+
Joy Summary
Joy 95%
Your ego feeds on problems. Boredom is a doorway, not an enemy, and joy waits underneath.
by Osho 2004
4.18
3k+ ratings
The Ego Is Not the Real You
by David R. Hawkins • 2021
The self you defend is a phantom. Surrender it, and awareness of your undivided nature remains.
4.15
117
The Ego Is Not the Real You Summary
The Ego Is Not the Real You 95%
The self you defend is a phantom. Surrender it, and awareness of your undivided nature remains.
by David R. Hawkins 2021
4.15
117 ratings
Grace and Grit
by Ken Wilber • 1991
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
4.47
2k+
Grace and Grit Summary
Grace and Grit 95%
A marriage, a terminal diagnosis ten days in, and five years of transforming suffering into grace.
by Ken Wilber 1991
4.47
2k+ ratings
Seven Masters, One Path
by John Selby • 2003
Seven teachers, five traditions, and the meditation practice they all shared. No theology needed.
4.03
188
Seven Masters, One Path Summary
Seven Masters, One Path 95%
Seven teachers, five traditions, and the meditation practice they all shared. No theology needed.
by John Selby 2003
4.03
188 ratings
No Boundary
by Ken Wilber • 1979
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
4.30
2k+
No Boundary Summary
No Boundary 95%
A single illusion fuels all suffering: the line between the observer and the observed.
by Ken Wilber 1979
4.30
2k+ ratings
On Fear
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
4.32
933
On Fear Summary
On Fear 95%
Fear isn't something you have; it's something thought creates between past and future.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994
4.32
933 ratings
Life After Death
by Deepak Chopra • 2013
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
3.84
3k+
Life After Death Summary
Life After Death 95%
Your brain does not make consciousness; it receives it. Death ends the receiver, not the signal.
by Deepak Chopra 2013
3.84
3k+ ratings
Kokoro
by Beth Kempton • 2022
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
4.13
648
Kokoro Summary
Kokoro 95%
The Japanese call the heart's quiet intelligence kokoro. Here is how to hear it.
by Beth Kempton 2022
4.13
648 ratings
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