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Midnights with the Mystic
by Cheryl Simone • 2008
She spent nights by a fireside questioning a realized yogi. His answers rewired her entire reality.
4.19
1k+
Midnights with the Mystic Summary
Midnights with the Mystic 97%
She spent nights by a fireside questioning a realized yogi. His answers rewired her entire reality.
by Cheryl Simone 2008
4.19
1k+ ratings
Living with the Himalayan Masters
by Swami Rama • 1899
A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.
4.19
5k+
Living with the Himalayan Masters Summary
Living with the Himalayan Masters 97%
A young yogi among Himalayan sages: their miracles test you, and even their curses are teachings.
by Swami Rama 1899
4.19
5k+ ratings
If Truth Be Told
by Om Swami • 2014
A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.
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3k+
If Truth Be Told Summary
If Truth Be Told 97%
A millionaire CEO renounces everything, even his name, to wander India as a penniless monk.
by Om Swami 2014
4.45
3k+ ratings
Stumbling Into Infinity
by Michael Fischman • 2009
A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.
4.46
482
Stumbling Into Infinity Summary
Stumbling Into Infinity 96%
A breathing workshop was supposed to be casual. The man onstage dismantled his life.
by Michael Fischman 2009
4.46
482 ratings
A Search In Secret India
by Paul Brunton • 1934
A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.
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A Search In Secret India Summary
A Search In Secret India 96%
A skeptical journalist scours India for yogis. One silent sage changes him without a word.
by Paul Brunton 1934
4.28
2k+ ratings
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 1955
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
4.35
449
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple Summary
The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda as Remembered by His Disciple 96%
Your spine is the battlefield. Yogananda's science of the Gita as an inner war.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 1955
4.35
449 ratings
Sadhguru
by Arundhathi Subramaniam • 2010
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
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1k+
Sadhguru Summary
Sadhguru 96%
A skeptic's path to guruhood: yoga as energy technology, ecstasy as a human capacity.
by Arundhathi Subramaniam 2010
4.45
1k+ 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
The Bhagavad Gita
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2005
Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.
4.6
1k+
The Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Bhagavad Gita 95%
Your mind is the battlefield. Master the three inner forces and the two paths to liberation.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2005
4.6
1k+ ratings
The Yoga of Jesus
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2007
A master decodes the Gospels as a yoga manual, revealing Jesus's lost path to Christ mind.
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1k+
The Yoga of Jesus Summary
The Yoga of Jesus 95%
A master decodes the Gospels as a yoga manual, revealing Jesus's lost path to Christ mind.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2007
4.40
1k+ ratings
Doorways to Light
by Krishnananda Trobe • 2006
Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.
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160
Doorways to Light Summary
Doorways to Light 95%
Hidden sages have guided humanity for two billion years. A Golden Age began in 1974.
by Krishnananda Trobe 2006
4.28
160 ratings
Kriya Yoga
by Nayaswami Devarshi • 2023
A spine-based yoga that transmutes emotion into spiritual fuel, and the commitment that unlocks it.
4.42
19
Kriya Yoga Summary
Kriya Yoga 95%
A spine-based yoga that transmutes emotion into spiritual fuel, and the commitment that unlocks it.
by Nayaswami Devarshi 2023
4.42
19 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.
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2k+
Paths to God Summary
Paths to God 95%
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
Peace Pilgrim
by Peace Pilgrim • 1983
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
4.25
749
Peace Pilgrim Summary
Peace Pilgrim 95%
She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.
by Peace Pilgrim 1983
4.25
749 ratings
The Great Work of Your Life
by Stephen Cope • 2012
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
4.32
3k+
The Great Work of Your Life Summary
The Great Work of Your Life 95%
The Bhagavad Gita holds the map to your life's work. Nine famous lives prove it.
by Stephen Cope 2012
4.32
3k+ 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
How to Be Happy All the Time
by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2006
The yogic route to unshakeable joy: not circumstances, not achievement, but a daily inner practice.
4.34
556
How to Be Happy All the Time Summary
How to Be Happy All the Time 95%
The yogic route to unshakeable joy: not circumstances, not achievement, but a daily inner practice.
by Paramahansa Yogananda 2006
4.34
556 ratings
A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe
by Paul Rademacher • 2009
Heaven is a shift in perception, not a future reward. A former minister shows the way.
4.18
39
A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe Summary
A Spiritual Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe 95%
Heaven is a shift in perception, not a future reward. A former minister shows the way.
by Paul Rademacher 2009
4.18
39 ratings
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita
by Richa Tilokani • 2021
Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.
4.75
4
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita Summary
The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita 95%
Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.
by Richa Tilokani 2021
4.75
4 ratings
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
by Ravi Shankar • 2001
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
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2k+
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Summary
Celebrating Silence [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2008] H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 95%
Why celebration and silence are the same path: a modern master dissolves the oldest spiritual split.
by Ravi Shankar 2001
4.61
2k+ ratings
Meetings With Remarkable Men
by G.I. Gurdjieff • 1960
A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.
4.10
3k+
Meetings With Remarkable Men Summary
Meetings With Remarkable Men 95%
A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.
by G.I. Gurdjieff 1960
4.10
3k+ ratings
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East
by Baird T. Spalding • 1924
Teleportation, materialization, mastery over death: Eastern masters prove thought creates reality.
4.24
5k+
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East Summary
Life and Teaching Of The Masters Of The Far East 95%
Teleportation, materialization, mastery over death: Eastern masters prove thought creates reality.
by Baird T. Spalding 1924
4.24
5k+ 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 94%
Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.
by Stephen Cope 1999
4.13
3k+ ratings
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra
by Rajmani Tigunait • 2014
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
4.46
171
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra Summary
The Secret of the Yoga Sutra 94%
The mind is not the self. Suffering begins the moment it claims to be.
by Rajmani Tigunait 2014
4.46
171 ratings
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali
by Satchidananda
Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.
4.38
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The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali Summary
The Yoga Sutras of Pantanjali 94%
Two thousand years before yoga pants, Patanjali wrote the manual for ending mental turmoil.
by Satchidananda
4.38
13k+ ratings
The Subtle Body
by Stefanie Syman • 2010
Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.
3.26
263
The Subtle Body Summary
The Subtle Body 94%
Thoreau practiced it. The Beatles chased it. America turned it into an industry.
by Stefanie Syman 2010
3.26
263 ratings
Be As You Are
by Ramana Maharshi • 1985
Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.
4.28
3k+
Be As You Are Summary
Be As You Are 94%
Your sense of being a separate self is a projection. One question, asked inward, can dissolve it.
by Ramana Maharshi 1985
4.28
3k+ ratings
Resurrecting Jesus
by Adyashanti • 2014
A Zen teacher reveals the Gospels as a map of awakening, each episode a stage of transformation.
4.40
822
Resurrecting Jesus Summary
Resurrecting Jesus 94%
A Zen teacher reveals the Gospels as a map of awakening, each episode a stage of transformation.
by Adyashanti 2014
4.40
822 ratings
7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self
by Swami Mukundananda • 2020
Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.
4.44
136
7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self Summary
7 Divine Laws to Awaken Your Best Self 94%
Self-help that starts with the soul: seven laws where devotion does what willpower cannot.
by Swami Mukundananda 2020
4.44
136 ratings
The Prophet's Way
by Thom Hartmann • 2001
Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.
4.10
295
The Prophet's Way Summary
The Prophet's Way 94%
Small mercies, everyday wonder, self-forgiveness: a mystic's lessons on living awake.
by Thom Hartmann 2001
4.10
295 ratings
Body the Greatest Gadget
by Sadhguru • 2015
Suffering is self-made. The body, tuned right, is the way out.
4.44
750
Body the Greatest Gadget Summary
Body the Greatest Gadget 94%
Suffering is self-made. The body, tuned right, is the way out.
by Sadhguru 2015
4.44
750 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 94%
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
Karma
by Sadhguru • 2021
Karma is memory you can dissolve. A yogi's field guide to the practices that clear it.
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Karma Summary
Karma 94%
Karma is memory you can dissolve. A yogi's field guide to the practices that clear it.
by Sadhguru 2021
4.28
7k+ ratings
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget
by Sadhguru • 2013
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
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4k+
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget Summary
Mind is your Business and Body the Greatest Gadget 94%
Learn to stop the mind's suffering machinery and transform your body into a tool for transcendence.
by Sadhguru 2013
4.30
4k+ ratings
Kundalini -- An Untold Story
by Om Swami • 2016
A Himalayan mystic's direct path to awakening the energy coiled at your spine, chakra by chakra.
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Kundalini -- An Untold Story Summary
Kundalini -- An Untold Story 94%
A Himalayan mystic's direct path to awakening the energy coiled at your spine, chakra by chakra.
by Om Swami 2016
4.37
2k+ ratings
The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga
by Stephen Sturgess • 2015
Ancient yogic science for self-realization: train your mind with breath, posture, and concentration.
4.08
13
The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga Summary
The Supreme Art and Science of Raja and Kriya Yoga 94%
Ancient yogic science for self-realization: train your mind with breath, posture, and concentration.
by Stephen Sturgess 2015
4.08
13 ratings
Kundalini
by Gopi Krishna • 1967
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
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601
Kundalini Summary
Kundalini 94%
A single meditation erased his love for his family. Then the real physical crisis began.
by Gopi Krishna 1967
4.03
601 ratings
The Secret Power of Yoga
by Nischala Joy Devi • 2007
A woman's Yoga Sutras: eight limbs walked with devotion over discipline, love over renunciation.
4.09
1k+
The Secret Power of Yoga Summary
The Secret Power of Yoga 94%
A woman's Yoga Sutras: eight limbs walked with devotion over discipline, love over renunciation.
by Nischala Joy Devi 2007
4.09
1k+ ratings
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times
by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha • 2007
Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.
3.74
38
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times Summary
Bhagavad Gita for Modern Times 94%
Duty without clinging to results: the Gita's 5,000-year-old path to peace in a frantic world.
by Swami Sadashiva Tirtha 2007
3.74
38 ratings
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life
by Shweta Chandra • 2016
The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.
3.82
1k+
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life Summary
The Gita Way- Secret Recipe to achieve the purpose of life 94%
The Gita's recipe for purpose: act without clinging to results, sustain commitment through devotion.
by Shweta Chandra 2016
3.82
1k+ ratings
Tantric Quest
by Daniel Odier • 1992
His female master taught him Tantra by making sex, danger, and desire the path.
4.21
436
Tantric Quest Summary
Tantric Quest 94%
His female master taught him Tantra by making sex, danger, and desire the path.
by Daniel Odier 1992
4.21
436 ratings
Entering the Castle
by Caroline Myss • 2007
The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.
4.06
2k+
Entering the Castle Summary
Entering the Castle 94%
The interior journey Teresa of Ávila mapped, translated for people who still have bills to pay.
by Caroline Myss 2007
4.06
2k+ 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 94%
A sensualist and Zen scholar insists the self is a fiction, and savors the joke.
by Alan W. Watts 1972
4.18
1k+ ratings
Shiva Sutras
by Sukhabodhananda • 2008
Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.
4.38
125
Shiva Sutras Summary
Shiva Sutras 94%
Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.
by Sukhabodhananda 2008
4.38
125 ratings
Inner Engineering
by Sadhguru • 2016
Joy is the default state of a properly tuned human being. The tuning instructions are here.
4.19
21k+
Inner Engineering Summary
Inner Engineering 94%
Joy is the default state of a properly tuned human being. The tuning instructions are here.
by Sadhguru 2016
4.19
21k+ ratings
The Holy Science
by Yukteswar Giri • 1894
A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.
4.48
2k+
The Holy Science Summary
The Holy Science 94%
A single sound birthed the cosmos. Five heart-states lead home, and Genesis reads like the Vedas.
by Yukteswar Giri 1894
4.48
2k+ ratings
The Eight Limbs of Yoga
by Stuart Ray Sarbacker • 2015
A handbook that restores the eight limbs to their purpose: living yoga, not just performing it.
4.19
554
The Eight Limbs of Yoga Summary
The Eight Limbs of Yoga 94%
A handbook that restores the eight limbs to their purpose: living yoga, not just performing it.
by Stuart Ray Sarbacker 2015
4.19
554 ratings
The Art of Spiritual Healing
by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1959
The body cannot get sick. Disease has no power. Healing is waking from the collective dream.
4.51
186
The Art of Spiritual Healing Summary
The Art of Spiritual Healing 94%
The body cannot get sick. Disease has no power. Healing is waking from the collective dream.
by Joel S. Goldsmith 1959
4.51
186 ratings
Practicing the Presence
by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1984
You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.
4.51
349
Practicing the Presence Summary
Practicing the Presence 94%
You've been chasing the gifts. The Giver is already within. Stillness is the meeting place.
by Joel S. Goldsmith 1984
4.51
349 ratings
Designing Destiny
by Kamlesh D Patel (Daaji) • 2019
Your thoughts draft your future every day. A heart-centered practice for editing the page.
4.52
495
Designing Destiny Summary
Designing Destiny 94%
Your thoughts draft your future every day. A heart-centered practice for editing the page.
by Kamlesh D Patel (Daaji) 2019
4.52
495 ratings
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