The Way of Zen: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights
Alan Watts’s The Way of Zen introduces Zen Buddhism by challenging the assumption that spiritual life is mainly about acquiring better beliefs.…
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Autobiography of a Yogi: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights
Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi is part spiritual autobiography, part pilgrimage and part introduction to Indian yogic traditions. Yogananda describes his…
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The Art of Happiness: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights
Most people say they want to be happy, yet we often organize life around goals that postpone happiness into an imaginary future:…
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The Essential Rumi: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights
The Essential Rumi, translated and presented by Coleman Barks, introduces modern readers to selected poems attributed to Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi, the…
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The Power of Now: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights
What if much of our suffering comes not only from what happens to us, but from the mind’s constant demand that the…
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Man’s Search for Meaning: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights
Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning combines an account of his imprisonment in Nazi concentration camps with an introduction to logotherapy,…
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The Power of Myth: Summary, Key Ideas & Insights
The Power of Myth presents Joseph Campbell’s ideas about mythology through conversations with journalist Bill Moyers. Campbell explores myths from different cultures,…
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The Varieties of Religious Experience: Summary & Key Ideas
William James’s The Varieties of Religious Experience is less interested in proving or disproving religion than in asking a psychological question: what…
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