My 5 Favorite Books

By on May 14, 2009 in Inspiration

My 5 Favorite Books are:

1.) Bhagavad Gita –translated by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
2.) The Concise Yoga Vasishta translated by Swami Venkatesananda
3.) Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
4.) The Power of Silence by Carlos Castenada
5.) The Gift – Poems by Hafiz translated by Daniel Ladinsky

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3 Responses to My 5 Favorite Books

  1. careforall May 13, 2009 at 9:19 pm #

    since you are such a truely inclined person towards eastern knowledge and art may I suggest you to grab a concide version of Ramayana/Mahabharta and also discovery of India by Pd. Jawharlal Nehru first PM of India .

    If Ramayana is all about triumph of good over evil and dharma/maryada purshottam Rama winning all battles against the knowledgable and powerful yet demonic Ravana the mayavi(posessing scietifc and maigcal demonic powers) .

    Then Mahabharta is all about principles of life and how to take decisions during a war, Bhagvat Gita is a offshoot of Lord Krishna giving sermons during Mahabharta war.

  2. tgv May 14, 2009 at 6:57 am #

    1. The Seven Spiritual Laws – Dr. C.

    2. Where Are You Going – Swami Muktananda

    3. In The Arms of The Beloved – Rumi

    4. Awareness- Anthony De Mello

    5. The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint – Exupery

  3. rishi May 17, 2009 at 6:49 pm #

    Thank you for sharing. I bought 1), 2) and 4). Most surprising was Yoga Vashista. I have been brought up with Indian culture but with a mythological blind belief. After 4 years of meditation and listening to Deepak and you, put the content of book in the right context. Now I read that book, its timeless. So much of true knowledge in the book. I am still waiting on Power of silence.

    Thanks,

    Sree.

My 5 Favorite Books

By on May 13, 2009 in Uncategorized

Here are my 5 Favorite Books (in order of preference).

1.) I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj

2.) Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti

3.) Of Human Bondage (Signet Classics) by W. Somerset Maugham

4.) Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis

5.) Kim by Rudyard Kipling

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7 Responses to My 5 Favorite Books

  1. careforall May 13, 2009 at 9:19 pm #

    since you are such a truely inclined person towards eastern knowledge and art may I suggest you to grab a concide version of Ramayana/Mahabharta and also discovery of India by Pd. Jawharlal Nehru first PM of India .

    If Ramayana is all about triumph of good over evil and dharma/maryada purshottam Rama winning all battles against the knowledgable and powerful yet demonic Ravana the mayavi(posessing scietifc and maigcal demonic powers) .

    Then Mahabharta is all about principles of life and how to take decisions during a war, Bhagvat Gita is a offshoot of Lord Krishna giving sermons during Mahabharta war.

  2. tgv May 14, 2009 at 6:57 am #

    1. The Seven Spiritual Laws – Dr. C.

    2. Where Are You Going – Swami Muktananda

    3. In The Arms of The Beloved – Rumi

    4. Awareness- Anthony De Mello

    5. The Little Prince – Antoine De Saint – Exupery

  3. rishi May 17, 2009 at 6:49 pm #

    Thank you for sharing. I bought 1), 2) and 4). Most surprising was Yoga Vashista. I have been brought up with Indian culture but with a mythological blind belief. After 4 years of meditation and listening to Deepak and you, put the content of book in the right context. Now I read that book, its timeless. So much of true knowledge in the book. I am still waiting on Power of silence.

    Thanks,

    Sree.