18 Top nonfiction books like Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom by Jon M. Sweeney

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Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom

By: Jon M. Sweeney

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"I think Mark Burrows and Jon Sweeney achieve something quite rare and wonderful here. They make Ec…

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1. The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

By: Cynthia Bourgeault

4.12

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

If you put aside what you think you know about Jesus and approach the Gospels as though for the fir… read more

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  • philosophy
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"A sophiological Christianity focuses on the path."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"It's not about right belief; it's about right practice."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"To mourn is to touch directly the substance of divine compassion."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

"As we enter the path of transformation, the most valuable thing we have working in our favor is our yearning."

-Cynthia Bourgeault, The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

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2. The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Peter Levitt

4.42

Format: 54 pages, Paperback

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. In The Heart of Understanding, Thich Nhat Hanh offers a lucid… read more

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"If we practice walking meditation, we walk just for walking, not to arrive."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

"If you don't understand and you love, that is not love; it is something else."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

"In the light of Buddhist meditation, love is impossible without understanding."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

"Views, knowledge, and even wisdom are solid, and can block the way of understanding."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

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3. Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

By: William Walker Atkinson , Three Initiates , Tre Iniziati

4.25

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

The precepts of Hermetic philosophy remained shrouded in secrecy for more than 2,000 years, clouded… read more

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"The lips of Wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding."

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

"He who grasps the truth of the Mental Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery."

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

"Nothing stands still - everything is being born, growing, dying - the very instant a thing reaches its height, it begins to decline - the law of rhythm is in constant operations...."

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

"Everything flows out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right, is the measure of the swing to the …"

-William Walker Atkinson, Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

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4. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

By: Adam Smith

3.88

Format: 1076 pages, Paperback

Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production"

-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

"of their passions in the same object at that particular time."

-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition."

-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

"There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people."

-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

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5. Tao Te Ching

By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe

4.30

Format: 107 pages, Paperback

A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more

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  • poetry
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"The heart that gives, gathers."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."

-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching

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6. The Varieties of Religious Experience

By: William James

3.56

Format: 304 pages,

Being the Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion Delivered in Edinburgh 1901/2 "I am neither a theolo… read more

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7. Feeling Is The Secret 1944

By: Neville Goddard

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

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8. What I Believe

By: Bertrand Russell

3.99

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Along with Why I Am Not a Christian, this essay must rank as the most articulate example of Russell… read more

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9. Being Peace (Being Peace, #1)

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , Arnold Kotler

3.66

Format: 341 pages, Paperback

Since its publication in 1987, "Being Peace" has become a classic of contemporary religious literat… read more

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10. No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.25

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, T… read more

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"Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

"The most effective way to show compassion to another is to listen, rather than talk."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

"If you can be aware that you have a living body, and notice when there's tension in your body, that's already an important insight."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

"Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tende…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

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11. Living Buddha, Living Christ

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.37

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

When you are a truly happy Christian, you are also a Buddhist. And vice versa." -- Thich Nhat Hanh … read more

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12. Rilke's Book of Hours: Love Poems to God

By: Rainer Maria Rilke , Joanna Macy , Anita Barrows

4.12

Format: 29 pages, Paperback

At the beginning of this century, a young German poet returned from a journey to Russia, where he h… read more

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13. The Upanishads: Translations from the Sanskrit

By: Anonymous , Juan Mascaró

4.00

Format: 199 pages, Paperback

The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages an… read more

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14. The Art of Conversation: Change Your Life with Confident Communication

By: Judy Apps

4.53

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Good conversation is at the heart of networking, meetings, interviews, negotiations and raising you… read more

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15. Dark Night of the Soul

By: None , None

3.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

A 16th-century mystic, St. John of the Cross was also a Carmelite monk who helped reform the Order.… read more

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16. The Cosmic Game: Explorations of the Frontiers of Human Consciousness

By: Stanislav Grof

3.00

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

The Cosmic Game discusses the broadest philosophical, metaphysical and spiritual insights gleaned i… read more

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17. Interior Castle

By: Teresa de Ávila

4.16

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

A cornerstone book on mystical theology, Interior Castledescribes the seven stages of union with Go… read more

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18. Self-Reliance

By: Ralph Waldo Emerson

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A Classic Essay by Emerson. Excerpted from Essays, First Series. read more

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19. The Three Pillars of Zen

By: Philip Kapleau

3.61

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Through explorations of the three pillars of Zen--teaching, practice, and enlightenment--Roshi Phil… read more

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20. Buddha: A Story of Enlightenment

By: Deepak Chopra

3.60

Format: 137 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Deepak Chopra brings the Buddha back to life in this gripping novel of the young… read more

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21. The Cloud of Unknowing and The Book of Privy Counseling

By: Anonymous , William Johnston , Huston Smith

3.69

Format: 176 pages,

Originally written in Middle English by an unknown mystic of the fourteenth century, The Cloud of U… read more

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22. Goddesses: Mysteries of the Feminine Divine

By: Joseph Campbell , Safron Rossi

3.93

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

Joseph Campbell brought mythology to a mass audience. His bestselling books, including The Power of… read more

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23. The Seven Storey Mountain

By: Thomas Merton , Robert Giroux , William H. Shannon

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

A modern-day Confessions of Saint Augustine, The Seven Storey Mountain is one of the most influenti… read more

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24. Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions

By: Thich Nhat Hanh , None

3.93

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Taming the Tiger Withinis a handbook of meditations, analogies, and reflections that offer pragmati… read more

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25. The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

By: Arthur Schopenhauer , None

4.21

Format: 534 pages, Paperback

Arthur Schopenhauer's Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is one of the most important philosophical… read more

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"Scoundrels are always sociable."

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

"To have lost what cannot be missed is clearly no evil."

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

"Everything is beautiful only so long as it does not concern us."

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

"That which knows all things and is known by none is the subject."

-Arthur Schopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation, Volume I

26. The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety

By: Alan W. Watts

0.00

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

In this fascinating book, Alan Watts explores man's quest for psychological security, examining our… read more

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27. Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Spiritual Consciousness

By: Evelyn Underhill

2.60

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Mysticism is Evelyn Underhill's seminal work on the subject. The book is divided into two parts, "T… read more

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28. The Bhagavad Gita

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None

4.20

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more

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29. How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

By: Marcus Tullius Cicero

3.87

Format: 188 pages, Hardcover

A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world wh… read more

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  • philosophy
  • nonfiction
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"The reward of friendship is friendship itself."

-Marcus Tullius Cicero, How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

"Few are those who wish to be endowed with virtue rather than to seem so."

-Marcus Tullius Cicero, How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

"Quanto più uno ha fiducia in sé, quanto più è armato di virtù e di saggezza, in modo da non aver bisogno di nessuno e da considerare ogni suo bene un fatto interiore, tanto più eccelle nel cercare e …"

-Marcus Tullius Cicero, How to Be a Friend: An Ancient Guide to True Friendship (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers)

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30. Meister Eckhart's Book of Secrets: Meditations on Letting Go and Finding True Freedom

By: Jon M. Sweeney

3.86

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

"I think Mark Burrows and Jon Sweeney achieve something quite rare and wonderful here. They make Ec… read more

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  • christianity
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • mysticism
  • audiobook
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31. Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World

By: John O'Donohue

4.45

Format: 193 pages, Hardcover

With a Foreword by Krista Tippett-a poignant and beautiful collection of conversations and presenta… read more

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"Most of us are moving through such an undergrowth of excess that we cannot sense the shape of ourselves any more."

-John O'Donohue, Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World

"I feel that fear is negative wonder. It is the point at which wonder begins to consume itself and scrape off the essence of things."

-John O'Donohue, Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World

"We ask that streams of Easter light might flow into the intimacy and privacy of our hearts this morning, to heal us and encourage us and enable us to make again a new beginning."

-John O'Donohue, Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World

"One of the greatest sins is the unlived life, not to allow yourself to become chief executive of the project you call your life, to have reverence always for the immensity that is inside you."

-John O'Donohue, Walking in Wonder: Eternal Wisdom for a Modern World

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The Wisdom Jesus: Transforming Heart and Mind

Cynthia Bourgeault

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Heart of Understanding: Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

Thich Nhat Hanh , Peter Levitt

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Feeling Is The Secret 1944

Neville Goddard

4.29

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What I Believe

Bertrand Russell

3.99

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Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita

Ram Dass , Richard Alpert

4.47

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Walpola Rahula , None

4.18

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The Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See

Richard Rohr

4.26

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