15 must-read philosophy books like The Holy Geeta by Chinmayananda

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The Holy Geeta

By: Chinmayananda

4.61

Format: 1273 pages, Hardcover

The Bhagavad Geeta is universally known and Swmi Chinmayananda during his life time had given a num…

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1. Autobiography of a Yogi

By: Paramahansa Yogananda

4.24

Format: 503 pages, Paperback

This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures … read more

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"Who am I? The great inquiry indeed."

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"Todo tiene su momento, y cada cosa su tiempo bajo el cielo"

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"You have come to earth to entertain and to be entertained."

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

"The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery"

-Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

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2. The Art Of Living

By: Thich Nhat Hanh

4.43

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Master the art of living from one of the world’s most revered spiritual leaders. Thich Nhat Hanh… read more

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  • religion
  • nonfiction
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"I think (too much), therefore I am (not there to live my life)."

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

"Whether this moment is happy or not depends on you. It`s you who makes the moment happy, not the moment that makes you happy. With mindfulness, concentration, and insight, any moment can become a hap…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

"Breathing in, I see all my ancestors in me: my mineral ancestors, plant ancestors, mammal ancestors, and human ancestors. My ancestors are always present, alive in every cell of my body, and I play a…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

"I see that this body—made of the four elements—is not really me, and I am not limited by this body. I am the whole of the river of life, of blood ancestors and spiritual ancestors, that has been cont…"

-Thich Nhat Hanh, The Art Of Living

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3. Mahabharata

By: C. Rajagopalachari , Vyasa

4.31

Format: 483 pages, Paperback

Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book bei… read more

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"Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end."

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

"What is the greatest wonder in the world? That, every single day, people die, Yet the living think they are immortal."

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

"Like numerous river-currents that rush towards the one ocean, those heroes of the world of men enter your flaming mouths; like moths that fly ever faster to destroy themselves in a blazing flame, the…"

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

"An action carried out through human effort may be well planned, well performed and properly accomplished, and yet be thwarted by fate. But likewise a fated action, something not carried out by humans…"

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

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4. She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)

By: H. Rider Haggard

3.57

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. I… read more

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"...For like a rugged tree you are hard and sound at the core."

-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)

"Life is not worth the trouble of life, except when one in love."

-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)

"Thinking can only serve to measure out the helplessness of thought."

-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)

"Yea, all things live forever, though at times they sleep and are forgotten."

-H. Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure (She, #1)

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5. Brighton Rock

By: J.M. Coetzee , Graham Greene

3.73

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has kill… read more

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6. The 3 Mistakes of My Life

By: Chetan Bhagat

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

In late-2000, a young boy in Ahmedabad called Govind dreamt of having a business. To accomodate his… read more

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  • india
Cover of Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna by Aldous Huxley, Nikhilananda, Ramakrishna, Mahendranath Gupta

7. Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

By: Aldous Huxley , Nikhilananda , Ramakrishna , Mahendranath Gupta

3.84

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna is published by The Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center of New York which … read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • nonfiction
  • spirituality
  • hinduism
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8. Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

By: Margaret Weis , Tracy Hickman

4.01

Format: 444 pages, Mass Market Paperback

This Dungeons & Dragons-inspired fantasy adventure is the first installment in the beloved Dragonla… read more

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"There comes a time, Laurana, when you've got to risk your life for something you believe in -- something that means more than life itself."

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

"And my eyes! I see through hourglass pupils and therefore I see time-as it affects all things. Even as I look at you now, Tanis," the mage whispered, "I see you dying, slowly, by inches. And so I see…"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

"Tas had been teasing Flint unmercifully all morning, calling him "Seamaster" and "Shipmate" asking him the price of fish, and how much he would charge to Ferry them back across the lake. Flint finall…"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

"He remembered a dog—the only living thing they found in the entire village—curled around the body of a dead child. Caramon stopped to pet the small dog. The animal cringed, then licked the big man’s …"

-Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance: Chronicles, #1)

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9. राग दरबारी

By: None

5.00

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

raagdrbaarii ek aisaa upnyaas hai jo gaaNv kii kthaa ke maadhym se aadhunik bhaartiiy jiivn kii muu… read more

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  • india
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10. 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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  • hinduism

11. Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India

By: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The book examines why, given all our skills, resources and talents, we, so obviously capable of bei… read more

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  • nonfiction
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12. Five Point Someone

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.29

Format: 80 pages,

Five Point Someone is a story about three friends in IIT who are unable to cope. The book starts wi… read more

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  • india
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13. करोडौं कस्तूरी

By: Amar Neupane

4.10

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

Karodaun Kasturi is the story of Haribamsa Acharya. Not the most respected and popular Nepali actor… read more

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14. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

By: R.K. Narayan , Pankaj Mishra , John Lee

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

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15. As a Man Thinketh

By: James Allen

4.26

Format: 91 pages, Hardcover

The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevit… read more

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16. 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.80

Format: 8 pages, Paperback

Love marriages around the world are simple: Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy. They get married. In In… read more

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17. मुनामदन

By: Laxmi Prasad Devkota

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

munaamdn jhyaaure lymaa aadhaarit kvitaa ho jun nepaalii saahityko sbaibhndaa prkhyaat kRti ho / mu… read more

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18. The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations for Clarity, Effectiveness, and Serenity

By: Ryan Holiday , Stephen Hanselman

3.92

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

A beautifully packaged, gifty daily devotional of Stoic wisdom, from the author of The Obstacle is … read more

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19. Siddhartha

By: Hermann Hesse , Hilda Rosner

3.17

Format: 319 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Siddhartha Este libro electronico tiene una mesa activa de los contenidos Siddhartha es una novela … read more

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20. गोदान [Godaan]

By: Munshi Premchand , मुंशी प्रेमचंद

3.53

Format: None pages, Paperback

Godan, a story of stark realism, is Premchand's most outstanding novel. The realism, artistry and t… read more

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21. القرآن الكريم

By: Anonymous

4.38

Format: 604 pages, Hardcover

The Quran (English pronunciation: /kɔrˈɑːn/; Arabic: القرآن‎ al-qurʾān, IPA: [qurˈʔaːn], literally … read more

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"We are nearer to him than his jugular vein."

-Anonymous, القرآن الكريم

"إن المؤمن ليدرك بحسن الخلق درجة الصائم والقائم"

-Anonymous, القرآن الكريم

"The freshness of my eyes is given to me in prayer."

-Anonymous, القرآن الكريم

"There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."

-Anonymous, القرآن الكريم

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22. Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

By: Carlo Rovelli

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A startling new look at quantum theory, from the bestselling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physi… read more

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"But structures are processes are not there so that organisms can survive and reproduce. It is the other way round: organisms survive and reproduce because these structures have happened to gradually …"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

"Credo che uno dei grandi errori che fanno gli esseri umani quando tentano di capire qualcosa sia volere certezze. La ricerca della conoscenza non si nutre di certezze: si nutre di una radicale assenz…"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

"In qualunque angolo dell'universo troviamo vertiginosi pozzi di strati di realtà. In questi strati siamo riusciti a riconoscere regolarità, sulle quali abbiamo raccolto informazione rilevante per noi…"

-Carlo Rovelli, Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution

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23. India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

By: J. Sai Deepak

4.46

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

India, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of Europea… read more

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"The spiritual character of the relationship between indigeneity and nature is an emotion that the coloniser can at best exoticise but can never relate to."

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"Rest of the world was not living in the Dark Ages before Pax Europaea or European Peace, and will certainly not plunge into ignorance and darkness after the demise of Pax Europaea. Therefore, it is t…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"Until a decolonial approach is employed by experts and ‘intellectuals’, we will continue to see the entrenchment of colonialised identities and fissures, which began with an anti-Brahmin slant but wh…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

"The ‘modern’, ‘rational’, ‘scientific’, Christian European coloniser could not get himself to acknowledge that the lived experience and traditional knowledge of native societies gathered over millenn…"

-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution

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24. Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

By: David Goggins

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

New York Times Best SellerOver 5 million copies soldFor David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare --… read more

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"I don't stop when I'm tired. I stop when I'm done"

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

"No one is going to come help you. No one's coming to save you."

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

"You are stopping you, you are giving up instead of getting hard."

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

"You can be born in a fucking sewer and still be the baddest motherfucker on earth."

-David Goggins, Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds

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25. Be Here Now

By: Ram Dass

4.33

Format: 116 pages, Kindle Edition

The enhanced edition of Be Here Now Two guided video meditations, 30 minutes in length * Twenty mi… read more

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  • nonfiction
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"Be here now."

-Ram Dass, Be Here Now

"Be here, now!"

-Ram Dass, Be Here Now

"As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall. Yes, we have to beat down th…"

-Ram Dass, Be Here Now

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26. Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

By: Sadhguru

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new perspective on the overused and misunderstood concept of "karma" that offers the key to happi… read more

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"What is happening within you and how you experience your life is entirely your making – your karma."

-Sadhguru, Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny

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27. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life

By: Héctor García

3.72

Format: 208 pages, None

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28. Aaadi Sankaracharya's Bhaja Govindam

By: Adi Shankaracharya

4.58

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

This timeless composition is a reminder that the author, Adi Shankaracharya, who is often regarded … read more

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29. Wisdom of the Ancient Sages: Mundaka Upanishad

By: Anonymous

4.45

Format: 181 pages, Paperback

In Wisdom of the Ancient Sages , Swami Rama shares with the modern world the powerful and inspiring… read more

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30. Self-Knowledge: Atmabodha

By: Adi Shankaracharya

4.48

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

Self-Knowledge is a translation by Swami Nikhilananda of the sacred text, Atmabodha, composed by th… read more

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  • religion
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"By fulfilling his dharma a man marches along the path of progress until he attains the supreme dharma of all beings, namely, the realization of Truth. (p. 28)"

-Adi Shankaracharya, Self-Knowledge: Atmabodha

"The unity of existence is the foundation of all ethical codes. Properly understood, it widens the bounds of charity beyond humanity to include the animal world as well. Self-love is the mainspring of…"

-Adi Shankaracharya, Self-Knowledge: Atmabodha

"All human beings, according to the conception of the Vedic seers, form the physical body of the Purusha, or Cosmic Person. The spiritual men form, as it were, his head, the warriors His arms, the mer…"

-Adi Shankaracharya, Self-Knowledge: Atmabodha

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31. The Holy Geeta

By: Chinmayananda

4.61

Format: 1273 pages, Hardcover

The Bhagavad Geeta is universally known and Swmi Chinmayananda during his life time had given a num… read more

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12 must-read religion books like The Holy Geeta by Chinmayananda

Transform Your Habits

Autobiography of a Yogi

Paramahansa Yogananda

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Art Of Living

Thich Nhat Hanh

4.43

Transform Your Habits

Mahabharata

C. Rajagopalachari , Vyasa

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

Aldous Huxley , Nikhilananda , Ramakrishna , Mahendranath Gupta

3.84

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Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy , Tim Dolin , Margaret R. Higonnet

3.83

Transform Your Habits

A Handful of Dust

Evelyn Waugh

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Brighton Rock

J.M. Coetzee , Graham Greene

3.73

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Lucky Jim

Kingsley Amis , David Lodge

4.73

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