50 Spiritual Classics Second Edition : Your Shortcut to the Most Important Ideas on Self-discovery, Enlightenment, and Purpose

'If you only ever read one spiritual book, let it be this one.'- Susan Jeffers, author of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway50 Spiritual Classics captures the diversity of life journeys that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs: from the historical The Book of Chuang Tzu to modern insight from the Kabbalah, from Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet to Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now. The first and only bite-sized guide to the very best in spiritual writing, this one-of-a-kind collection includes personal memoirs and complelling biographies of such diverse figures as Gandhi, Malcolm X and Black Elk; Eastern philosophers and gurus including Krishnamurti, Yogananda, Chogyam Trungpa and Shunryu Suzuki; and Western saints and mystics such as St. Frances of Assisi, Hermann Hesse and Simone Weil. The last fifteen years have been a golden age in the genre of personal spitirual awakening, with names such as Eckhart Tolle, Neale Donald Walsch and James Redfield breathing new life into the literature. 50 Spiritual Classics showcases these newer works alongside traditional classics such as St Augustine's Confessions and Teresa of Avila's Interior Castle, and conveys the great variety of spiritual experience. In its commentaries of both the conventional classics as well as new writings destined to endure, 50 Spiritual Classics makes universal the human spiritual experience and will inspire spiritual seekers everywhere to begin their own adventure. So many of us are searching for a spiritual path. Although our reasons may differ, we share the same basic motivation: to lessen suffering and enhance our sense of fulfillment. 50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Books of Inner Discovery, Enlightenment and Purpose is an inspirational guide that introduces you to different ideas regarding enlightenment, fulfillment and purpose, ideas that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs. In this third work of a series that began with the award-winning 50 Self-Help Classics, Tom Butler-Bowdon explores the complexities of human spirituality by reviewing works from some of the world's greatest figures, including: Muhammad Asad - St. Augustine. - Black Elk - Carlos Castaneda - Pema Chödrön - Mohandas Gandhi - Hermann Hesse - Aldous Huxley - Carl Gustav Jung - C.S. Lewis - Malcolm X - Thich Nhat Hanh - Starhawk - Mother Teresa - Eckhart Tolle Inspire yourself to reach your own spiritual potential with stories of conversion and spiritual awakening. Expand your perception and achieve a deeper sense of purpose and peace of mind. Gain insight into life's big questions and humanity's spiritual evolution with some of our greatest secular and spiritual thinkers. With insightful commentaries, biographical information on the authors and a guide to other key titles, 50 Spiritual Classics provides a unique overview of a newly resurgent genre. Contents Introduction 1 Muhammad Asad The Road to Mecca (1954) 2 St. Augustine Confessions (400) 3 Richard Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1970) 4 Black Elk Black Elk Speaks (1932) 5 Richard Maurice Bucke Cosmic Consciousness (1901) 6 Fritjof Capra The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (1976) 7 Carlos Casteneda Journey to Ixtlan (1972) 8 G.K. Chesterton St. Francis of Assisi (1922) 9 Pema Chodron The Places That Scare You: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times (2001) 10 Chuang Tzu The Book of Chuang Tzu (4th century) 11 Ram Dass Be Here Now (1971) 12 Epictetus Enchiridion (1st century) 13 Mohandas Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth (1927) 14 Ghazzali The Alchemy of Happiness (1097) 15 Kahlil Gibran The Prophet (1923) 16 G.I. Gurdjieff Meetings With Remarkable Men (1960) 17 Dag Hammarskjold Markings (1963) 18 Abraham Joshua Heschel The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man (1951) 19 Hermann Hesse Siddartha (1922) 20 Aldous Huxley The Doors of Perception (1954) 21 William James The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902) 22 Carl Gustav Jung Memories, Dreams, Reflections (1955) 23 Margery Kempe The Book of Margery Kempe (1436) 24 J. Krishnamurti Think on These Things (1964) 25 C.S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters (1942) 26 Malcolm X The Autobiography of Malcolm X (1964) 27 Daniel C. Matt The Essential Kabbalah: The Heart of Jewish Mysticism (1994) 28 W. Somerset Maugham The Razor's Edge (1944) 29 Dan Millman The Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book that Changes Lives (1989) 30 Michael Newton Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives (1994) 31 Thich Nhat Hanh The Miracle of Mindfullness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation (1975) 32 John O'Donohue Anam Cara: Spiritual Wisdom from the Celtic World (1998) 33 Robert M. Pirsig Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974) 34 James Redfield The Celestine Prophecy: An Adventure (1994) 35 Miguel Ruiz The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (1997) 36 Helen Schucman & William Thetford A Course in Miracles (1976) 37 Idries Shah The Way of the Sufi (1968) 38 Starhawk The Spiritual Dance: A Rebirth of the Ancient Religion of the Great Goddess (1979) 39 Shunryu Suzuki Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice (1970) 40 Emanual Swedenborg Heaven and Hell (1758) 41 Teresa of Avila Interior Castle (1570) 42 Mother Teresa A Simple Path (1994) 43 Eckhart Tolle The Power of Now: A Guide Tom Butler-Bowdon first explored the landmark works of self-improvement in 50 Self-Help Classics and firmly established himself as the "expert on the experts" in personal development. Now with 50 Spiritual Classics, Butler-Bowdon captures the diversity of life journeys that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs: from the historical The Book of Chuang Tzu to modern insight from the Kabbalah, from St Augustine's Confessions to Eckhart Tolle's recent The Power of Now, from Don Miguel Ruiz's The Four Agreements to Rick Warren's phenomenon The Purpose-Driven Life 50 Spiritual Classics captures the diversity of life journeys that span centuries, continents, spiritual traditions and secular beliefs: from the historical The Book of Chuang Tzu to modern insight from the Kabbalah, from St. Augustine's Confessions to Rick Warren's phenomenon The Purpose-Driven Life. The first and only bite-sized guide to the very best in spiritual writing

The first and only bite-sized guide to the very best in spiritual writing, this one-of-a kind collection includes personal diaries and compelling biographies of such diverse figures as Gandhi.