5 Books To Strengthen Your Mind & Uplift Your Spirit
I’ve never been much of a bookworm until about 7 years ago. I had just moved back to Boston after living in Arizona for a few years. Home didn’t feel like home anymore, I was heartbroken and anxious AF. I wasn’t sleeping and gained A LOT of weight. I turned to books. For the first time in my life, I found solace in reading. One of the books below (E-Squared) changed EVERYTHING. It inspired and sparked the start of my journey. A journey of reflection, awareness, realization and growth. Awakening a deeper connection with my emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical body, my surroundings and the planet. Since then, I have a soft spot for self-development books.
My most recent obsession is listening to books on Audible. I’m a pretty slow reader and Audible allows me to listen, speed up the narration and bookmark my favorite clips. I’ve been able to listen to books in a few hours that would usually take me 7+ hours if I were to read it. Try Audible for free!
So here they are, a few of my favorites so far. These books are rooted in both spirituality and science. They’re the real deal and provide tangible exercises you can practice on your journey to living and becoming your BEST SELF. They’re tools you can continue to learn and grow from time and time again. They say a great book has the power to change your life… these are a few that have changed mine. Enjoy!
“People dont realize that now is all there ever is. There is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind.”
Publisher’s Summary: To make the journey into The Power of Now you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Access to the Now is everywhere - in the body, the silence, and the space all around you. These are the keys to enter a state of inner peace. They can be used to bring you into the Now, the present moment, where problems do not exist. It is here you find your joy and are able to embrace your true self. It is here you discover that you are already complete and perfect.
Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle offers simple language in a question and answer format. The words themselves are the signposts to guide you on your journey. There are new discoveries to be made along the way: you are not your mind, you can find your way out of psychological pain, authentic human power is found by surrendering to the Now. When you become fully present and accepting of what is, you open yourself to the transforming experience of The Power of Now.
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind - you are the one who hears it.”
Publisher’s Summary: Spiritual teacher Michael A. Singer explores the question of human identity and shows how the development of consciousness can enable us all to dwell in the present moment and achieve happiness and self-realization.
BONUS EDITION: Imagine going to work each day feeling energized. Change the way you think about work and coworkers? Read ‘The Untethered Soul at Work’. This version seriously strengthened my mindset and perspective on work and dealing with challenging souls.
“We need to learn how to want what we have NOT to have what we want in order to get steady and stable Happiness.”
The Dalai Lama is probably one of the only people who, if you ask him if he's happy, even though he's suffered the loss of his country, will give you an unconditional "yes." What's more, he'll tell you that happiness is the purpose of life, and the "the very motion of our life is toward happiness." How to get there has always been the question. He's tried to answer it before, but he's never had the help of a psychiatrist to get the message across in a context we can easily understand.
Through meditation, stories, and the meeting of Buddhism and psychology, the Dalai Lama shows us how to defeat day-to-day depression, anxiety, anger, jealousy, or just an ordinary bad mood. He discusses relationships, health, family, work, and spirituality to show us how to ride through life's obstacles on a deep, abiding source of inner peace. Based on 2,500 years of Buddhist meditations and with a healthy dose of common sense, The Art of Happiness is a program that crosses the boundaries of all traditions to help listeners with the difficulties common to all human beings.
“What shows up in our lives is a direct reflection of our inner thoughts and emotions.”
“The Abracadabra Principle. Most people associate the word abracadabra with magicians pulling rabbits out of hats. It’s actually an Aramaic term that translates into English as, “I will create as I speak.” It’s a powerful concept. It’s why Edison often announced the invention of a device before he’d actually invented it. It’s why Jim Carrey wrote himself a check for $10 million long before he ever made a movie. This principle simply says, “Whatever you focus on expands,” and in the experiment you’ll learn that there’s no such thing as an idle thought and that all of us are way too cavalier and tolerant of our minds’ wandering.”
Publisher’s Summary: This audiobook could best be described as a lab manual with simple experiments that prove reality is malleable, consciousness trumps matter, and you shape your life with your mind. Yes, you read that right. It says prove. The nine experiments, each of which can be conducted with absolutely no money and very little time expenditure, demonstrate that spiritual principles are as dependable as gravity, as consistent as Newton's laws of motion. Rather than take it on faith, E-Squared invites you to prove the following principles:
There is an invisible energy force or field of infinite possibilities
You impact the field and draw from it according to your beliefs and expectations
Your connection to the field provides accurate and unlimited guidance
The universe is limitless, abundant, and strangely accommodating
“If you focus on the known, you get the known. If you focus on the unknown, you create a possibility.”
Publisher’s Summary: Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to show how people like you and me can experience a more mystical life.
Readers will learn that we are, quite literally supernatural by nature if given the proper knowledge and instruction, and when we learn how to apply that information through various meditations, we should experience a greater expression of our creative abilities; that we have the capacity to tune in to frequencies beyond our material world and receive more orderly coherent streams of consciousness and energy; that we can intentionally change our brain chemistry to initiate profoundly mystical transcendental experiences; and how, if we do this enough times, we can develop the skill of creating a more efficient, balanced, healthy body, a more unlimited mind, and greater access to the realms of spiritual truth. Topics include:
• How to free yourself from the past by reconditioning your body to a new mind
• How you can create reality in the generous present moment by changing your energy
• The secret science of the pineal gland and its role in accessing mystical realms of reality
HAD TO ADD THIS ALSO…
THE ALCHEMIST: A FABLE ABOUT FOLLOWING YOUR DREAM BY PAULO COELHO
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
Publisher’s Summary: Paulo Coelho's enchanting novel has inspired a devoted following around the world. This story, dazzling in its simplicity and wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an Alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a meditation on the treasures found within. Lush, evocative, and deeply humane, the story of Santiago is art eternal testament to the transforming power of our dreams and the importance of listening to our hearts.
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