As I was compiling that list of sites which describe mystical experiences, I reflected on a few of the books I have read over the past couple of years. I will probly expand the following descriptions & excerpts but here goes -
Emissary of Light by James Twyman
Or click here if that link is a dud
List of more books by Neale - I may get around 2 reading some more some day :)
Dalai Lama's Little Book of Wisdom
Superhuman by Robert Winston
A couple of very humorous boooks from Spike Milligan
Several Peanuts books :) - also click here
The religious experience of mankind
Soul Food - assuming I can upload it!
... otherwise click here
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Leonardo: Portrait of a Master - he was a
genius
Tesla: Man out of time
- another genius
When things fall apart - scroll down 2 near the bottom of this page
God, Actually - also see
journal for Feb 1 2010
Complete Idiot's guide 2 meditation
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Meditation by Bill Anderton
Books by James Twyman - just bought 'Proof' & I loved Emissary of Light!
God without religion - also has an excellent section on
affirmations
Sacred journey of the peaceful warrior
1001 Pearls of Buddhist Wisdom
The Mind, Body & Spirit Companion
A New Earth - over 1000 people rate it 5-stars!
13 Things that don't make sense
1001 Smartest Things Ever Said
Essential writings from Thich Nhat Hanh
The Lost Art of Compassion - once I get around 2 reading it!
Chicken Soup for the Soul Celebrates Mothers
From the Ashes - A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America (September 11)
1001 Funniest things ever said - see post #39 on this thread
The places that scare you by Pema Chodron
Then also got myself 4 Davies books for 40 bucks -
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- he makes the old thought of mine! The universe could be five minutes old :)
www.globalgypsy.com
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Awakening to Zen
- see journal for Jan 13, 2011
You're not who you think you are
Traveling at the speed of love
The Naked Entrepreneur - see journal for Jan 31 2011
Born knowing
- see ALL links for Feb 13th journal!
Monty Python live - also click
here :)
The Game of Life & other books by Florence Scovel Shinn
Boldly Live As You've Never Lived Before
Why Skies are Blue and Parrots Talk
The spontaneous healing of belief
also click here
The Starseed Transmissions by Ken Carey
Ultimate Journey by Bob Monroe
The Hermit
Magic & Mystery in Tibet ... or click here
Image from the big brain book :)
The Cactus King by Dimitri Gonis {added August 2001}
Excerpts from Deepak Chopra's books - I haven't read the actual books but the excerpts are excellent :)
Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness
Reflections on a mountain lake
The Tibetan book of living & dying
Excepts from the books of Gary Zukav
Creating Calm Meditation in Daily life
How Meditation Heals the Body & the Mind
Yoga Gems: A treasury of wisdom
Some Leunig cartoons from his books
Some book excerpts for you 2 read online
Meditations of a solitary walker
The Visionary Human - contains an excellent interview with Bob Monroe {added July 2001}
In Six Days - commenced June 29, 2001.
The hermit again
Phoenix Rising - once I upload it ... :)
ET101: The cosmic instruction manual for planetary evolution
Through The Narrow Gate - added April 2001
Here's a couple of scans I just did from a book entitled Absolute Happiness, in which the author describes his own experiences of expanded consciousness. Scanners do tend to make one a tad lazy. More excerpts may be on their way ...
Click here for another section
Other books or links worthy of a mention include:
Understanding Love by William Ricketts
Dalai Lama's Little Book of Wisdom
Phoenix Rising - incorrect file but worth a read anyways ...
Books I would like to read -
Books by Neale Donald Walsch - including the Conversations with God series
Oops ... they have changed that link ... click
Read some reviews of the cwg books
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
That link is a dud so click here
Meditation: The first and last freedom
Guru rating service lists many teachers
& here is the alphabetical list
February 2009 update -
The Shift by Owen waters
Help 4 people in a spiritual crisis - lists a few books
Buddhism for busy people by David Michie
Excerpts from several books - well worth a visit :)
Who, in fact, you really are by cosmic awareness
One Minute Wisdom by Anthony De Mello - One reviewer says: 'I have read hundreds of books on these topics, but I cannot recommend any book higher than this one'
Do we plan our life challlenges before birth
The fine tuning of the universe - includes some books
Encounter With Prophet by C.A. Lewis
Creative Visualization by Shakti Gawain
The hidden face of God: How science reveals the ultimate truth - the author's site has an excerpt
Matrix Warrior by Jake Horsley
The quantum cook book - discover the real secrets of manifestation
The Meditation Bible by Madonna Gauding
Books about calm by Paul Wilson
Unity - The Dawn of Conscious Civilization by Maitreya Ishwara
All 6 billion plus inhabitants of Earth should be in possession of this book - The God part of the brain
The prayer tree by Leunig
Hurry up & meditate by David Michie
The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho
Stranger in a strange land by Robert Heinlein -
This being among the best
Love is the answer by Diane Cirincione
Discworld - also try here - the message boards are HUGE :)
Asimov's guide to science
The quantum self by Danah Zohar
Chicken soup 4 the soul by Jack Canfield
Books by Judith Orloff who is transforming psychiatry according 2 Neale :)
Top 100 sci fi books - several I hadn't heard of before
Books that can change your life :)
At the mountains of madness by Lovecraft
The Sparrow by Doria Russell
Broken Open: How difficult times can help us grow by Elizabeth Lesser
The golden thread: words of wisdom for a chnaging world by Dorothy Boux
The story of God by Robert Winston
Leads us 2 an essay about the man
Leads us 2 this very comprehensive list
Household Gods by Harry Turtledove and Judith Tarr
Some recommended books - includes
Journey of Souls by Michael Newton & The Infinite Way by Joel Goldsmith & The Book of Secrets by Deepak Chopra
Dreamsongs by George Martin
Comes from this search along with a few other sites worth checkin out
List of scifi sites down the left margin
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
Happy for no reason by Marci Shimoff
The disappearance of the universe by Gary Renard
List of recommended books covering Buddhism & Christianity
The science fiction hall of fame
The secret life of bees by Sue Monk Kidd
When everything changes, change everything by Neale Donald walsch
Spiritual Friends by Bob Kellemen
The Wonder of the World by Roy Varghese
You Don't Have to Be Wrong for Me to Be Right by Brad Hirschfield
Relaxing into clear seeing by Arjuna Ardagh
The kindness of strangers by Katrina Kittle
The boy in the striped pyjamas by John Boyne
The mind of God by Paul Davies
Mind Trek by Joseph McMoneagle
Conscious Loving by Gay Hendricks
Anohter fan of the cwg material
HUGE list of authors
Become a better you by Joel Osteen
Heaps of books - including The ten commandments of common sense
Care of the Soul by Thomas Moore
Conversations with a spirit by Dolores Cannon
Top 100 books downloaded from Project Gutenberg
Cultivating a compassionate heart by Thubten Chodron
21 Ways to live a stress free life by Paul Haider
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Recommended boooks - some of which I am familiar with
Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
Valley of Bones by Michael Gruber
Spiritual Intelligence by Danah Zohar
A common prayer by Leunig
www.bendinggod.com
The Best Spiritual Books of 2008
Few books mentioned on this page about paralel universes
25 most powerful books of the past 25 years
The hidden beauty of eberyday life by Kent Nerburn
The Living Universe by Duane Elgin
Instruction manual 4 receiving God
Another book review - at living now
Four laws that drive our universe
Quite a collection in the rear of this little volume - may tap out a few ...
Hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy
Life's greatest lesson by Mitch Albom
MUST remember 2 do some more ...
Big Bang - I never got around 2 typing out any excerpts but it's well worth checkin out :)
Busting loose from the emotions game
Heal anxiety & depression by Daniel Amen & Lisa Routh
The buddha in your mirror by Hochswender, Martin & Moreno
Forgiveness: the greatest healer of all by Gerald Jampolsky
The heart of the Budha's teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh
True love by the same author
A few more books - includes Happy for No Good Reason by Swami Shankarananda
Stages of meditation by the Dalai Lama
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula LeGuin
Saved by the light by Dannion Brinkley
Power of the Soul by John Holland
Following Our Bliss: How the Spiritual Ideals of the Sixties Shape Our Lives Today by Don Lattin
Connecting the dots: Making sense of the ufo phenomenon by Paola Harris
the wisdom of forgiveness by the Dalai Lama
The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Person's Path Through Depressionby Eric Maisel
The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them By David Richo
Peace of Mind by Ian Gawler
Freedom love & action by Krishnamurti
Huge library of book excerpts at that site!
Zen Wrapped in Karma Dipped in Chocolate: A Trip Through Death, Sex, Divorce, and Spiritual Celebrity in Search of the True Dharma by Brad Warner
Train your mind, change your brain by Sharon Begley
Whole person Handbook by Peter Shepherd & Wallace Huey
Karma & Happiness by Miriam Cameron
List of several books - including cwg & The powere of your subconscious mind & Listening 2 your inner voice & similar titles :)
Similar page - includes Discover the power within you & How to let God help you & Adventures on the quest
Top 100 books of the millenium
The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson
Yet another large list of books - including The roots of anger & Hermitage among the clouds & other titles by Thich Nhat Hahn
In A Dream, You Can Do Anything by Veronica Hay
Transform Your Life: A Blissful Journey by Geshe Kelsang
Be a Dog With a Bone: Always Go For Your Dreams by Peggy McColl
Book reviews - includes Sons of the Buddha & Money, Sex, War, Karma & Hello at last, embracing the koan of friendship & A commuter's guide to enlightement
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna by Swami Nikhilananda
Over 6000 Books about spirituality
The best Buddhist writing 2008 - includes authors such as Thich Nhat Hahn, Sylvia Boorstein, Norman Fischer & Frances Moore Lappe
Book I have flicked through thanks 2 Mum
Authentic Living - an online book
Care of the soul by Thomas Moore
The Gathering: Meetings in Higher Space by William Gammill
Heaps of books at the cosmic awareness site
Tools for self discovery by Jack Schwarz
Spirtual instruction by Ramana Maharshi
Heaps of books by Joel S. Goldsmith - includes the art of meditation & Living the mystical life & practicing the presence
The voice of the soul - some excerpts online
Books by Katharine Giovanni
Spiritual biographies - includes Ram Dass, Paramahansa Yogananda, Chuck Coburn & Doug Boyd
Library of books - includes Going Deeper: How to Make Sense of Your Life When Your Life Makes No Sense
by Jean-Claude Koven & TEACHERS OF THE LIGHT by Jim Cleveland & several others :)
13 things that don't make sense by Michael Brooks
The Future of Love by Daphne Rose Kingma
What Makes You Not a Buddhist by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
Quantum questions: Mystical Writings of the World's Great Physicists edited by Ken Wilber
Book store - includes A new day is dawning by Diandra
Several books of note - includes Advice from a spiritual friend & Ancient Wisdom
An author answers questions about her book Positive Bliss
Personal Development for Smart People by Steve Pavlina
The Path by Swami Kriyananda
Recommended Reading - includes Buddy's Candle by Bernie Siegel & Mindful Woman: Gentle Practices for Restoring Calm, Finding Balance, and Opening Your Heart
by Sue Patton Thoele
Relax Into Success by Paul Haider
Review of Rousseau's Solitary Walker
Seeker's guide to Self-freedom --- truths for living by Guy Finley
Unlocking the Secret & Science of Happiness by Mingyur Rinpoche
Zen master who? by Philip Kapleau
We are all one by Jonathan Harrison
Life beyond belief - includes some excerpts
Windows of the Soul by Ken Gire
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace by Jack Kornfield
What Would Buddha Do by Franz Metcalf
Conscious Health by Ron Garner - as well as other books of interest :)
Maureen Moss site has a few books
Buddhism & a broken heart by Susan Piver
Interersting authors & teachers
Spiritual classics - includes Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki
Emotional Alchemy by Tara Bennett-Goleman
Book excerpts - includes The human Buddha by Aziz Kristof & Relaxing into clear seeing by Nick Ardagh
& Naked Buddhism by David Deida
Excerpts from Mystics & masters book by Robert Ullman and Judyth Reichenberg-Ullman
Books that could change the world - includes cwg and others I have read :)
Let's Not Call it Meditation: by Padme Nina Livingstone
Fabulous books to help you design the life of your dreams
Recommended reading - includes The holographic universe & Still Here by Ram Dass
Wherever You go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn
It Was On Fire When I Laid Down On Ity Robert Fulghum by Robert Fulghum
Excerpts from various books - including Osho
Buddhist teachings - includes Good life good death by Gehlek Rinpoche & The mirror of mindfulness by Tsele Natsok Rangdr�l
Penetrating Wisdom by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche
How 2 increase & maintain happiness -
Lord Meher material - includes nature of love
Cougar's Favorite Books - includes shamanic voices by Joan Halifax & the web of life by Fritjof Capra
If you could ask God one question - you could read the cwg books :)
Handbook for the Soul by Richard Carlson
Online boook - the light of truth
Short Meditations on the Bible and Peanuts by Robert Short - that's Peanuts as in the famous cartoon strip :)
Holistic page has several books - including Life beyond limits by Rik Schnabel & Living an abundant life by Sandy Forster
Book reviews at the primal page
Ever since its launch in April 2005, Our Ultimate Reality has touched, and frequently completely changed the lives of countless people - by Adrian Cooper
Marianne Williamson's site - has a few books, including A Return to Love and The age of miracles
The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret & Science of Happiness by Mingyur Rinpoche
Life is a gift by Ken Keyes
Handbook to Higher Consciousness also by Ken
The Zen of Oz: Ten spiritual lessons from over the rainbow by Joey Green
Core Transformation: Reaching the Wellspring Within by Connirae Andreas and Tamara Andreas
Books by Leslie Cameron Bandler
That is checking backwards through my journal
from Feb 24 2009 to June 1 2008
Note - This is a slightly different copy of the list of books I'd like to read - I may update it or I may not ... you know me :)
The 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century
Excerpts from several books by Osho
Book excerpts from various teachers
The Best Spiritual Books of 2004
If it hurts it's NOT love - but this search doesn't find the book ...
Excerpts from Deepak Chopra's books
Books on Ascension by Michael Sharp
Awakening to the dream by Leo Hartong
Becoming Like God by Rabbi Michael Berg
More books from Neale Walsch - click
Excerpts from spiritual classics
8 books that could change the world
How to Be a Help instead of a Nuisance
A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way
Huge list of metaphysical book reviews
The Essential Teachings of Ramana Maharshi
Finding Serenity in the Age of Anxiety
Crossings: Everyday People, Unexpected Events and Life-Affirming Change
List of must read books - includes the cwg series
Books that will change your life
Free book - click
Book reviews - including some Seth material
An end to suffering by Pankaj Mishra
Outsmarting Your Karma by Barry Neil Kaufman
Confessions of a raving, unconfined nut
Journey through the Color Worlds
Suggested readings on Buddhism
The Little Book of Blessings For a peaceful world by Roger Cole
Hearing voices by John Watkins
The 10 Commandments according to Mad magazine
The Formula: Who Gets Sick, Who Gets Well, Who Is Happy, Who Is Unhappy, and Why
101 Questions and Answers on The Course in Miracles
The Meaning Of Life by Bradley Trevor Grieve
The 5 vital secrets for a healthy life
Sound healing with tuning forks
The Magical Blend - Herbs for the Soul
Book by Sondra Ray about a diet of love & forgiveness
Towards a new world view by Russell DiCarlo
Includes this interview with Stan Grof
The Pleiadians by Barbara Marciniak
Starbuilders has a few publications
A few books listed on this page
This page has a few excerpts of various books
Emotional Yoga: How the Body Can Heal the Mind
Books by Dr Joshua David Stone
Hope is in the Garden: Healing Resolution Through Unconditional Love
Lists of the best New Age Books
Kryon: Don't think like a human
101 Ways to Avoid Reincarnation
Heavenletters - Love Letters from God
The body knows by Caroline Sutherland
Whole bunch of books & tapes listed
Descriptions of various religious books
365 prescriptions for the soul
More books at the light & life site
Book reviews at that same site
After the darkest hour by Kathleen Brehony ... esp this site has more reviews
Boundless healing by Tulku Thondup
Authors list at soul of life site
Inner talk has books and subliminal CD's
Beyond Belief by Elaine Pagels
Messages From Michael by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Toward Wisdom by Copthorne Macdonald
The Christ conspiracy & other books
Forgive everyone everything - should be from Tuesdays with Morrie
The Journey That Never Was: A Guide to Hearing God's Voice Within You
Reviews of some spiritual books
A number of authors featured on this page
The Art of Creative Visualization
Books by John Perkins - including 'The World Is As You Dream It'
Browse books by subject at the inner traditions site
List of books about a spiritual life
Book reviews in quite a variety of categories
Emergence by Barbara Marx Hubbard
Dick Sutphen is the author of 19 New Age books
Books by Anne Wilson Schaef - including 'Living in Process'
Books that make you say ah ha!
Guide My Feet - prayers & meditations for children
Omni Reveals The Four Principles of Creation
Making Peace: Healing a Violent World
True Spirituality by Francis August Schaeffer
Site where you can search for 3000 authors
Excerpts from books by Lama Surya Das
Servers of the Divine Plan & The New Call
Some audio books on spiritual matters
Earth religions has a list of books as well
101 experts on self-improvement
Books about Shamanism & potions
Self-Help/Personal Development Resource Material
Happiness is free - but this book isn't :)
Heart of the Soul by Gary Zukav
The 22 (Non-Negotiable) Laws of Wellness
Embracing Uncertainty by Susan Jeffers
The One-Minute Guide to Prosperity and Enlightenment
How to Clear Negative Emotions and Spiritualize Your Life
Books on (successful) schizophrenia
Shaving the inside of your skull
Buddha's Little Instruction Book
Another list of recommended books
List of Jamie's favourite books
Arcturian Songs of the Masters of Light
Advice from a spiritual friend
The rest of that alphabetical list
100 Simple Ways to Stimulate Your Brain, Open Your Heart, and Energize Your Spirit
Many of the following I have only glanced at while wandering around my local library, so I can't vouch entirely for their content ...
{Wasn't it the book 1984 that said, 'The best books tell you what you already know'}
The Undiscovered Mind by John Horgan
* "Peace Of Mind" by Ian Gawler
* "Healing and the mind" by Bill Moyers
* "In Six Days" by John Ashton
Now - my new site at Bravenet - had 2 wipe glimpse & old journals & others 2 make room Mar 2010
---> So Bravenet NOW has the most up-to-date listing of files :)
Don't ask me WHY but opened another :)
Had to open an new one - makes first letter capital?
250 megs free - couldn't resist :)
10fast is another new addition
How could we forget freewebs - many of these book pages point 2 it :)
http://mvhosted.com/tedit.php?file=scare.htm&dir=/
That is no longer viewable but can get the code - log in details in may2001.htm :)
http://www.0fees.net/
Can't find how 2 view?? so go to file manager & they are there - details also in may2001.htm
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse {added Jan 2002}
- also click here
The Politics of Experience by RD Laing
The Three Christs of Ypsilanti
* "The Wealth Within" by Ainslie Meares
* "The Seat of the Soul" by Gary Zukav
* "Sleeping, Dreaming and Dying" by the Dalai Lama - an exploration of consciousness
* "Ultimate Journey" by Robert Monroe
* "The Art of Happiness" by the Dalai Lama
* "For those who can't believe" by Harold Schulweis
* "The Cosmic Game - explorations in the frontiers of human consciousness" by Stanislav Grof
* "The Visionary Human" by Nevill Drury
* "Beyond Death: the gates of consciousness" by Stanislav Grof
* "The Tibetan Book of Living & Dying" by Sogyal Rinpoche
* "Doctor ahead of his time - the life of Ainslie Meares"
* "Everyday Immortality" by Deepak Chopra
* "A Guide for the advanced soul" by Susan Hayward
* "Inner revolution: life, liberty & the pursuit of real happiness" by Robert Thurman
* "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" by Robert Pirsig
* "Gratitude: A way of life" by Louise Hay
* "Behold The spirit" by Alan Watts
* "The divided self" by R.D. Laing (a study of sanity & madness)
* "A wholly different way of living" by J. Krishnamurti
* "Nightmares that sing" by Marjorie Messenger (a story of paranoid schizophrenia)
* "The Tibetan Book of the Dead" by Walter Evans-Wentz
* "Reincarnation Explained" by Chris Butler
* "Quantum Questions: mystical writings of the world's great physicists" by Ken Wilber
* "Inside Tibetan Buddhism" by Robert Thurman
* "Compassion In Action" by Ram Dass
* "Anatomy of the spirit" by Caroline Myss
* "Why people don't heal and how they can" by Caroline Myss
* "Living in process" by Anne Wilson Schaef
* "Running from safety" by Richard Bach
* "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" by Richard Bach
* "After the ecstasy, the laundry" by Jack Kornfield
* "Full Catastrophe Living" by Jon Kabatt-Zinn
* "Seven experiments that could change the world" by Rupert Sheldrake
* "My secret life as an alien mastermind" by Owen Langford
* "The Reluctant Shaman" by Kay Whitaker
* "Cutting the ties that bind" by Phyllis Krystal
* "The Search for meaning" by Caroline Jones
* "Noises from the darkroom" by Guy claxton
* ""The Golden Thread" by Dorothy Boux
* "Nature's Prozac" by Judith Sachs
