Recommended Readings
This section serves as a collection of books that can help you discover deeper levels of truth, meaning, and wholeness. I have grouped books into specific topics – such as understanding the ego, mental health, meditation, psychedelics, and more – to help guide your reading selection. The most insightful list includes the books which have had the greatest impact on me. Book titles are linked to a brief summary and book notes.
Most Insightful
- The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa
- Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel Ingram
- Seeing that frees by Rob Burbea
- The Master and His Emissary by Iain Mcghilchrist
- The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
Mental Health
- The Upward Spiral by Alex Korb
- The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
Psychedelics
- How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
- The Secret Chief Revealed by Myron J. Stolaroff
- The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide by James Fadiman
- From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything you need to know about Mind-Altering Drugs by Andrew Weil
- Tryptamine Palace by James Oroc
Understanding The Ego
- No Self No Problem by Chris Niebauer
- The Master and His Emissary by Iain Mcghilchrist
- The Self Illusion by Bruce Hood
- Cutting through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa
Meditation
- Seeing that Frees by Rob Burbea
- The Mind Illuminated by Culadasa
- Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel Ingram
Spirituality & Philosophy
- Awareness by Anthony De Mello
- A Brief History of Everything by Ken Wilber
- Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
- A Path with Heart by Jack Kornfield
- Be Here Now By Ram Dass