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    The document recommends the practice of Svadhyaya, which is regular self-study through reading books on topics that can expand one's understanding of life. It states that this practice complements meditation. The document then provides a list of over 50 recommended books divided into categories on topics like self-development, mindfulness, meditation, spirituality, biographies and more. The books are suggested to provide clarity, new perspectives and insights to support one's personal growth.

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    The document recommends the practice of Svadhyaya, which is regular self-study through reading books on topics that can expand one's understanding of life. It states that this practice complements meditation. The document then provides a list of over 50 recommended books divided into categories on topics like self-development, mindfulness, meditation, spirituality, biographies and more. The books are suggested to provide clarity, new perspectives and insights to support one's personal growth.

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    SVADHYAYA – Self-study through Reading Books

    A regular practice of reading books that expand your understanding of how life works, is recommended
    by several traditions. This practice called SVADHYAYA complements and enhances the impact of your
    meditation practice on your daily life. The term ‘Svadhyaya’ means ‘one’s own reading’ or ‘self-study’.

    There are millions of books, written by thousands of masters, that spread across the spectrum of self-
    development – right from neuroscience, meditation, mindfulness to enlightenment, spiritual progress
    and soul science. Books, with their wisdom, often tend to open up new vistas of thinking. Different
    topics and kinds of books appeal to different people depending on the state of their thinking and living.
    A list of some books that provide clarity into our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes and some books that
    show a path forward on you journey to happiness – are listed in the next page. Please take time to read
    these when possible over the next few weeks/months or during your travels. Some of these will address
    recurring thoughts and smoothen your meditation. Some of these will provide moments of ‘aha’ – ‘Oh I
    didn’t know that earlier’. And some will overwhelm you with joy and peace as your long-standing
    confusions fall away due to new wisdom.

    A LIST OF RECOMMENDED BOOKS

    Educational, Easy to read books:

    1. A NEW EARTH by Eckhart Tolle


    2. YOU ARE THE PLACEBO by Dr.Joe Dispenza
    3. SUCCESS THROUGH STILLNESS by Russell Simmons
    4. THE ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDITATION by Dr Newton Kondaveti
    5. I AM THE MIND by Deep Trivedi
    6. BREATH BY BREATH by Larry Rosenberg
    7. YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE by Louise L Hay
    8. CLARITY by Jamie Smart
    9. IF YOU’RE SO SMART, WHY AREN’T YOU HAPPY? by Raj Raghunathan
    10. THE JOY OF LIVING by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
    11. CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD (Book 1, 2, 3) by Neale Donald Walsch
    12. THRIVE by Arianna Huffington
    13. YOUR BRAIN AT WORK by David Rock
    14. POWER OF YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND by Dr Joseph Murphy
    15. WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE by Jon Kabat-Zinn
    16. THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS by Thich Nhat Hanh
    17. YOGA AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS by Sam Chase
    18. WORK: HOW TO FIND JOY AND MEANING IN EACH HOUR OF THE DAY by Thich Nhat Hanh
    19. PATANJALI YOGA SUTRA by Swami Vivekananda
    Story-based / biography, self-improvement and motivational books:

    1. THINK LIKE A MONK by Jay Shetty


    2. THE ALCHEMIST by Paulo Coelho
    3. JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL by Richard Bach
    4. THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI by Robin Sharma
    5. THE CELESTINE PROPHECY by James Redfield
    6. THE ROAD LESS TRAVELLED by M Scott Peck
    7. YOGA AND THE QUEST FOR THE TRUE SELF by Stephen Cope
    8. THE LIFETIMES WHEN JESUS AND BUDDHA KNEW EACH OTHER by Gary R Renard
    9. SIDDHARTHA by Hermann Hesse
    10. LIVING WITH HIMALAYAN MASTERS by Swami Rama
    11. THE SURRENDER EXPERIMENT by Michale A Singer

    Advanced, Insight-filled, awakening books:

    1. MY GITA by Devdutt Pattanaik


    2. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI by Paramahamsa Yogananda
    3. THE BIOLOGY OF BELIEF by Bruce Lipton
    4. BECOMING SUPERNATURAL by Dr Joe Dispenza
    5. A SOUL’S JOURNEY by Peter Richelieu
    6. CORE OF YOGASUTRAS by BKS Iyengar
    7. THE SECRET POWER OF PYRAMIDS by Bill Schul & Ed Pettit
    8. THE MIND ILLUMINATED by Culadasa & Mathew Immercut
    9. YOUR SOUL’S GIFT by Robert Schwartz
    10. WHAT THE BUDDHA TAUGHT by Walpola Sri Rahula
    11. SELF AWARE UNIVERSE by Amit Goswami
    12. THE SCIENCE OF ENLIGHTENMENT by Shinzen Young
    13. EFFORTLESS LIVING by Jason Gregory
    14. FLOW: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HAPPINESS by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
    15. THINKING AND DESTINY by Harold W Percival
    16. THE SECRET OF THE YOGA SUTRA by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait

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