top 10 books to help change the world

Brave New World Revisited, Aldous Huxley

On The Road, Jack Kerouac

Zorba The Greek, Nikos Kazantzakis

Disclosure, Dr. Steven Greer

The Tibetan Book Of Living And Dying, Sogyal Rinpoche

The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx

Lords And New Creatures, Jim Morrison

Autobiography Of A Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda

Zen Mind, Beginners Mind, Suzuki

Steppenwolf, Hermann Hesse


Also, Any Books By;


Jellaladin Rumi
Thomas Merton
Deepak Chopra
Thic Nhat Hahn
Noam Chomsky
Michio Kushi
Terrence Mckenna
Timothy Leary
Abbie Hoffman

 

Books writeen by Sri Ram sharma Acharya ( I posted them as a sepearte thread but you can also get more info below)) have changed my life.
I also like reading Osho and many of his books asn lectures are avialble on web for free at www.oshoworld.com.

Nice lectures and articles from Swami Dayananda Saraswati at www.avgsatsang.org.


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Astonishing Functions of Human Brain and Miracles of Mind Music - The Nectar of Life
Eternity of Sound and the Science of Mantras
The Extrasensory Potentials of Mind
Spiritual Science of Sex Elements
The Life Beyond Physical Death
Sleep, Dreams & Spiritual Reflections The Absolute Law of Karma
The Divine Messages of Veds
Super Science of Gayatri
The Integrated Science of Yagna
The Great Moments of Change
Mahapurascharan - Unique Spiritual Experiment on Collective Consciousness
Twenty First Century - The Dawn of The
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Pt. Shriram Sharma Acharya---A seer-sage and a visionary of the New Golden Era
His personality was a harmonious blend of a saint, spiritual scientist, yogi, philosopher, psychologist, writer, reformer, freedom fighter, researcher, eminent scholar and visionary. He pioneered the revival of spirituality and creative integration of the modern and ancient sciences and religion relevant in the challenging circumstances of the present times. In 1979, he founded the Brahmavarchas Research Institute, the research center in Haridwar (India) dedicated to the integration of the modern and ancient sciences in a practical way motivated by the noble goal of health and happiness for all. This center houses well equipped laboratories of Haemetology, Biochemistry, Neurophysiology, Cardiology, Phytochemistry, Psychometry, Yagyopathy etc.
At the age of 15, (Jan 18th, 1926) a great Himalayan yogi by the name of Swami Sarveshvaranandji appeared before him in astral body from the flame of the Dipaka (lamp) and guided him throughout his entire life. The next 24 years of his life were devoted to 24 Mahapurashcharanas –each consisting of the rhythmic recitation (japa) of 2.4 million Gayatri Mantra with strictest of disciplines. In 1943, he married Bhagwati Devi, and ever since, the saintly couple dedicatedly pursued the noble mission of spiritual upliftment of humankind.
Realizing the potential of inspiring literature and its relevance in the present era of intellectual evolution, he had chosen writing as the principal mode towards uprooting the evil tendencies and blind faith from people’s minds and arousing the indwelling wisdom, strength and spiritual bliss. He wrote about 3000 enlightening books in Hindi on almost all topics concerning human life. He translated the entire Vedic Vangmaya (4 Vedas, 108 Upanishads, 18 Puranas etc.) in Hindi elucidating the tradition, style, universality and history of Vedic Literature. He also practiced higher-level Sadhana on the arduous heights of Himalayas several times and had established enliven contact with Rishis of Himalayas. During 1984-1986, he carried out the unique spiritual experiment of Sukshmikarana, meaning sublimation of vital force and physical, mental and spiritual energies. He authored a special set of 20 books highlighting the future of the world and conveying the message of the dawn of the New Era of Truth during the 21st Century. On 2nd June 1990, he voluntarily shed his physical sheath.
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Hmm this is a hard one for me. I am reading The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown and that one is making me think

 

One big vote for Ismael.

 

lol... pshaw... silly mad bombers...

 

Siddhartha - Herman Hesse
Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Stranger in a Strange Land - Robert Heinlein
Animal Farm - George Orwell

there are more to come, i can't think of them right now, and i have a lot of reading to do!

 

you should read "Drinking The Rain" by Alix Kates Shulman, really good memoir of a woman who leaves New York for a month and lives in a Cabin on an island off the coast of Maine with no electricity, or plumbing or anything, to write...its really good!

 

"The Demon-Haunted World" by Carl Sagan

 

- Dharma Bums, Kerouac
- Tales of Ordinary Madness, Buk
- Nova Express, Burroughs
- Gifted Disabilities, Justin blackburn (www.booksurge.com)
- Catcher in the Rye, Salinger
- Blessings from the Other Side, Sylvia Brown (www.sylvia.org)
- Tomorrow's God, Walsh
- The Aquarian Gospels of Jesus Christ, ?some dude who tapped the akashic records
- The Dhamapada, Buddha or one of his dudes
- Tarantula, Bob Dylan- yeah!

 

Well i think everyone young or old should read Flowers For Algernon.

 

I love transcendentlaists!!!! Walden is on my list. But I also think that reading plays helps me to see things from other perspectives. I like tEnnesee Williams a lot. It promotes compassion I think.

peace love and laughter
amanda

 

The Kama Sutra sure has helped populate the world

 

Umm.... ahem ....

perhaps the highest selling book of all time....

The bible... and second to the bible, I would suggest the dictionary.

T think they have certainly made their mark on the world

 

Bloodletters And Bad Men

The Rascal And The Road

13 Ways To Dispose Of A Body

Psycho

The Honeymoon Killers

A Loss Of Roses

The Great Imposter

In Cold Blood

Of Mice And Men

The Pinkerton Casebook

 

The Future of Life by Edward O. Wilson had a profound impact on me.

 

No list would be complete without The Bhagavad Gita. It helped change my world.

 

"He died with a felafel in his hand" by John Birmingham changed my life

 

i am reading 'he died with a felafel in his hand' right now!!!!! its a real eye opener

 

The Bean Trees - Barbara Kingsolver.
Political themes. Rich with symbolism.

 

"A Long Way Gone"- by Ishmael Beah

/\ great book, will be recognized as a classic soon enough , read it, it will change you, and show you how lucky you are