Twitterers Fave Spiritual Books

I asked my twitter pals: what book helped you the most spiritually, whether or not it was considered “spiritual.” Here is what they said:

@MeKathy   The Power of Now

@VincentHorn  : By far it was “Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha

@WilliamHarryman  Pema Chodron’s “Start Where You Are” & Chogyam Trungpa’s “Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior” – these books changed my life

@jamesoreilly  Recently, the self-improvement classic, Power Through Constructive Thinking by Emmet Fox. Still a gem.

@conflux  Jed McKenna’s Enlightenment Trilogy has been the most useful to me so far

@TheEggman__  There are many books that mean so much… the book that started me on the path was The Miracle of Mindfulness, by Thich Nhat Hanh

@librarianlounge  Pema Chodron’s “When Things Fall Apart” and “The Places that Scare You.”

@patrickrhone  The Wooden Bowl, Care of The Soul and Buddhism, Plain and Simple are at the top of my list. It would be hard to pick a top for me.

@finikiotis  Great question. Thanks for asking! Peter Mathiessen’s The Snow Leopard comes to mind. Picked it up recently & it’s still inspiring.

@RevDannyFisher  “Step by Step” by Maha Ghosananda

@dporter Years ago – Surfing the Himalayas – More recent – Celestine Prophecy – Recently – Peaceful Warrior

@dirkjohnson   too late for your list? Tibetan Book of the Dead (shi-tro!), first in Thurman’s but subsequently all translations but Evans-Wentz

@royblumenthal  ZEN & THE ART OF FALLING IN LOVE (Charlotte Kasl). URBAN SHAMAN (Serge Kahili King). THE FOUR AGREEMENTS (Dom Miguel Ruiz).

@pixiesing  Hope it’s not too late to add “Peace is Every Step” (Thich Nhat Hahn) to your list.

@slish  weighing in on great ? –Richard Bach’s Jonathan Livingston Seagull which never fails to inspire when i re-read. simple & true

@Sprinter14   Writings  of Nichiren Daishonin

@MWendyHaylett  The Way of the Bodhisattva by Shantideva, Shin Buddhism: Bits of Rubble Turn into Gold by Taitetsu Unno, Diamond-Cutter Sutra, The Heart Sutra, and Everday Suchness by Gyomay Kubose… sorry for the list and not just 1.

@GenKreton  Not a book but a poem http://bit.ly/n8nj _Please Call Me by My True Names_ by Thich Nhat Hanh.  Extremely moving; holds many truths

@smartstartcoach  Be Here Now by Ram Dass was a fave in 1971; later (circa 1999) I read Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

@lynnjake : The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho.

@McCashew  The year of Wishful Thinking, Joan Didion

@leonadawson  M Rosenberg: NVC A Language of Life, E Gendlin, Focusing. Books for connecting with one’s own inner world & then living it

@leannahamill  S. Boorstein’s It’s Easier Than You Think, and Jane Eyre.

@susan_marie Susan–has anyone mentioned the wisdom books in the Bible/Hebrew scriptures in response? I especially turn to Sirach/Ecclesiasticus.

@TheEggman__  currently it is ‘For A Future to be Possible’ Thich Nhat Hanh, a good guide for me

@Lotuspad  The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot. Blew my mind – artfully melds spirituality and science. Second runner up is The Artist’s Way.

@aritadesign  The 4 Agreements and  Power of now, have jump started my spiritual adventure

@jenlouden  this month, YOURS (How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life)

@LuminousHeart  Sogyal Rinpoche’s Tibetan Book of the Dead was life changing Maybe 1st I read, first I found in mainstream bookstore. (Brattle St) Also, Magic Dance by Thinley Norbu is a favorite. Currently diving in Dakini’s Warm Breath. Have been longing for this feminine aspect.

@Bodhipaksa  The Dhammapada was what made me realize I was a Buddhist. All it took was the first two verses.

ra3 “Mindfulness in Plain English”, Henepola Gunaratana, sparked my interest