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Books that have changed your way of thinking.

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:44 pm
by sqwol
What philosophical / spiritual related books do you highly recommend?

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:50 pm
by d-T-r
the celestine phrophecy books by James redfield. almost had an out of body experience whilst having a short break while reading it for the first time.

also check out any ancient Toltec wisdom books:

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:43 pm
by djshiva
any poetry by rumi.

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:48 pm
by frebentos
"The Glass Bead Game" by Herman Hesse, changed my perspective.

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:56 pm
by misk
"The Vision and the Voice"

"Liber Null and Psychonaut"

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:04 pm
by primate
richard dawkin's "the god dellusion"

Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:19 pm
by stenchman
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:43 am
by ytee
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I loved those books as a kid.

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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:49 am
by psyolopher
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:16 am
by bright maroon
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:20 am
by bright maroon
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:10 am
by kamala
god is a verb

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:24 am
by misk
peaceful warrior is amazing. cheesy, but very good. never read god is a verb though.

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:54 am
by bellybelle
The Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita for certain

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:35 am
by kamala
Misk wrote:peaceful warrior is amazing. cheesy, but very good. never read god is a verb though.

have you actually read it?

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:04 am
by BaronVon
Im not sure how i would be without it's influence but im pretty sure that the Bible has completely fucked up my view of life. 13 years of the Catholic moral highground is bound to disturb the mind. I have a terrible guilt complex (even though im a devout atheist) i just can't shake it off.

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:06 am
by lilt
deleuze and guattari - a thousand plateaus (mille plateaux)

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:08 am
by von
lol @ not knowing any of these books. i need to read moarrr.





























lol fuck that.

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:13 am
by stanton
A Thousand Plateaus - Deleuze & Guttari

Lots of Lovecraft's work too.

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:15 am
by oddfellow
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Changed my views about my diet for good.