Spiritual books, encompassing many faiths or no faith at all - a list of books to turn the eye inward and inspire the spirit.
1. 'A New Earth' by Eckhart Tolle
© Plume
Spiritual teacher and author Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now) advocates present moment awareness and the dismantling of the ego as the path towards awakened living.
2. 'The Jesus Papers' by Michael Baigent
© Harper San Francisco
Michael Baigent asserts that what we know about Jesus and the circumstances leading to his death have been heavily mythologized.
3. 'The Last Lecture' by Randy Pausch
© Hyperion
Randy Pausch's inspirational last lecture, viewed millions of times online, is now a best-selling book elaborating on the theme "achieving your childhood dreams."
4. 'The Mandala of Being' by Richard Moss
© New World Library
Richard Moss invites us to build relationships with our true selves, to bring our awareness fully into the Now.
5. 'The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama' by Pico Iyer
© Knopf
Pico Iyer speaks to the many facets of the Dalai Lama in a delightful portrait based upon three decades of the author's acquaintance with the Tibetan leader.
6. 'The Road to Delphi: The Life and Afterlife of Oracles' by Michael Wood
© Farrar Straus & Giroux
Michael Wood explores the enduring popularity of oracles and examines how they are interpreted and why.
7. 'West of Jesus' by Steven Kotler
© Bloomsbury
Steven Kotler explores why surfing - not tennis, archery, softball, or NASCAR - is unique in the sense of spiritual fulfillment it provides the practitioner.
