LITERATURE TO PONDER




BOOKS FOR REFERENCE AND ENJOYMENT ~

Historically, and currently I find these books enhancing my mind and wanted to share them with you ~ Some you will like and some you won't. I particularly like the daily meditation books and do use them after I meditate every morning. It helps me to be 'aware' of each precious moment as there are many distractions in life. 




MEDITATIVE AND CONTEMPLATIVE BOOKS

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran 

Ageless ~ 366 Ways to Keep Growing Young, Bruce S. Garrabrandt

Living in the Light by Shakti Gwain

Wounded Woman, by Linda Leonard
On the Way to the Wedding ~ also by Linda (raise consciousness books)

The Tao of Pooh ~ by Benjamin Hoff
The Te of Piglet ~ also by Hoff

The Wonder of Aging ~ by Michael Gurian

365 Days of Tao ~ Daily Meditations ~ Deng Ming Dao

The Tao of Joy ~ Daily Meditations ~ Derek Lin




PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS

The Practice of Contemplative Photography by Andy Karr and Michael Wood

God Is At Eye Level by Jan Phillips

Tao of Photography by Philippe L Gross and S.I. Shapiro


BOOKS by ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Present Moment, Wonderful Moment
Being Peace
A Guide to Walking Meditation
Old Path, White Clouds
Our Appointment with Life : The Buddha's
Teachings on Living in the Present
Peace is Every Step
Breathe You are Alive
The Blooming of the Lotus
Zen Keys


The Power of Now by Ekhart Tolle

Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach

BOOKS BY ALICE MILLER  are wonderful ~ very thought provoking but a bit heavy psychologically

Drama of the Gifted Child ( Self psychology)
The Truth Will Set You Free
For Yor Own Good
Thou Shalt Not Be Aware'
The Untouched Key
Paths of Light

CHRISTIANITY and Buddhism

Fingers Pointing Toward the Sacred by Frederick Franck

TAOISM

The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff
The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff
365 Tao ~ Daily Meditations ~ Deng Ming-Dao
The Tao of Joy Every Day ~ Derek Lin

Tao of Womanhood ~ Diane Dreher

ART BOOKS ~

Everyday Sacred ~ Sue Bender
Vein of Gold ~ Julia Cameron
The Mission of Art ~ Alex Grey
Concerning the Spiritual in Art ~ Kadinksy
The Tao of Art ~ Ben Willis

POETRY

Even the Stars Look Lonesome ~ Maya Angelou
Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now ~ Maya Angelou
She Had Some Horses ~ Joy Harjo
Twelve Moons ~ Mary Oliver
Ariel ~ Sylvia Plath
Charles Olson at the Harbor ~ bio by Ralph Maud
An Apronful of Beans ~ Sam Cornish



HUMOR

When You See A Sacred Cow ~ Swami Beyondananda
Peanuts Comics ~ Charles Scultz
The Mutts Comic ~ Patrick McDonnell


HAIKU

The Haiku Handbook ~ by William Higginson and Penny Harter
The Classic Traditon of Haiku ~ An Anthology ~ edited by Faubion Bowers
Haiku Mind ~ 108 poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart



Angel 2020 ~ Xo







Zoe  ~ forever in my heart ~ Xo

Comments

  1. Thank you for sharing this list. There are a few I already read and others I'm putting on my "to read" list.

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