{"id":3562,"date":"2021-02-22T21:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T16:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifegram.org\/?p=3562"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:17:14","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T05:47:14","slug":"best-spiritual-books-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/best-spiritual-books-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Spiritual Books That You Must Add To Your Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Get a list of the best spiritual books which will take you down the path of healing, restore your faith in yourself, nurture your sense of empathy and help you to look at life differently.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">To put in the words of <strong>Francis Bacon<\/strong>, \u201c<em>Some books should be tasted, some devoured, but only a few should be chewed and digested thoroughly.<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">That&#8217;s exactly how spiritual books should be treated. Once you start savoring the goodness in reading, these books will help you discover things about yourself and the world that may have silently puzzled you for years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We often feel burned by the circumstances of life and suffer from anxiety, sorrow, inferiority complex, depression etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When we pick up a spiritual (or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/best-self-help-books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a self-help<\/a>) book, that&#8217;s the first step towards changing our thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I remember the time when I was going through a major low in my personal life, and that&#8217;s when I stumbled upon Mitch Albom&#8217;s &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2R4zLx6\">Tuesdays with Morrie<\/a>&#8216;. As I read through, the thought clouds in the mind started clearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I\u2019ve read similar books before as well, but it was this particular time when the words drew me closer and for the first time, I felt like I\u2019m being guided by the pages of the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Best_spiritual_books\">Best spiritual books:<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Tuesdays_with_Morrieby_Mitch_Albom\">Tuesdays with Morrie\u00a0by Mitch Albom<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#The_Book_of_Joyby_His_Holiness_The_Dalai_Lama_XIV\">The Book of Joy\u00a0by His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#The_Power_of_Nowby_Eckhart_Tolle\">The Power of Now\u00a0by Eckhart Tolle<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Love_for_Imperfect_Thingsby_Haemin_Sunim\">Love for Imperfect Things\u00a0by Haemin Sunim<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Your_Souls_Planby_Robert_Schwartz\">Your Soul\u2019s Plan\u00a0by Robert Schwartz<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Best_spiritual_books\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;\">Best spiritual books:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span id=\"Tuesdays_with_Morrieby_Mitch_Albom\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kedvL3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tuesdays with Morrie\u00a0by Mitch Albom<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3kedvL3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tuesdays-with-Morrie.jpg\" alt=\"tuesdays with Morrie\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tuesdays-with-Morrie.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tuesdays-with-Morrie-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tuesdays-with-Morrie-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tuesdays-with-Morrie-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/tuesdays-with-Morrie-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You must have figured out that my all time favorite spiritual book is &#8216;Tuesdays with Morrie&#8217;, which is a memoir based on a series of interviews with Morrie Schwartz, Mitch Albom\u2019s former mentor and professor who was dying of the rare Lou Gehrig\u2019s disease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The book is a compilation of all the lessons that Morrie passed on to Albom and even after his death, Morrie has been continuing to touch people with his ideas of love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">By the end of it, you&#8217;ll realize that accepting our own death can help us to understand what really matters in life and thus, we can make an attempt to live more meaningfully.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"The_Book_of_Joyby_His_Holiness_The_Dalai_Lama_XIV\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3aJkfO2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Book of Joy\u00a0by His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3aJkfO2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3566 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-book-of-joy.jpg\" alt=\"The book of joy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-book-of-joy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-book-of-joy-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-book-of-joy-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-book-of-joy-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/The-book-of-joy-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This book on joy emerged out of the dialogues between two of the most renowned spiritual gurus in the world &#8211; Archbishop Desmond Tutu &amp; His Holiness The Dalai Lama.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Both of them have struggled with suffering and pain: the Dalai Lama has been in exile from his home in Tibet for more than 50 years and the Archbishop felt first-hand the sting of immense racial hatred during the times of apartheid in South Africa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Yet both of them are known for their smiles, their love and laughter, and their deep sense of joy. This book will answer your questions related to fear, stress, anger, illness, grief, and death, while helping you to nurture a sense of peace, resilience, and equilibrium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"The_Power_of_Nowby_Eckhart_Tolle\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NPJNQJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Power of Now\u00a0by Eckhart Tolle<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2NPJNQJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Power-of-now.jpg\" alt=\"Power of now\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Power-of-now.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Power-of-now-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Power-of-now-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Power-of-now-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Power-of-now-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">I learned about the truth of &#8216;impermanence during my Vipassana course, and later, when I read this book, my concept of &#8216;NOW&#8217; got clearer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">For most of our lives, we keep swaying between the past &amp; the future and often forget to live in the moment &#8211; the present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In this book that&#8217;s written majorly in a Question-Answer format, the author explores presence, thinking, and spirituality to help you understand what &#8216;now&#8217; means, how our thoughts can drive away a lot of human pain, and how to live a life that reduces suffering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Love_for_Imperfect_Thingsby_Haemin_Sunim\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mc3scW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Love for Imperfect Things\u00a0by Haemin Sunim<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Mc3scW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-for-imperfect-things.jpg\" alt=\"love for imperfect things\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-for-imperfect-things.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-for-imperfect-things-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-for-imperfect-things-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-for-imperfect-things-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/love-for-imperfect-things-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">We, as human beings, are all striving for perfection. We want a perfect job, a perfect home, a perfect partner, a perfect life, so on and so forth &#8211; but what we don&#8217;t realize is that &#8216;perfection&#8217; is a relative concept and it&#8217;s nearly impossible to reach a state where our sense of perfect can be satisfied.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In this book, the author talks about falling in love with the little &#8216;imperfect&#8217; things, and that would start with ourselves. When we learn how to embrace ourselves fully and accept ourselves the way we are, we can be at peace with the world around us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Once we become spiritually mature, our focus shifts from perfection as we naturally develop more empathy and try to see things from others&#8217; perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Your_Souls_Planby_Robert_Schwartz\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZFBE3W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Your Soul\u2019s Plan\u00a0by Robert Schwartz<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2ZFBE3W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3568 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/your-souls-plan.jpg\" alt=\"your souls plan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/your-souls-plan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/your-souls-plan-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/your-souls-plan-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/your-souls-plan-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/your-souls-plan-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Rob Schwartz is not just an excellent author and spiritual speaker, but he&#8217;s also a practitioner in past-life soul regression and between lives soul regression.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In this book, he explores the premises that we are all eternal souls who plan our lives, including our greatest challenges, before we&#8217;re born for purposes of spiritual growth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">When there&#8217;s a problem, we always tend to think &#8211; &#8216;Why is this happening just to me?&#8217; &#8211; but we forget to remind ourselves that everything that&#8217;s happening to us, has reason for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you&#8217;re also doubting the circumstances and blaming life for putting you through challenges, this book on spirituality will shift your focus and help you to understand why you have been put through certain hardships, the death of a loved one, disabilities, or health issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">If you still haven\u2019t read these books, then now is the time to pick them up and get started. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s never too late to inculcate the habit of reading, and you never know, something amidst these pages might ease your life a bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Also, drop us a comment and let us know about your favorite spiritual book.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get a list of the best spiritual books which will take you down the path of healing, restore your faith in yourself, nurture your sense of empathy and help you to look at life differently. 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