rocala Posted July 20, 2018 For me it was 1984 - George Orwell Summerhill - A.S. Neil Read them both when I was sixteen. My mind was never the same again. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocala Posted July 20, 2018 Not familiar with Edward S. Herman but Noam Chomsky is a top man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Sternbach Posted July 21, 2018 There were a number of books that changed my life. One that immediately comes to mind is Jane Robert's The Nature of Personal Reality. Or perhaps I should say it was by Seth... It confirmed some of what I had been thinking, but also expanded my view of human possibilities. I was 19 at the time. I read all the then-available Seth books. I read other philosophical and esoteric books as well, for I was thirsty for knowledge. A time of awakening... Nice topic. I may add more books later. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phil Posted July 21, 2018 The Nature of Personal Reality was also my start as a teenager into spirituality and even just reading the book lead to some life-changing experiences. There is definitely something in the way this book is written that directly speaks to your inner self, or better say that connects you to this inner self. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocala Posted July 22, 2018 Another powerful influence was Magic of Findhorn by Paul Hawken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted July 22, 2018 Time Enough for Love, by Robert Heinlein. Dune, by Frank Herbert. Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Three amazing books that should be required reading for any teenage mind. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocala Posted July 22, 2018 My only Robert Heinlein read is Stranger in a Strange Land. A wonderful book. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lost in Translation Posted July 22, 2018 2 hours ago, rocala said: My only Robert Heinlein read is Stranger in a Strange Land. A wonderful book. That's a good book. I've read almost all his books. I also recommend The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and Starship Troopers. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
con. Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Albert Camus - The Plague The Book that got. me thinking Raja Yoga - Swami Vivekananda. The one that helped to stop it allready I couldn’t believe the Beauty of „The Picture of Dorian Gray“ when I first read it. Sounds great and the best part is that’s all true, but the truth is the most life changing book for me was probably one of the first I read on my own. I‘ll give it to this one: The only thing that comes close is a little brochure a friend gave me to read when I was twenty. I had just picked him up at the airport and he wanted to stop at his mom‘s house, so he took it out of his breast pocket and apologized for the time this would take. And I waited and waited and read the whole thing. “Love and Meditation“ by Osho. Or something like that. That started it. I read everything I found from him and then started with the ones he was writing about and, I don‘t know, that’s how the journey began. Edited March 20, 2021 by con. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve Posted April 4, 2021 The Teachings of Don Juan - Carlos Castaneda When the Shoe Fits - Osho Awareness - Anthony Demello Total Freedom - Jiddu Krishnamurti ... among others 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rocala Posted April 5, 2021 I enjoyed the Castaneda books. I am not familiar with the others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dwai Posted April 5, 2021 Autobiography of a Yogi - Paramahamsa Yogananda Vedanta: Voice of Freedom - Swami Vivekananda Jnana Yoga - The Way of Knowledge - Ramakrishna Puligandla One: A Novel - Ricard Bach 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
