Let me briefly introduce to you some of my favourite authors:
“The Lord of the Rings” and “The Silmarillion” are among my all-time favourites.
Of all his books, these two had the greatest impact on me: “Manual of the Warrior of Light” and “The Valkyries“.
A highly respected, very modest teacher of Zen Buddhism (Soto Zen) in the West. “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” is his most famous work. I was also profoundly inspired by “Not Always So: Practicing the True Spirit of Zen“.
Thanissaro’s style encompasses a sharp mind and a scientific approach to Theravada Buddhism. He is the author of many scripts, study guides and Pali-English translations on Access to Insight. Many of his Dhamma Talks are also available for download.
:: recommended ::
:: Physics & Science ::
Roger Penrose – “The Road to Reality”
Douglas R. Hofstadter – “Gödel, Escher, Bach“
:: Buddhism ::
Hermann Hesse – “Siddharta”
Shunryu Suzuki – “Not always so”
Thanissaro Bhikkhu – “Wings to Awakening”
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana – “Mindfulness in Plain English”
(also available as free online pdf / html)
Taisetz D. Suzuki – “Introduction to Zen Buddhism”
:: General Semantics ::
Alfred Korzybski – “Science and Sanity”
S.I. Hayakawa – “Language in Thought and Action”
Susan & Bruce Kodish – “Drive Yourself Sane“
:: Philosophy, Psychology & Neuroscience ::
Paul Watzlawick – “Situation is Hopeless, But Not Serious”
(German title: “Anleitung zum Unglücklichsein”)
Robert Anton Wilson – “Quantum Psychology“
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