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My 5 Favorite Books

Posted Tue, 05/12/2009 - 18:14
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Here are my 5 Favorite Books (in order of preference).

1.) I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj

2.) Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti

3.) Of Human Bondage (Signet Classics) by W. Somerset Maugham

4.) Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis

5.) Kim by Rudyard Kipling

The Common Theme: Exploring new frontiers -- inner and outer

Comments (9)
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Posted by Natalie Angela on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
I too love 'I Am That! My next four modern favorites are as follows: The Self Aware Universe by Dr. Amit Goswami The Spiritual Universe by Dr. Fred Alan Wolf The Dreaming Universe by Dr. Fred Alan Wolf The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot
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Posted by Kabir Nagranee on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
i would put in How to know God by DC himself. The Lazy Man's Guide To Enlightenment by Thaddeus Golas. The most beautiful writing i've ever come across. Power vs. Force. David Hawkins. And the one I'm writing.... "Life is Beautiful" B-)
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Posted by Sharmishtha Basu on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
dear deepak, Of human bondage is one of my all time favourites, have read it again and again. there is too much to learn from this book.. too much, and i have learnt a lot. Wish you love, peace and happiness. Trisha
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Posted by Char Deloche on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Favorite Books: 1) Holy Bible (KJV) 2) How-To-Know-God by Deepak Chopra 3) ACIM (A Course In Miracles) by Dr. Helen Schucman: Scribe http://courseinmiracles.com/urtext/chapter_1/section_1.htm 4) The Soul of Rumi by Coleman Barks 5) The Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran and The Gift - Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky; The Book of Secrets; The Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire; Grow Younger, Live Longer; Power, Freedom and Grace; Path to Love - by Deepak Chopra
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Posted by Babita Dubay on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Wow! Cool to know such a prolific philosopher and writer's top 5 books! Since others seem to be sharing mines as pasted from my Facebook profile! :)\ 1.Midnight's Children- Salman Rushdie 2.Red Earth And Pouring Rain- Vikram Chandra 3.By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept- Paulo Coelho 4.The Alchemist- Paulo Coelho 5.Joy- The Happiness That Comes from Within- OSHO
Posted by Arun Raghuwanshi on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Dear Deepakji Namaskar! Thanks for letting us know you better through your choice of Books. I can uderstand your 'superb choice'. Also,every Vistor of 'Intent' would love to hear from your, few enlightening comments here on this blog, about reasons for selecting each of thes book as your favourit? Hope you will oblige. With regards and Love! @run
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Posted by care forall on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
1. Mahabharta & Ramayana - greatest and oldest epics and most gripping 2. Chandrakanta - First hindi novel and also first fiction epic ever written. lord of rings and Harry poter are similar novels but came 200 years after Chandrakanta was written. 3. Fountain head/Atlas Shrugged - Philosophical novel by Ayn Rand to understand a wetern progressive mind and capture the spirit of industrial revolution 4. War and peace - Leo Tolstoy 5. Satanic verses - Salman Rushdie 6. WWW or Internet - Google/Wikipedia/Youtube
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