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As a Man Thinketh by James Allen (Amazon) lives up to the hype. It's like the combination of highlights from Man's Search for Meaning (book summary) + The Alchemist (book summary) + The Untethered Soul (book summary) + The Purpose Driven Life …
Continue Reading about Thoughts on Thoughts from “As a Man Thinketh” by James Allen (Book Summary)
In Stillness is the Key (Amazon), I feel like Ryan Holiday simply set out to write a guide to the good life—it just so happens that you can weave a theme of stillness through that guide. If you're new to philosophy or spirituality, this book is …
Although I'm already familiar with most of the topics in Ryan Holiday's new book, Stillness is the Key (book summary), I'm grateful that the book introduced me to this story. Holiday says: One of the best stories in Zen literature is a series of ten …
Looking for the full book summary? You can find it here: 35 Human Learnings from "The Lessons of History" by Will & Ariel Durant (Book Summary) Civilization owes Will and Ariel Durant a debt of gratitude for dedicating their lives to the study …
"There is something greater than history. Somewhere, sometime, in the name of humanity, we must challenge a thousand evil precedents, and dare to apply the Golden Rule to nations." — Will Durant Note: To make this post length more manageable, I …
There's definitely something universally intriguing about transcendence. Maslow revised his own hierarchy of needs late in his life to propose transcendence—or self-actualizing transcenders—above self-actualization as the highest height of …
Continue Reading about What is Gerotranscendence & Can You Experience it at a Younger Age?
