31 Books like Take Your Time

Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom

by Yogani • 2005

A mantra practice that develops inner silence and a witnessing awareness unshaken by daily life.

4.20

518

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 🧘 Effortless Meditation 👁️ Witnessing Awareness 🔥 Inner Purification ☯️ Nondual Meditation

Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom Summary

Deep Meditation - Pathway to Personal Freedom 97%

A mantra practice that develops inner silence and a witnessing awareness unshaken by daily life.

by Yogani 2005

4.20

518 ratings

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 🧘 Effortless Meditation 👁️ Witnessing Awareness 🔥 Inner Purification ☯️ Nondual Meditation

A Manual Of Self Unfoldment

by Chinmayananda • 1993

The mind's hidden tendencies dictate your life: a systematic method from Vedanta for uprooting them.

4.54

184

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🧠 Mind Training 🌱 Inner Transformation 🔍 Self Inquiry 🧘 Meditation Practice

A Manual Of Self Unfoldment 97%

The mind's hidden tendencies dictate your life: a systematic method from Vedanta for uprooting them.

by Chinmayananda 1993

4.54

184 ratings

🕉️ Advaita Vedanta 🧠 Mind Training 🌱 Inner Transformation 🔍 Self Inquiry 🧘 Meditation Practice

Strength in the Storm

by Eknath Easwaran • 2005

A portable word, repeated silently, that stops panic, anger, and worry before they start.

4.31

229

🛠️ Practical Spirituality 🌊 Inner Calm 📿 Mantra Meditation 🧠 Mind Training 🔍 Focused Attention

Strength in the Storm 97%

A portable word, repeated silently, that stops panic, anger, and worry before they start.

by Eknath Easwaran 2005

4.31

229 ratings

🛠️ Practical Spirituality 🌊 Inner Calm 📿 Mantra Meditation 🧠 Mind Training 🔍 Focused Attention

The Power of Thoughts

by Swami Mukundananda • 2022

A system for turning thoughts into tools: break negative loops, sharpen focus, master your mind.

4.47

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🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Meditation Practice 🧠 Mental Discipline 📜 Vedanta Philosophy 🙏 Bhakti Yoga

The Power of Thoughts 97%

A system for turning thoughts into tools: break negative loops, sharpen focus, master your mind.

by Swami Mukundananda 2022

4.47

146 ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Meditation Practice 🧠 Mental Discipline 📜 Vedanta Philosophy 🙏 Bhakti Yoga

How to Be Happy All the Time

by Paramahansa Yogananda • 2006

The yogic route to unshakeable joy: not circumstances, not achievement, but a daily inner practice.

4.34

556

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 😊 Inner Happiness ⚖️ Even-Mindedness 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Practice

How to Be Happy All the Time 96%

The yogic route to unshakeable joy: not circumstances, not achievement, but a daily inner practice.

by Paramahansa Yogananda 2006

4.34

556 ratings

🧘 Yogic Philosophy 🙏 Spiritual Self-Help 😊 Inner Happiness ⚖️ Even-Mindedness 🧘‍♀️ Meditation Practice

Transcendental Meditation

by Jack Forem • 1973

One effortless meditation that restores the body, sharpens the brain, and reverses biological aging.

3.62

356

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Traditions 🧘 Stress Relief 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Self-Actualization

Transcendental Meditation 96%

One effortless meditation that restores the body, sharpens the brain, and reverses biological aging.

by Jack Forem 1973

3.62

356 ratings

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Traditions 🧘 Stress Relief 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌱 Self-Actualization

A Million Thoughts

by Om Swami • 2016

A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.

4.61

1k+

🧘 Meditation Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Observation 🌫️ Mental Stillness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

A Million Thoughts 96%

A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.

by Om Swami 2016

4.61

1k+ ratings

🧘 Meditation Practice 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 👁️ Thought Observation 🌫️ Mental Stillness ☸️ Buddhist Psychology

The Four-Way Path

by Héctor García • 2022

Ancient India divided a good life into four pursuits. Most of us stop at two.

3.64

719

🕉️ Indian Philosophy ☸️ Eastern Spirituality 🌿 Holistic Living 🧭 Life Purpose 🌬️ Breathwork

The Four-Way Path 96%

Ancient India divided a good life into four pursuits. Most of us stop at two.

by Héctor García 2022

3.64

719 ratings

🕉️ Indian Philosophy ☸️ Eastern Spirituality 🌿 Holistic Living 🧭 Life Purpose 🌬️ Breathwork

Silence

by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2015

The mind's chatter is the real noise. A Zen master's way out: breathe, step, listen.

4.28

9k+

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breath Awareness 👂 Deep Listening 🔇 Inner Silence

Silence 96%

The mind's chatter is the real noise. A Zen master's way out: breathe, step, listen.

by Thich Nhat Hanh 2015

4.28

9k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Practice 🧠 Mindfulness Meditation 🌬️ Breath Awareness 👂 Deep Listening 🔇 Inner Silence

The Ancient Science of Mantras

by Om Swami • 2017

A mantra has six limbs, and the right one depends on your elemental makeup.

4.33

626

🧘 Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Spirituality 🎵 Sound Healing 🧠 Mind Training 🙏 Devotional Practice

The Ancient Science of Mantras 96%

A mantra has six limbs, and the right one depends on your elemental makeup.

by Om Swami 2017

4.33

626 ratings

🧘 Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Spirituality 🎵 Sound Healing 🧠 Mind Training 🙏 Devotional Practice

Yoga

by Erich Schiffmann • 1996

The yoga that transforms your life happens in stillness, not in the poses. Learn to listen.

4.29

2k+

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕯️ Inner Stillness 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Energy Work 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Yoga 96%

The yoga that transforms your life happens in stillness, not in the poses. Learn to listen.

by Erich Schiffmann 1996

4.29

2k+ ratings

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕯️ Inner Stillness 🌬️ Breathwork ⚡ Energy Work 🔍 Self-Inquiry

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand

by Vivekananda • 1976

The meditation method that starts with a restless mind and ends with the meditator's disappearance.

4.33

3k+

🕉 Vedanta Philosophy 🧠 Mind Training 🕊 Inner Freedom 🎯 Concentration Techniques 🪷 Self-Realization

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand Summary

Meditation and Its Methods According to Swami Vivekanand 96%

The meditation method that starts with a restless mind and ends with the meditator's disappearance.

by Vivekananda 1976

4.33

3k+ ratings

🕉 Vedanta Philosophy 🧠 Mind Training 🕊 Inner Freedom 🎯 Concentration Techniques 🪷 Self-Realization

Stillness Speaks

by Eckhart Tolle • 2003

The silence inside you isn't empty. It's the only part of you that was never broken.

4.28

22k+

🧘 Present Awareness 🕊️ Inner Stillness ☯️ Modern Nonduality 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 💨 Ego Dissolution

Stillness Speaks 96%

The silence inside you isn't empty. It's the only part of you that was never broken.

by Eckhart Tolle 2003

4.28

22k+ ratings

🧘 Present Awareness 🕊️ Inner Stillness ☯️ Modern Nonduality 🌅 Spiritual Awakening 💨 Ego Dissolution

True Meditation

by Adyashanti • 2006

Stop trying to meditate. The practice of non-doing leads to a freedom that was already there.

4.44

893

🧘 Meditation Guides ✨ Spiritual Awakening ❓ Self-Inquiry 🌀 Letting Go 👁️ Awareness Practice

True Meditation 96%

Stop trying to meditate. The practice of non-doing leads to a freedom that was already there.

by Adyashanti 2006

4.44

893 ratings

🧘 Meditation Guides ✨ Spiritual Awakening ❓ Self-Inquiry 🌀 Letting Go 👁️ Awareness Practice

Still the Mind

by Alan W. Watts • 2000

Meditation cannot be performed by the self that wants it; that self is what meditation quiets.

4.04

3k+

☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🧘 Meditation Instruction 🕉️ Nondual Awareness 🌬️ Breath Awareness 🤫 Inner Silence

Still the Mind 96%

Meditation cannot be performed by the self that wants it; that self is what meditation quiets.

by Alan W. Watts 2000

4.04

3k+ ratings

☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🧘 Meditation Instruction 🕉️ Nondual Awareness 🌬️ Breath Awareness 🤫 Inner Silence

The Book of Secrets

by Deepak Chopra • 2004

The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.

4.00

9k+

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy ☯️ Nondual Teachings 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌑 Shadow Work ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

The Book of Secrets 96%

The world is inside you. Twelve shifts in awareness that end suffering and reveal who you are.

by Deepak Chopra 2004

4.00

9k+ ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy ☯️ Nondual Teachings 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🌑 Shadow Work ⏳ Present Moment Awareness

Oneness With All Life

by Eckhart Tolle • 2018

The ego dissolves under attention. Learn to be present and the false self cannot survive.

4.35

3k+

🧘 Presence Practice 🕉️ Nondual Spirituality 💨 Ego Dissolution 🌊 Inner Stillness 🔮 New Age Spirituality

Oneness With All Life 96%

The ego dissolves under attention. Learn to be present and the false self cannot survive.

by Eckhart Tolle 2018

4.35

3k+ ratings

🧘 Presence Practice 🕉️ Nondual Spirituality 💨 Ego Dissolution 🌊 Inner Stillness 🔮 New Age Spirituality

Living Deeply

by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz • 2008

A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.

4.00

253

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔄 Spiritual Integration 💔 Crisis And Awakening ❤️ Compassion Practice

Living Deeply 96%

A worldview shift changes more than your situation. The how, from lab to meditation hall.

by Marilyn Mandala Schlitz 2008

4.00

253 ratings

🧠 Transpersonal Psychology 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🔄 Spiritual Integration 💔 Crisis And Awakening ❤️ Compassion Practice

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self

by Stephen Cope • 1999

Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.

4.13

3k+

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧬 Somatic Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💨 Breathwork

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self Summary

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self 96%

Yoga targets the false self, buried trauma, and the quiet witness beneath daily chatter.

by Stephen Cope 1999

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🕉️ Eastern Spirituality 🧬 Somatic Healing 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💨 Breathwork

Original Love

by Henry Shukman • 2024

From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.

4.32

251

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌊 Nondual Awareness ❤️ Loving Awareness

Original Love 96%

From suffering to love: four meditative stages that reveal the boundless heart already within you.

by Henry Shukman 2024

4.32

251 ratings

🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 📿 Buddhist Practice 🪷 Zen Buddhism 🌊 Nondual Awareness ❤️ Loving Awareness

The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra

by Om Swami • 2019

A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.

4.42

681

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🎵 Sound Meditation 🧘 Sadhana 🏔️ Himalayan Lineage

The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra Summary

The Hidden Power of Gayatri Mantra 96%

A single Vedic mantra to dissolve mental blocks and sharpen intuition, from a Himalayan monk.

by Om Swami 2019

4.42

681 ratings

🕉️ Mantra Meditation 📜 Vedic Wisdom 🎵 Sound Meditation 🧘 Sadhana 🏔️ Himalayan Lineage

Seven Masters, One Path

by John Selby • 2003

Seven teachers, five traditions, and the meditation practice they all shared. No theology needed.

4.03

188

🕌 Comparative Spirituality 🧘 Meditation Instruction 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🌌 Ego Transcendence

Seven Masters, One Path 96%

Seven teachers, five traditions, and the meditation practice they all shared. No theology needed.

by John Selby 2003

4.03

188 ratings

🕌 Comparative Spirituality 🧘 Meditation Instruction 🌬️ Breathwork 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 🌌 Ego Transcendence

Life's Big Questions

by Jonathan Robinson • 1995

Two hundred questions that work like meditations, turning spare moments into a spiritual practice.

4.25

🔍 Self-Inquiry 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💡 Inner Wisdom 🧘 Contemplative Practices ❓ Spiritual Questions

Life's Big Questions 96%

Two hundred questions that work like meditations, turning spare moments into a spiritual practice.

by Jonathan Robinson 1995

4.25

16 ratings

🔍 Self-Inquiry 🌿 Everyday Spirituality 💡 Inner Wisdom 🧘 Contemplative Practices ❓ Spiritual Questions

The Power of One Thought

by BK Shivani • 2023

One thought creates a feeling that shapes your destiny. The practice for choosing it.

4.63

290

🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🕉️ Vedic Wisdom 👁️ Thought Awareness 💪 Emotional Mastery 🔓 Limiting Beliefs

The Power of One Thought 96%

One thought creates a feeling that shapes your destiny. The practice for choosing it.

by BK Shivani 2023

4.63

290 ratings

🧠 Spiritual Psychology 🕉️ Vedic Wisdom 👁️ Thought Awareness 💪 Emotional Mastery 🔓 Limiting Beliefs

Shiva Sutras

by Sukhabodhananda • 2008

Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.

4.38

125

🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🌊 Nonduality 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🕯️ Mantra Meditation 🧹 Inner Cleansing

Shiva Sutras 96%

Shiva is a state of consciousness, not a deity. The ancient sutras for inhabiting it yourself.

by Sukhabodhananda 2008

4.38

125 ratings

🕉️ Hindu Philosophy 🌊 Nonduality 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🕯️ Mantra Meditation 🧹 Inner Cleansing

Living Your Yoga

by Judith Hanson Lasater • 1999

Yoga's real arena is off the mat: traffic, arguments, your own relentless self-criticism.

4.24

3k+

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🌿 Mindful Living 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Non-Attachment ✨ Everyday Spirituality

Living Your Yoga 96%

Yoga's real arena is off the mat: traffic, arguments, your own relentless self-criticism.

by Judith Hanson Lasater 1999

4.24

3k+ ratings

🧘 Yoga Philosophy 🌿 Mindful Living 💗 Self-Compassion 🍂 Non-Attachment ✨ Everyday Spirituality

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down

by Haemin Sunim • 2012

A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.

4.02

49k+

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindful Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💭 Emotional Awareness 🐢 Slowing Down

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down Summary

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down 96%

A Zen monk's deceptively simple path to calm: stop, breathe, and notice what you've been missing.

by Haemin Sunim 2012

4.02

49k+ ratings

🧘 Zen Buddhism 🌿 Mindful Living 🧠 Mindfulness Practice 💭 Emotional Awareness 🐢 Slowing Down

The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita

by Richa Tilokani • 2021

Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.

4.75

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 📜 Hindu Scripture 🌏 Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👐 Selfless Action

The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita 96%

Your therapist's questions, answered on a battlefield two millennia ago.

by Richa Tilokani 2021

4.75

4 ratings

🕉️ Vedantic Philosophy 📜 Hindu Scripture 🌏 Eastern Spirituality 🧘 Practical Spirituality 👐 Selfless Action

Meetings with Remarkable People

by Osho • 1999

The spiritual search is backward: you are already whole, and striving only strengthens the ego.

3.84

709

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality ☯️ Nondual Wisdom 👁️ Witnessing Meditation 🎭 Ego Transcendence 🧘 Meditation Practice

Meetings with Remarkable People 96%

The spiritual search is backward: you are already whole, and striving only strengthens the ego.

by Osho 1999

3.84

709 ratings

🕉️ Eastern Spirituality ☯️ Nondual Wisdom 👁️ Witnessing Meditation 🎭 Ego Transcendence 🧘 Meditation Practice

Joy

by Osho • 2004

Your ego feeds on problems. Boredom is a doorway, not an enemy, and joy waits underneath.

4.18

3k+

🧘 Meditation Practice 🍂 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present Moment Awareness 🫧 Ego Dissolution 🌊 Inner Stillness

Joy 96%

Your ego feeds on problems. Boredom is a doorway, not an enemy, and joy waits underneath.

by Osho 2004

4.18

3k+ ratings

🧘 Meditation Practice 🍂 Non-Attachment ⏳ Present Moment Awareness 🫧 Ego Dissolution 🌊 Inner Stillness

A Hidden Wholeness

by Parker J. Palmer • 2004

The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.

4.09

4k+

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪷 Soul Care 👥 Group Facilitation 🌿 Authentic Living 🕊️ Nonviolent Practice

A Hidden Wholeness 96%

The soul hides when it feels unsafe. How to create a room where it finally speaks.

by Parker J. Palmer 2004

4.09

4k+ ratings

🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪷 Soul Care 👥 Group Facilitation 🌿 Authentic Living 🕊️ Nonviolent Practice

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