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Buddhism Is Not What You Think
by Steve Hagen • 2003
Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.
4.09
1k+
Buddhism Is Not What You Think Summary
Buddhism Is Not What You Think 87%
Buddhism isn't a self-help project. It's about seeing what's real, not what your mind imagines.
by Steve Hagen 2003
4.09
1k+ ratings
Being in Love
by Osho • 2008
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
3.99
3k+
Being in Love Summary
Being in Love 87%
The tighter you hold, the less you have. Real closeness starts with learning to be entirely alone.
by Osho 2008
3.99
3k+ ratings
Love and Limerence
by Dorothy Tennov • 1979
'Being in love' is not love: a distinct state fueled by uncertainty, not security.
3.91
1k+
Love and Limerence Summary
Love and Limerence 87%
'Being in love' is not love: a distinct state fueled by uncertainty, not security.
by Dorothy Tennov 1979
3.91
1k+ ratings
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love
by Brenda Shoshanna • 2003
Meditation, koans, and the monastery's oldest roles: a complete Zen curriculum for lasting love.
4.25
382
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love Summary
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love 87%
Meditation, koans, and the monastery's oldest roles: a complete Zen curriculum for lasting love.
by Brenda Shoshanna 2003
4.25
382 ratings
Daring to Trust
by David Richo • 2010
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
3.96
805
Daring to Trust Summary
Daring to Trust 87%
The attachment wounds that make trust impossible, and the Buddhist practices that repair them.
by David Richo 2010
3.96
805 ratings
The Science of Mind Management
by Swami Mukundananda • 2020
Ancient Vedic mind training: why desire keeps returning stronger, and the intellect can stop it.
4.46
633
The Science of Mind Management Summary
The Science of Mind Management 87%
Ancient Vedic mind training: why desire keeps returning stronger, and the intellect can stop it.
by Swami Mukundananda 2020
4.46
633 ratings
We
by Robert A. Johnson • 1983
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
4.20
2k+
We Summary
We 87%
Love feels divine because you're projecting your soul onto another person. A myth shows the cure.
by Robert A. Johnson 1983
4.20
2k+ ratings
Path to Love
by Deepak Chopra • 1996
Romance cracks the ego open just enough to glimpse what mystics spend lifetimes chasing.
4.00
3k+
Path to Love Summary
Path to Love 87%
Romance cracks the ego open just enough to glimpse what mystics spend lifetimes chasing.
by Deepak Chopra 1996
4.00
3k+ ratings
Things No One Taught Us About Love
by Vex King • 2024
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
4.06
3k+
Things No One Taught Us About Love Summary
Things No One Taught Us About Love 87%
Most people learn to love backwards. The real work starts with you, not them.
by Vex King 2024
4.06
3k+ ratings
How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People)
by Lodro Rinzler • 2015
Stop chasing love outside yourself. A Buddhist guide to finding it within, then sharing it freely.
3.97
583
How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People) Summary
How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People) 87%
Stop chasing love outside yourself. A Buddhist guide to finding it within, then sharing it freely.
by Lodro Rinzler 2015
3.97
583 ratings
Mating in Captivity
by Esther Perel • 2006
Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.
4.17
50k+
Mating in Captivity Summary
Mating in Captivity 87%
Love wants closeness. Lust wants distance. A couples therapist on the clash that deadens bedrooms.
by Esther Perel 2006
4.17
50k+ ratings
The Chemistry Between Us
by Larry Young • 2012
Love isn't a mystery; it's a chemical addiction your brain evolved to keep you breeding.
3.93
1k+
The Chemistry Between Us Summary
The Chemistry Between Us 86%
Love isn't a mystery; it's a chemical addiction your brain evolved to keep you breeding.
by Larry Young 2012
3.93
1k+ ratings
We Do
by PsyD Stan Tatkin • 2018
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
4.18
493
We Do Summary
We Do 86%
A relationship system that shields you both from the world and from your own worst instincts.
by PsyD Stan Tatkin 2018
4.18
493 ratings
Love Relations
by Otto F. Kernberg • 1998
Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.
4.02
195
Love Relations Summary
Love Relations 86%
Aggression is built into love from infancy. Mature love means holding both forces at once.
by Otto F. Kernberg 1998
4.02
195 ratings
Condenados a entendernos
by Arun Mansukhani • 2023
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
4.42
95
Condenados a entendernos Summary
Condenados a entendernos 86%
Independence is a myth. Rewire your social brain for relationships that actually last.
by Arun Mansukhani 2023
4.42
95 ratings
Non Linear Manifestations
by Richard Dotts • 2022
Manifestation is nonlinear: your intentions reshape the past, not just the future.
4.67
58
Non Linear Manifestations Summary
Non Linear Manifestations 86%
Manifestation is nonlinear: your intentions reshape the past, not just the future.
by Richard Dotts 2022
4.67
58 ratings
The Power of Divine Eros
by A.H. Almaas • 2013
Desire isn't your obstacle to awakening. It's the path, and sex is its most direct route.
4.07
59
The Power of Divine Eros Summary
The Power of Divine Eros 86%
Desire isn't your obstacle to awakening. It's the path, and sex is its most direct route.
by A.H. Almaas 2013
4.07
59 ratings
On Love and Loneliness
by J. Krishnamurti • 1994
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
4.22
1k+
On Love and Loneliness Summary
On Love and Loneliness 86%
Love isn't desire or attachment. It begins where the mind's searching ends.
by J. Krishnamurti 1994
4.22
1k+ ratings
Not Always So
by Shunryu Suzuki • 2002
Stop chasing enlightenment. Your imperfect, goal-free sitting is already the whole thing.
4.30
2k+
Not Always So Summary
Not Always So 86%
Stop chasing enlightenment. Your imperfect, goal-free sitting is already the whole thing.
by Shunryu Suzuki 2002
4.30
2k+ ratings
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way
by John C. Parkin • 2007
The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.
3.42
6k+
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way Summary
Fuck It. The Ultimate Spiritual Way 86%
The most effective spiritual mantra is a two-word curse; you already know the words.
by John C. Parkin 2007
3.42
6k+ ratings
A Book About Love
by Jonah Lehrer • 2016
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
3.73
577
A Book About Love Summary
A Book About Love 86%
Love is not something you stumble into; it's built through effort, memory, and meaning.
by Jonah Lehrer 2016
3.73
577 ratings
The Way to Love
by Anthony de Mello • 1991
Love isn't attachment. Happiness isn't a reward. Both appear when you dismantle your illusions.
4.30
5k+
The Way to Love Summary
The Way to Love 86%
Love isn't attachment. Happiness isn't a reward. Both appear when you dismantle your illusions.
by Anthony de Mello 1991
4.30
5k+ ratings
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition
by Osho • 2010
You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.
4.25
473
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition Summary
Fame, Fortune, and Ambition 86%
You can want more and still be at peace. The tension between ambition and awareness, resolved.
by Osho 2010
4.25
473 ratings
How to Love Better
by Yung Pueblo • 2025
The secret to loving another person starts with yourself, and it's not about attachment or control.
4.05
4k+
How to Love Better Summary
How to Love Better 86%
The secret to loving another person starts with yourself, and it's not about attachment or control.
by Yung Pueblo 2025
4.05
4k+ ratings
Going to Pieces without Falling Apart
by Mark Epstein • 1998
Your emptiness is not a defect. It's the doorway to wholeness.
3.88
7k+
Going to Pieces without Falling Apart Summary
Going to Pieces without Falling Apart 86%
Your emptiness is not a defect. It's the doorway to wholeness.
by Mark Epstein 1998
3.88
7k+ ratings
Perfect Love
by John Welwood • 2005
Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.
4.26
803
Perfect Love Summary
Perfect Love 86%
Why love gets hard even when it's real, and how old wounds hijack your relationships.
by John Welwood 2005
4.26
803 ratings
El precio de la pasión
by Gabriel Rolón • 2019
The hidden costs of passion: why the things that make us feel most alive also destroy us.
3.96
932
El precio de la pasión Summary
El precio de la pasión 86%
The hidden costs of passion: why the things that make us feel most alive also destroy us.
by Gabriel Rolón 2019
3.96
932 ratings
¿Amar o depender?
by Walter Riso • 2003
When love feels like withdrawal, the solution isn't more love, but a fortified self.
4.10
3k+
¿Amar o depender? Summary
¿Amar o depender? 86%
When love feels like withdrawal, the solution isn't more love, but a fortified self.
by Walter Riso 2003
4.10
3k+ ratings
The Dhammapada
by Anonymous
Your mind builds your prison, but it also holds the key. The original blueprint for freedom.
4.27
31k+
The Dhammapada Summary
The Dhammapada 86%
Your mind builds your prison, but it also holds the key. The original blueprint for freedom.
by Anonymous
4.27
31k+ ratings
Soul Friends
by Stephen Cope • 2017
You are not self-made. Six distinct relationships built your personality, one attachment at a time.
4.23
164
Soul Friends Summary
Soul Friends 86%
You are not self-made. Six distinct relationships built your personality, one attachment at a time.
by Stephen Cope 2017
4.23
164 ratings
How to Be an Adult in Relationships
by David Richo • 2002
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
4.10
8k+
How to Be an Adult in Relationships Summary
How to Be an Adult in Relationships 86%
Love's five non-negotiables, drawn from what you needed before you could ask.
by David Richo 2002
4.10
8k+ ratings
Conversations on Love
by Natasha Lunn • 2021
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
4.20
48k+
Conversations on Love Summary
Conversations on Love 86%
Love is a skill you build, not a feeling you chase. Conversations across romance, friendship, loss.
by Natasha Lunn 2021
4.20
48k+ ratings
You Are Here
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2004
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
4.30
13k+
You Are Here Summary
You Are Here 86%
We spend our lives running from now. A Zen master on slowing down enough to arrive.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2004
4.30
13k+ ratings
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored
by Phillips • 1993
What you want hides inside what stops you: essays on kissing, worry, and the unexamined.
3.74
825
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored Summary
On Kissing, Tickling, and Being Bored 86%
What you want hides inside what stops you: essays on kissing, worry, and the unexamined.
by Phillips 1993
3.74
825 ratings
La felicidad
by Gabriel Rolón • 2023
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
3.94
2k+
La felicidad Summary
La felicidad 86%
The happiness mandate is backfiring. A psychoanalyst on why sadness is not the enemy.
by Gabriel Rolón 2023
3.94
2k+ ratings
Zen Is Right Here
by Shunryu Suzuki • 2001
Awakening hides in dishwashing and bird calls, not in temples: a Zen master's anecdotes.
4.18
323
Zen Is Right Here Summary
Zen Is Right Here 86%
Awakening hides in dishwashing and bird calls, not in temples: a Zen master's anecdotes.
by Shunryu Suzuki 2001
4.18
323 ratings
Love, Freedom, and Aloneness
by Osho • 2001
Stop searching for your other half. The love you want begins in the solitude you flee.
4.11
7k+
Love, Freedom, and Aloneness Summary
Love, Freedom, and Aloneness 86%
Stop searching for your other half. The love you want begins in the solitude you flee.
by Osho 2001
4.11
7k+ ratings
Polysecure
by Jessica Fern • 2020
Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.
4.35
16k+
Polysecure Summary
Polysecure 86%
Nonmonogamy exposes attachment wounds. A framework for feeling secure with multiple partners.
by Jessica Fern 2020
4.35
16k+ ratings
The Truth
by Neil Strauss • 2015
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
4.11
8k+
The Truth Summary
The Truth 86%
He was a master of seduction. His real problem: he couldn't let anyone get close.
by Neil Strauss 2015
4.11
8k+ ratings
Eufeeling! The Art of Creating Inner Peace and Outer Prosperity
by Frank J. Kinslow • 2012
Access an always-present stillness that ends suffering and manifests prosperity, without effort.
3.91
79
Eufeeling! The Art of Creating Inner Peace and Outer Prosperity Summary
Eufeeling! The Art of Creating Inner Peace and Outer Prosperity 86%
Access an always-present stillness that ends suffering and manifests prosperity, without effort.
by Frank J. Kinslow 2012
3.91
79 ratings
Intimacy & Desire
by David Schnarch • 2009
Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.
4.21
466
Intimacy & Desire Summary
Intimacy & Desire 86%
Desire fades when growth stops. The bedroom is just the first place it shows up.
by David Schnarch 2009
4.21
466 ratings
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+
A Million Thoughts Summary
A Million Thoughts 86%
A Himalayan monk’s system: still the mind by watching thoughts dissolve, not by fighting them.
by Om Swami 2016
4.61
1k+ ratings
Eleven Minutes
by Paulo Coelho • 2003
A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.
3.72
192k+
Eleven Minutes Summary
Eleven Minutes 86%
A Brazilian prostitute in Geneva meets a painter who sees her soul, not her body.
by Paulo Coelho 2003
3.72
192k+ ratings
The Art Of Living
by Thich Nhat Hanh • 2017
We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.
4.44
11k+
The Art Of Living Summary
The Art Of Living 86%
We are made of everything else. We survive our bodies. The peace we seek is already here.
by Thich Nhat Hanh 2017
4.44
11k+ ratings
Freedom from the Known
by J. Krishnamurti • 1969
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
4.29
12k+
Freedom from the Known Summary
Freedom from the Known 86%
Your attempts to become free are movements of the same prison. Real freedom has no method.
by J. Krishnamurti 1969
4.29
12k+ ratings
you left me on read
by akhira • 2023
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
3.73
1k+
you left me on read Summary
you left me on read 86%
When the reply never arrives, the answer is the one you give yourself.
by akhira 2023
3.73
1k+ ratings
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
by Shunryu Suzuki • 1970
Mastery narrows your vision. The Zen practice of not-knowing is how you get it back.
4.21
50k+
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Summary
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind 86%
Mastery narrows your vision. The Zen practice of not-knowing is how you get it back.
by Shunryu Suzuki 1970
4.21
50k+ ratings
The Joy of Missing Out
by Svend Brinkmann • 2017
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
3.61
1k+
The Joy of Missing Out Summary
The Joy of Missing Out 86%
Why the good life requires saying no: a philosopher's case for self-restraint over accumulation.
by Svend Brinkmann 2017
3.61
1k+ ratings
Insecure in Love
by Leslie Becker-Phelps • 2014
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
3.92
3k+
Insecure in Love Summary
Insecure in Love 86%
Why anxious attachment makes love feel unsafe, and self-compassion skills that slowly rewire it.
by Leslie Becker-Phelps 2014
3.92
3k+ ratings
Nothing special
by Charlotte Joko Beck • 1993
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
4.14
3k+
Nothing special Summary
Nothing special 86%
Enlightenment is not a peak experience. It is the full attention you bring to an ordinary moment.
by Charlotte Joko Beck 1993
4.14
3k+ ratings
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