📖 Spiritual Parables

Collections and novels built around allegorical tales that illuminate the sacred through everyday imagery, offering wisdom that deepens with each rereading.

The Book of Mirdad

by Mikhail Naimy • 1948

When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.

4.30

3k+

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🕊️ Parable Collection ⛰️ Mountain Monastery 🧘 Transcending Ego ✝️ Biblical Retelling

The Book of Mirdad 92%

When the Ark's silent servant speaks, his words promise to flood the world, or save it.

by Mikhail Naimy 1948

4.30

3k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🕊️ Parable Collection ⛰️ Mountain Monastery 🧘 Transcending Ego ✝️ Biblical Retelling

The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO

by Robin Sharma • 2003

A shattered man meets a saint, a surfer, and a CEO who guide him to truth.

4.04

7k+

🧘 Parable Self-Help ✨ Mind-Body-Spirit 💼 Business With Heart 👤 Wise Mentors 🔑 Authentic Living

The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO Summary

The Saint, the Surfer, and the CEO 91%

A shattered man meets a saint, a surfer, and a CEO who guide him to truth.

by Robin Sharma 2003

4.04

7k+ ratings

🧘 Parable Self-Help ✨ Mind-Body-Spirit 💼 Business With Heart 👤 Wise Mentors 🔑 Authentic Living

The Parables

by Gary Inrig • 1991

The parables upend everything you think about God, forgiveness, money, and what discipleship costs.

4.25

240

📖 Parables Of Jesus 🔍 Bible Study 🕊️ Forgiveness ✝️ Discipleship 💰 Materialism

The Parables 91%

The parables upend everything you think about God, forgiveness, money, and what discipleship costs.

by Gary Inrig 1991

4.25

240 ratings

📖 Parables Of Jesus 🔍 Bible Study 🕊️ Forgiveness ✝️ Discipleship 💰 Materialism

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. • 2022

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

4.30

315

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology 📚 New Testament 🤲 Grace Alone

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus 90%

Jesus didn't tell parables to illustrate. He told them to divide every listener: light or darkness.

by R. Albert Mohler Jr. 2022

4.30

315 ratings

📖 Parables 👑 Kingdom Of God 📜 Reformed Theology 📚 New Testament 🤲 Grace Alone

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

by Robin Sharma • 1999

After a heart attack, a lawyer sells his Ferrari for a monk's secret to meaningful living.

3.89

188k+

🪷 Allegorical Self-Help 🧘 Eastern Wisdom 🌹 Mindfulness Practice ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Life Purpose

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari 90%

After a heart attack, a lawyer sells his Ferrari for a monk's secret to meaningful living.

by Robin Sharma 1999

3.89

188k+ ratings

🪷 Allegorical Self-Help 🧘 Eastern Wisdom 🌹 Mindfulness Practice ⚖️ Work-Life Balance 🎯 Life Purpose

Journey to Ixtlan

by Carlos Castaneda • 1972

A stranger's three questions expose the single mistake behind burnout, debt, and the fear of dying.

4.12

14k+

🧭 Finding Purpose ⚡ Selective Effort 🛒 Consumerism Critique 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🧘 Mindful Presence

Journey to Ixtlan 90%

A stranger's three questions expose the single mistake behind burnout, debt, and the fear of dying.

by Carlos Castaneda 1972

4.12

14k+ ratings

🧭 Finding Purpose ⚡ Selective Effort 🛒 Consumerism Critique 💀 Mortality And Meaning 🧘 Mindful Presence

The Tao of Daily Life

by Derek Lin • 2007

Taoist parables that reveal harmony hiding inside your grudges, your setbacks, and the mundane.

4.38

661

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Mindful Living ✨ Applied Spirituality 🍂 Non-Attachment 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice

The Tao of Daily Life 90%

Taoist parables that reveal harmony hiding inside your grudges, your setbacks, and the mundane.

by Derek Lin 2007

4.38

661 ratings

☯️ Taoist Philosophy 🧘 Mindful Living ✨ Applied Spirituality 🍂 Non-Attachment 🕊️ Forgiveness Practice

Stranger by the River

by Paul Twitchell • 1978

By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.

4.37

158

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🧘 Guru And Disciple 🌌 Astral Projection 🌿 Contemplative 💖 Divine Love

Stranger by the River 90%

By a river, a restless man meets a mystic who reveals the divine within.

by Paul Twitchell 1978

4.37

158 ratings

📖 Spiritual Allegory 🧘 Guru And Disciple 🌌 Astral Projection 🌿 Contemplative 💖 Divine Love

Warrior of the Light

by Paulo Coelho • 1997

You are already a spiritual warrior. The field manual for fighting with strategy, not just strength.

3.69

43k+

✨ Modern Mysticism 🗺️ Allegorical Self-Help ⚔️ Inner Battles ☀️ Daily Reflections 🧘 Spiritual Discipline

Warrior of the Light 90%

You are already a spiritual warrior. The field manual for fighting with strategy, not just strength.

by Paulo Coelho 1997

3.69

43k+ ratings

✨ Modern Mysticism 🗺️ Allegorical Self-Help ⚔️ Inner Battles ☀️ Daily Reflections 🧘 Spiritual Discipline

Is There Still Sex in the City?

by Candace Bushnell • 2019

A burned-out CEO finds a mystic who teaches him seven life lessons through the metaphor of seeds.

3.16

4k+

📖 Spiritual Fable 💼 Business Parable 🎓 Guru And Student 🧘 Meditation Practice ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

Is There Still Sex in the City? 90%

A burned-out CEO finds a mystic who teaches him seven life lessons through the metaphor of seeds.

by Candace Bushnell 2019

3.16

4k+ ratings

📖 Spiritual Fable 💼 Business Parable 🎓 Guru And Student 🧘 Meditation Practice ⚖️ Work-Life Balance

The Return of the Prodigal Son

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1991

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

4.38

26k+

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

The Return of the Prodigal Son 90%

A famous parable hides three roles. Rembrandt's painting reveals which one you're meant to become.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1991

4.38

26k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🕯️ Contemplative Spirituality 🎨 Art And Faith 🔍 Parable Studies 🌳 Spiritual Maturity

The Celestine Prophecy

by James Redfield • 1993

An ancient manuscript in Peru predicts a spiritual transformation, and forces are moving to bury it.

3.74

125k+

📖 New Age Parable 👁️ Visionary Fiction 🌄 Spiritual Quest 📜 Ancient Manuscript 🚶 Seeker Protagonist

The Celestine Prophecy 90%

An ancient manuscript in Peru predicts a spiritual transformation, and forces are moving to bury it.

by James Redfield 1993

3.74

125k+ ratings

📖 New Age Parable 👁️ Visionary Fiction 🌄 Spiritual Quest 📜 Ancient Manuscript 🚶 Seeker Protagonist

The Secret of the Seven Seeds

by David Fischman • 2002

A young ex-con finds redemption when a CEO mentors him to rebuild his body, mind, and spirit.

4.05

400

📊 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor Relationship 🔁 Second Chances 💰 Rags To Riches 🔗 Pay It Forward

The Secret of the Seven Seeds 89%

A young ex-con finds redemption when a CEO mentors him to rebuild his body, mind, and spirit.

by David Fischman 2002

4.05

400 ratings

📊 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor Relationship 🔁 Second Chances 💰 Rags To Riches 🔗 Pay It Forward

Let Me Tell You a Story

by Jorge Bucay • 1994

A struggling young man learns the mental secrets of wealth from a millionaire's parables.

4.10

16k+

💰 Financial Parables 🧠 Wealth Mindset 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Student Bond 🧘 Practical Spirituality 💭 Unconscious Reprogramming

Let Me Tell You a Story 89%

A struggling young man learns the mental secrets of wealth from a millionaire's parables.

by Jorge Bucay 1994

4.10

16k+ ratings

💰 Financial Parables 🧠 Wealth Mindset 🧑‍🏫 Teacher Student Bond 🧘 Practical Spirituality 💭 Unconscious Reprogramming

Hypnotizing Maria

by Richard Bach • 2009

After a midair rescue, a pilot crosses America with a hypnotist to see how belief shapes reality.

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1k+

📖 Philosophical Parable ✈️ Aviation Fiction 🔮 New Age Wisdom 🧠 Power Of Belief 🕸️ Interconnected Lives

Hypnotizing Maria 89%

After a midair rescue, a pilot crosses America with a hypnotist to see how belief shapes reality.

by Richard Bach 2009

3.66

1k+ ratings

📖 Philosophical Parable ✈️ Aviation Fiction 🔮 New Age Wisdom 🧠 Power Of Belief 🕸️ Interconnected Lives

Masnavi I Ma'navi

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi • 1273

How a 13th-century Sufi's love stories dissolve what the intellect cannot touch.

4.45

4k+

🕌 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry 💖 Divine Love 🦋 Ego Transcendence 👁️ Spiritual Intuition

Masnavi I Ma'navi 89%

How a 13th-century Sufi's love stories dissolve what the intellect cannot touch.

by Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi 1273

4.45

4k+ ratings

🕌 Sufism 📜 Persian Poetry 💖 Divine Love 🦋 Ego Transcendence 👁️ Spiritual Intuition

Clever Girl Finance

by Bola Sokunbi • 2019

What a dropped baton costs the faith: the relay metaphor that turns ordinary runners into champions.

3.77

1k+

🕊️ Spiritual Growth 🔥 Overcoming Trials 🙏 Trusting God 🏃 Perseverance 🏠 Stewardship

Clever Girl Finance 89%

What a dropped baton costs the faith: the relay metaphor that turns ordinary runners into champions.

by Bola Sokunbi 2019

3.77

1k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Growth 🔥 Overcoming Trials 🙏 Trusting God 🏃 Perseverance 🏠 Stewardship

The Mulligan

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2010

A businessman estranged from his son learns from a golf pro that grace cannot be earned.

4.39

169

📖 Inspirational Parable ⛳ Golf As Life Metaphor ✝️ Christian Allegory 👨‍👦 Estranged Father Son 🧓 Sage Mentor

The Mulligan 89%

A businessman estranged from his son learns from a golf pro that grace cannot be earned.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2010

4.39

169 ratings

📖 Inspirational Parable ⛳ Golf As Life Metaphor ✝️ Christian Allegory 👨‍👦 Estranged Father Son 🧓 Sage Mentor

Peace Pilgrim

by Peace Pilgrim • 1983

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

4.25

749

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

Peace Pilgrim 89%

She walked 25,000 miles for peace, carrying no money, one tunic, and a single prayer.

by Peace Pilgrim 1983

4.25

749 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Memoir ✌️ Nonviolence 🌿 Simple Living 🧘 Inner Peace 🤲 Surrender

The Pilgrimage

by Paulo Coelho • 1987

Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.

3.65

69k+

🛐 Spiritual Quest 🥾 Camino De Santiago 🧘 Spiritual Exercises 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 👹 Facing Inner Demons

The Pilgrimage 89%

Sword denied, a man walks the Camino guided by a mentor whose lessons are spiritual combat.

by Paulo Coelho 1987

3.65

69k+ ratings

🛐 Spiritual Quest 🥾 Camino De Santiago 🧘 Spiritual Exercises 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 👹 Facing Inner Demons

L'homme qui voulait être heureux

by Laurent Gounelle • 2008

An unfulfilled French teacher meets a Balinese healer who diagnoses a sickness no doctor can find.

3.84

12k+

🧠 Philosophical Fiction 🕊️ Spiritual Parable 👴 Wise Mentor Figure 🧭 Self-Discovery Journey 💪 Overcoming Self-Doubt

L'homme qui voulait être heureux Summary

L'homme qui voulait être heureux 89%

An unfulfilled French teacher meets a Balinese healer who diagnoses a sickness no doctor can find.

by Laurent Gounelle 2008

3.84

12k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophical Fiction 🕊️ Spiritual Parable 👴 Wise Mentor Figure 🧭 Self-Discovery Journey 💪 Overcoming Self-Doubt

The Fakir

by Ruzbeh Nari Bharucha • 2020

Daily rituals with a mysterious master reveal to a seeker that the divine lives within.

4.56

🧘 Master And Disciple 🌌 Astral Journeying 🙏 Seeking The Divine 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 😌 Contemplative And Calm

The Fakir 89%

Daily rituals with a mysterious master reveal to a seeker that the divine lives within.

by Ruzbeh Nari Bharucha 2020

4.56

34 ratings

🧘 Master And Disciple 🌌 Astral Journeying 🙏 Seeking The Divine 🕊️ Spiritual Surrender 😌 Contemplative And Calm

Short Stories by Jesus

by Amy-Jill Levine • 2014

Jesus told parables to disrupt, not soothe. A Jewish scholar recovers the shock they once delivered.

4.01

2k+

🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 🕍 First-Century Judaism 📖 Parables And Storytelling 🔍 Historical Jesus Studies ⚡ Subversive Readings

Short Stories by Jesus 89%

Jesus told parables to disrupt, not soothe. A Jewish scholar recovers the shock they once delivered.

by Amy-Jill Levine 2014

4.01

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Biblical Scholarship 🕍 First-Century Judaism 📖 Parables And Storytelling 🔍 Historical Jesus Studies ⚡ Subversive Readings

Lesson Plan When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom

by BookRags • 2012

A desperate man is swept through time to receive seven life-saving decisions from history's giants.

4.63

381

🕊️ Inspirational Parable ✨ Visionary Journey 📜 Seven Life Lessons 🕰️ Historical Mentors 🌅 Crisis To Clarity

Lesson Plan When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom Summary

Lesson Plan When Nietzsche Wept by Irvin D. Yalom 89%

A desperate man is swept through time to receive seven life-saving decisions from history's giants.

by BookRags 2012

4.63

381 ratings

🕊️ Inspirational Parable ✨ Visionary Journey 📜 Seven Life Lessons 🕰️ Historical Mentors 🌅 Crisis To Clarity

The Traveler's Summit

by Andy Andrews • 2018

A widower is summoned by an archangel to lead history's greatest minds in saving civilization.

4.32

546

🕊️ Inspirational Parable 🌱 Personal Growth Fiction 💔 Grieving Widower 👼 Angelic Guide ⏳ Timeless Otherworld

The Traveler's Summit 89%

A widower is summoned by an archangel to lead history's greatest minds in saving civilization.

by Andy Andrews 2018

4.32

546 ratings

🕊️ Inspirational Parable 🌱 Personal Growth Fiction 💔 Grieving Widower 👼 Angelic Guide ⏳ Timeless Otherworld

The Call

by Rick Joyner • 2006

A vast demonic army rides on Christians who think they are serving God.

4.43

1k+

🧱 Spiritual Warfare 🧭 Christian Discipleship 👁️ Allegorical Vision 🗡️ Spiritual Discernment 🤝 Church Unity

The Call 89%

A vast demonic army rides on Christians who think they are serving God.

by Rick Joyner 2006

4.43

1k+ ratings

🧱 Spiritual Warfare 🧭 Christian Discipleship 👁️ Allegorical Vision 🗡️ Spiritual Discernment 🤝 Church Unity

Two Women Walk into a Bar

by Cheryl Strayed • 2024

A four-part generosity framework that uses what you already have, not what's in your bank.

4.03

22k+

🎁 Generosity Practices ✝️ Christian Stewardship 🧭 Principled Leadership 🔄 Success To Significance 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Two Women Walk into a Bar 89%

A four-part generosity framework that uses what you already have, not what's in your bank.

by Cheryl Strayed 2024

4.03

22k+ ratings

🎁 Generosity Practices ✝️ Christian Stewardship 🧭 Principled Leadership 🔄 Success To Significance 🙏 Gratitude Practice

El Filibusterismo Comics

by José Rizal • 2017

An illustrated treasury of Sa'di's timeless parables on justice, contentment, and the art of living.

3.81

135

🕌 Sufi Wisdom 📜 Persian Poetry 🎨 Illustrated Classic 📖 Moral Fables 🏰 Medieval Persia

El Filibusterismo Comics 89%

An illustrated treasury of Sa'di's timeless parables on justice, contentment, and the art of living.

by José Rizal 2017

3.81

135 ratings

🕌 Sufi Wisdom 📜 Persian Poetry 🎨 Illustrated Classic 📖 Moral Fables 🏰 Medieval Persia

Mutant Message Down Under

by Marlo Morgan • 1990

An Aboriginal tribe burns an American's clothes and walks her barefoot across Australia for months.

3.78

24k+

🕊️ Spiritual Parable 🌿 Indigenous Wisdom 🔥 Outsider Initiated 📜 Chosen Messenger 🌏 Nature As Teacher

Mutant Message Down Under 89%

An Aboriginal tribe burns an American's clothes and walks her barefoot across Australia for months.

by Marlo Morgan 1990

3.78

24k+ ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Parable 🌿 Indigenous Wisdom 🔥 Outsider Initiated 📜 Chosen Messenger 🌏 Nature As Teacher

The Servant

by James C. Hunter • 1998

Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.

11k+

🫡 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 💬 Socratic Dialogue 🏔️ Retreat Setting

The Servant 89%

Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.

by James C. Hunter 1998

11k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 💬 Socratic Dialogue 🏔️ Retreat Setting

Taking Flight

by Anthony de Mello • 1988

Parables that dismantle the ego's spiritual games and return you to what is actually happening.

4.22

996

🪷 Spiritual Growth 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌅 Present Moment Awareness 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🍃 Non-Attachment

Taking Flight 88%

Parables that dismantle the ego's spiritual games and return you to what is actually happening.

by Anthony de Mello 1988

4.22

996 ratings

🪷 Spiritual Growth 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality 🌅 Present Moment Awareness 🔍 Self-Inquiry 🍃 Non-Attachment

The Book of Mysteries

by Jonathan Cahn • 2016

A year in the desert: one Hebrew mystery a day, from a jar to the infinite.

4.50

2k+

✡️ Hebraic Roots 📜 Biblical Typology 📅 Daily Devotional 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏜️ Desert Spirituality

The Book of Mysteries 88%

A year in the desert: one Hebrew mystery a day, from a jar to the infinite.

by Jonathan Cahn 2016

4.50

2k+ ratings

✡️ Hebraic Roots 📜 Biblical Typology 📅 Daily Devotional 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🏜️ Desert Spirituality

Succession – Season Three

by Jesse Armstrong • 2023

A Lebanese poet speaks of love, loss, and a god found in the heart, not the temple.

4.82

216

🕊️ Spiritual Fiction 🛐 Religious Hypocrisy 💔 Forced Marriage 😢 Sorrow As Teacher ✨ Lyrical Prose

Succession – Season Three 88%

A Lebanese poet speaks of love, loss, and a god found in the heart, not the temple.

by Jesse Armstrong 2023

4.82

216 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Fiction 🛐 Religious Hypocrisy 💔 Forced Marriage 😢 Sorrow As Teacher ✨ Lyrical Prose

Meetings With Remarkable Men

by G.I. Gurdjieff • 1960

A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.

4.10

3k+

📜 Spiritual Memoir 🔮 Esoteric Traditions 🕉️ Wisdom Traditions 🧘 Inner Search 🛤️ Fourth Way

Meetings With Remarkable Men 88%

A young seeker crosses Central Asia, finding teachers who upend everything he thought he knew.

by G.I. Gurdjieff 1960

4.10

3k+ ratings

📜 Spiritual Memoir 🔮 Esoteric Traditions 🕉️ Wisdom Traditions 🧘 Inner Search 🛤️ Fourth Way

The Sermon on the Mount

by Emmet Fox • 1935

A biblical sermon's success secret: thought creates reality, and one hard rule changes everything.

4.42

3k+

🕊️ New Thought 🧠 Mental Causation 🙏 Practical Prayer ❤️ Forgiveness Practice 💫 Mental Healing

The Sermon on the Mount 88%

A biblical sermon's success secret: thought creates reality, and one hard rule changes everything.

by Emmet Fox 1935

4.42

3k+ ratings

🕊️ New Thought 🧠 Mental Causation 🙏 Practical Prayer ❤️ Forgiveness Practice 💫 Mental Healing

Buddha

by Deepak Chopra • 2007

A prince leaves his kingdom to find the end of suffering, facing demons, desire, and death.

3.93

12k+

🧘 Buddhist Fiction 🏰 Gilded Cage 🔍 Spiritual Seeker 👹 Demon Tempter 💭 Philosophical Fiction

Buddha 88%

A prince leaves his kingdom to find the end of suffering, facing demons, desire, and death.

by Deepak Chopra 2007

3.93

12k+ ratings

🧘 Buddhist Fiction 🏰 Gilded Cage 🔍 Spiritual Seeker 👹 Demon Tempter 💭 Philosophical Fiction

The Divine Conspiracy

by Dallas Willard • 1998

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

4.24

16k+

🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

The Divine Conspiracy 88%

The gospel became damage control. Jesus taught a kingdom life that begins now, not after death.

by Dallas Willard 1998

4.24

16k+ ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 👑 Kingdom Theology 🛤️ Christian Discipleship ⛰️ Sermon On The Mount 📿 Spiritual Disciplines

The Infinite Way

by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1946

Disease, lack, and conflict are a dream. Exposing the dream is the only cure.

4.38

527

🧘 New Thought ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Nonduality 🤫 Inner Stillness 💰 Spiritual Supply

The Infinite Way 88%

Disease, lack, and conflict are a dream. Exposing the dream is the only cure.

by Joel S. Goldsmith 1946

4.38

527 ratings

🧘 New Thought ✝️ Christian Mysticism ☯️ Nonduality 🤫 Inner Stillness 💰 Spiritual Supply

Love Without Conditions

by Paul Ferrini • 1993

Fear taught you to judge, hide, and cling. Love unlearns all three.

4.40

737

💗 Unconditional Love 🧘 Non-Judgment 👂 Inner Listening 🪟 Emotional Transparency 🍃 Non-Attachment

Love Without Conditions 88%

Fear taught you to judge, hide, and cling. Love unlearns all three.

by Paul Ferrini 1993

4.40

737 ratings

💗 Unconditional Love 🧘 Non-Judgment 👂 Inner Listening 🪟 Emotional Transparency 🍃 Non-Attachment

Learning Humility

by Richard J. Foster • 2022

A year with the Lakota taught Richard Foster what humility demands, and why we resist it.

4.15

419

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏹 Native American Wisdom 🙇 Humility 🎭 Pride And Ego 🔍 Self-Examination

Learning Humility 88%

A year with the Lakota taught Richard Foster what humility demands, and why we resist it.

by Richard J. Foster 2022

4.15

419 ratings

🧘 Spiritual Formation 🏹 Native American Wisdom 🙇 Humility 🎭 Pride And Ego 🔍 Self-Examination

Utopia

by Thomas More • 1516

Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.

3.55

84k+

🧭 Purpose Seeking 🌌 Existential Self-Help 📖 Allegorical Fables 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🌿 Simple Living

Utopia 88%

Three questions at a roadside cafe reveal why you keep deferring the life you actually want.

by Thomas More 1516

3.55

84k+ ratings

🧭 Purpose Seeking 🌌 Existential Self-Help 📖 Allegorical Fables 🛒 Anti-Consumerism 🌿 Simple Living

The Gospel According to Jesus

by Stephen Mitchell • 1991

A Jesus without the church: mystic, not messiah; teaching presence, not penance.

4.24

706

🕯️ Historical Jesus 🔮 Mystical Christianity 📜 Gospel Criticism ☯️ Nonduality 🌐 Perennial Wisdom

The Gospel According to Jesus 88%

A Jesus without the church: mystic, not messiah; teaching presence, not penance.

by Stephen Mitchell 1991

4.24

706 ratings

🕯️ Historical Jesus 🔮 Mystical Christianity 📜 Gospel Criticism ☯️ Nonduality 🌐 Perennial Wisdom

The Art of Spiritual Healing

by Joel S. Goldsmith • 1959

The body cannot get sick. Disease has no power. Healing is waking from the collective dream.

4.51

186

🕊️ Spiritual Healing ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🌊 New Thought 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ☀️ Divine Oneness

The Art of Spiritual Healing 88%

The body cannot get sick. Disease has no power. Healing is waking from the collective dream.

by Joel S. Goldsmith 1959

4.51

186 ratings

🕊️ Spiritual Healing ✝️ Christian Mysticism 🌊 New Thought 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ☀️ Divine Oneness

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

by Mindy Kaling • 2011

The cage is unlocked and always was: ten parables that show you the door.

3.86

515k+

🧘 Practical Spirituality 📖 Self-Knowledge Parables 🧠 Conditioned Mind 🪞 Projection Patterns 🍂 Impermanence

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? Summary

Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? 88%

The cage is unlocked and always was: ten parables that show you the door.

by Mindy Kaling 2011

3.86

515k+ ratings

🧘 Practical Spirituality 📖 Self-Knowledge Parables 🧠 Conditioned Mind 🪞 Projection Patterns 🍂 Impermanence

Spiritual Gems of Islam

by Jamal Rahman • 2012

The core practices from Rumi and the Qur'an that soften the ego and awaken the heart.

4.43

168

🕌 Sufi Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪞 Ego Work 🤝 Interfaith Harmony 📖 Sufi Teaching Stories

Spiritual Gems of Islam 88%

The core practices from Rumi and the Qur'an that soften the ego and awaken the heart.

by Jamal Rahman 2012

4.43

168 ratings

🕌 Sufi Spirituality 🧘 Contemplative Practice 🪞 Ego Work 🤝 Interfaith Harmony 📖 Sufi Teaching Stories

Thirty Steps to Heaven

by Vassilios Papavassiliou • 2013

An ancient monk's thirty-rung ladder to divine love, built for the monastery, now made for everyone.

4.64

301

🕯️ Orthodox Spirituality 🏜️ Desert Fathers 📿 Monastic Wisdom 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ⚔️ Overcoming The Passions

Thirty Steps to Heaven 88%

An ancient monk's thirty-rung ladder to divine love, built for the monastery, now made for everyone.

by Vassilios Papavassiliou 2013

4.64

301 ratings

🕯️ Orthodox Spirituality 🏜️ Desert Fathers 📿 Monastic Wisdom 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ⚔️ Overcoming The Passions

The Secret Letters Of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

by Robin Sharma • 2011

A monk sends a broken father across the globe for nine talismans holding life's deepest secrets.

4.04

11k+

🕊️ Inspirational Parable 🌍 Global Quest 🧙 Wisdom Keepers 🌅 Midlife Awakening 💔 Reconciliation Arc

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The Secret Letters Of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari 88%

A monk sends a broken father across the globe for nine talismans holding life's deepest secrets.

by Robin Sharma 2011

4.04

11k+ ratings

🕊️ Inspirational Parable 🌍 Global Quest 🧙 Wisdom Keepers 🌅 Midlife Awakening 💔 Reconciliation Arc

Big Panda & Tiny Dragon

by James Norbury • 2021

A panda and a tiny dragon walk the seasons, learning stillness in the face of uncertainty.

4.38

22k+

🧘 Mindfulness Journey 📖 Illustrated Fable 🤝 Unlikely Friends 👨‍🏫 Mentor Student Bond 🫖 Cozy Philosophy

Big Panda & Tiny Dragon 88%

A panda and a tiny dragon walk the seasons, learning stillness in the face of uncertainty.

by James Norbury 2021

4.38

22k+ ratings

🧘 Mindfulness Journey 📖 Illustrated Fable 🤝 Unlikely Friends 👨‍🏫 Mentor Student Bond 🫖 Cozy Philosophy

The Noticer

by Andy Andrews • 2009

A mysterious man walks into a small town and changes lives by shifting how people see.

4.19

21k+

✨ Modern Parable ✝️ Faith-Based Fiction 🎩 Mysterious Mentor 🔄 Second Chances 🙏 Daily Gratitude

The Noticer 88%

A mysterious man walks into a small town and changes lives by shifting how people see.

by Andy Andrews 2009

4.19

21k+ ratings

✨ Modern Parable ✝️ Faith-Based Fiction 🎩 Mysterious Mentor 🔄 Second Chances 🙏 Daily Gratitude

The Greatest Salesman In The World

by Og Mandino • 1968

Sales is waking up every morning and mastering your heart before you speak to anyone.

4.21

69k+

🧾 Sales Principles 🌅 Daily Rituals 🧠 Emotional Mastery 📜 Parable Format ⚔️ Self-Mastery

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The Greatest Salesman In The World 88%

Sales is waking up every morning and mastering your heart before you speak to anyone.

by Og Mandino 1968

4.21

69k+ ratings

🧾 Sales Principles 🌅 Daily Rituals 🧠 Emotional Mastery 📜 Parable Format ⚔️ Self-Mastery

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