Blame It on the Brain: Distinguishing Chemical Imbalances, Brain Disorders, and Disobedience

The Center of the Cyclone: An Autobiography of Inner Space

John C. Lilly · 256 pages

Why We Believe in God(s): A Concise Guide to the Science of Faith

J. Anderson Thomson, Clare Aukofer · 144 pages

Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment

Robert Wright · 336 pages

Who Switched Off My Brain?

Caroline Leaf

Do you ever feel like your brain has just been "switched off"? Have you ever felt discouraged, unfocused or overwhelmed? Are there unhealthy patterns in your life or your family that you just can’t seem to break? A thought may seem harmless, but if it becomes toxic, it can become physically, emotionally or spiritually dangerous. Thankfully, we are living in a time of revolution. We can see clearly

Anatomy of the Soul: Surprising Connections Between Neuroscience and Spiritual Practices that Can Transform Your Life and Relationships

Curt Thompson · 304 pages

The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

Yongey Mingyur, Eric Swanson · 280 pages

For millennia, Buddhists have enjoyed the limitless benefits of meditation. But how does it work? And why? The principles behind this ancient practice have long eluded some of the best minds in modern science. Until now.In this groundbreaking work, world-renowned Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche invites us to join him in unlocking the secrets behind the practice of meditation. Working with

Prometheus Rising

Robert Anton Wilson · 287 pages

Prometheus Rising is a book by Robert Anton Wilson first published in 1983. It is a guide book of "how to get from here to there", an amalgam of Timothy Leary's 8-circuit model of consciousness, Gurdjieff's self-observation exercises, Alfred Korzybski's general semantics, Aleister Crowley's magical theorems, Sociobiology, Yoga, relativity, and quantum mechanics, amongst other approaches to underst

Lucid Dreaming: A Concise Guide to Awakening in Your Dreams and in Your Life

Stephen LaBerge · 77 pages

What if right now, reading these words, you suddenly realized that you were actually dreaming and that in this domain you could do anything imaginable? That is what it's like to dream lucidly, teaches Stephen LaBerge. With Lucid Dreaming, the author of Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming (more than 120,000 copies in print; Ballantine, 1991) teaches his simple, tested methods for becoming fully c

The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom

Jonathan Haidt · 297 pages

Applies the latest findings in psychology and brain research to the wisdom of the ancients to define what makes people happy and how you can find more happiness in your life. Confirms and builds on the happiness formula defined by other psychologists: H=S+C+V or Happiness = your biological Setpoint + the Conditions of your life + the Voluntary activities you do

The Art of Happiness

Dalai Lama XIV, Howard C. Cutler · 322 pages

Summary:One of the world's greatest spiritual leaders teams up with a psychiatrist to share, for the first time, how he achieved his hard-won serenity and how readers can attain the same inner peace

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion

Sam Harris · 256 pages

For the millions of Americans who want spirituality without religion, Waking Up is a guide to meditation as a rational practice informed by neuroscience and psychology. From Sam Harris, neuroscientist and author of numerous New York Times bestselling books, Waking Up is for the twenty percent of Americans who follow no religion but who suspect that important truths can be found in the experienc

Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom

Rick Hanson, Richard Mendius · 348 pages

Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self

Robert Waggoner

Safe People: How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't

Henry Cloud, John Townsend · 208 pages

Scary Close: Dropping the Act and Acquiring a Taste for True Intimacy

Donald Miller · 256 pages

The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery

Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile · 238 pages

Ignorance is bliss -- except in self-awareness. What you don't know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships -- and even keep you in the shallows with God. Do you want help figuring out who you are and why you're stuck in the same ruts? The Enneagram is an ancient personality type system with an uncanny accuracy in describing how human beings are wired, both positively and negatively. In

Angel Tech: A Modern Shaman's Guide to Reality Selection

Antero Alli · 242 pages

Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife

Mary Roach · 320 pages

Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions

Gerald G. May · 200 pages

Through Time Into Healing

Brian L. Weiss · 202 pages

"Discovering the power of regression therapy to erase trauma and transform mind, body, and relationships"--Cover subtitle.

Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought

Pascal Boyer · 430 pages

Formerly at Princeton, King's College, Cambridge and the University of Lyon, Pascal Boyer is Professor of Anthropology at Washington University in St Louis, MissouriWhile human religious practice and belief are extraordinarily varied, they are nevertheless not infinitely so. The varieties of belief have provided generations of anthropologists and religious scholars with material for research; ther

The Five Things We Cannot Change: And the Happiness We Find by Embracing Them

David Richo · 192 pages

Telling Yourself the Truth

William Backus, Marie Chapian · 224 pages

The Mastery of Love: A Practical Guide to the Art of Relationship, A Toltec Wisdom Book

Miguel Ruiz · 210 pages

Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships. Using insightful stories to bring his message to life, he shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and restore the spirit of playfulness that is vital to loving relationships.