Books that explore Stoicism, Buddhism, happiness and enjoying life
Given the wealth of books available to us this day in age, no one can possibly read enough to be able to make a definitive list and I’ll never be able to read everything I want to read.
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But here is a list of books that I have personally read, enjoyed, and have transformed my life:
Best Books that Explore Stoicism
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy by William B. Irvine
- The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
- Meditations: A New Translation by Marcus Aurelius (Author), Gregory Hays (Translator)
- On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It by Seneca (Author), C. D. N. Costa (Translator)
Best Books that Explore Buddhism or Taoism
- Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality by Anthony De Mello (My Review)
- Rediscovering Life: Awaken to Reality by Anthony De Mello
- Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
- Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within by Chade-Meng Tan
- The Way of Life According to Lao Tzu translated by Witter Bynner (My Review)
Best Books that Explore Happiness
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
- Getting to Yes with Yourself: (and Other Worthy Opponents) by William Ury
- Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown (My Review)
- The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson (My Review)
Best Books That Are Thought-Provoking
- The Inner Game of Tennis by W. Timothy Gallwey
- The Lessons of History by Will Durant and Ariel Durant
- Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
- The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts by Gary Chapman
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
- Brief Answers to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawking
- The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- The God Equation by Michio Kaku (My Review)
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