3 Profoundly Mind-Awakening Books You’ve Most Probably Never Seen Before
Packed with Truth(s) Powerful enough to dissolve illusions, Awaken your Being, and transform your Reality at its core
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Truly mind-Awakening books don’t just educate, inspire, or enlighten you…
They jolt your very Being. Challenging your deepest beliefs, they rewire your Self-perception and worldview. Beyond the initial doubt, fear, and resistance, it’s these books that truly transform you.
But you won’t see such Mind-Awakeners in storefronts or best-seller lists.
Instead, they’re treasured within esoteric circles and revered by Truth Seekers. Rarely do they grace the eyes of a voracious reader or self-help nut.
Make no mistake, I’m not talking about feel-good woo-woo fluff — but Truth diamonds that can cut through the toughest ego traps and illusions.
I want to share 3 such diamonds with you — obscure to the masses but illuminating to those ready (and willing) to Awaken. As Lao Tzu said, “When the Student is ready, the Teacher will appear.”
‘The Eye Of The I’ by Dr. David R. Hawkins
Second in the Power Vs. Force series, this book is Powerful beyond comprehension, so Truth-dense that merely reading it will perceptibly elevate your Consciousness.
As Dr. Hawkins (or Consciousness itself?) says, “The actual author of the book is Consciousness itself.”
Written as a Q&A for serious Seekers, The Eye Of The I gives nuanced answers to baffling questions — on Consciousness, Love, Reality, Peace, Truth, Suffering, and Enlightenment.
Each answer is eye-opening enough to meditate on for days, and intricate enough to appease the most “scientific” and skeptical of minds. This is all thanks to Dr. Hawkins’ background as a psychiatrist, researcher, and spiritual master.
While no isolated excerpt can even begin to do justice to the Whole, here are 5, for illustrative purposes:
“Neither Truth nor Enlightenment is something to be found, sought, acquired, gained, or possessed. That which is the Infinite Presence is always present, and its realization occurs of itself when the obstacles to that realization are removed.”
“The true source of joy and happiness is the realization of one’s existence in this very moment.”
“God is beyond perception, duality, positionality, or having parts. God is beyond all opposites, such as good and bad, right and wrong, win or lose. Like the sun, God shines equally on all. God’s love is not reserved for the favored few. The degree to which one experiences the presence of God’s love varies markedly from one person to another, depending on one’s level of consciousness.”
“All truth is subjective. Do not waste lifetimes looking for an objective truth because no such thing exists. Even if it did, it could not be found except by the purely subjective experience of it. All knowledge and wisdom are subjective.”
“In any one instant of time, no such thing as a problem can exist. Unhappiness arises from going beyond the reality of the Now and creating a story out of the past or the future which, because neither exists, has no reality.”
All in all, The Eye Of The I is a spiritual tapestry that interweaves diverse teachings — The 12 Steps, Buddhism, Advaita Vedanta, A Course in Miracles, Kabbalah, and Christian Mysticism…
A tapestry that can unveil the ‘Infinite I’, gazing from behind (y)our illusory ‘Individual I’ — the Self behind the self. The Boundless beyond the bounded.
May The Eye Of The I Awaken your Eyes to your Infinite I-ness!
Maktub by Paulo Coelho
Riding shotgun as “An Inspirational Companion to The Alchemist”, Maktub surpasses its predecessor in subtle yet powerful ways.
While The Alchemist takes you on a fictional journey of pursuing your dreams, Maktub offers a real-world portal into the very fabric of universal Truth(s).
‘Maktub’ — Arabic for “It is written” — is aptly self-referential. Blending 11 years of Coelho’s travels, his Master’s wisdom, and encounters with diverse people, Maktub is truly…
“A snapshot of universal wisdom highlighting the common pursuit of happiness.”
Transcending cultures, eras, and belief systems, Maktub offers timeless insights with Zen-like simplicity.
Each exchange and lesson serves as a gentle tug to something deeper within. It’s a living testament to interconnectedness, showing how insights emerge from life’s quietest exchanges.
While Maktub’s deepest wisdom lives between its lines, here are 5 laudable quotes:
“If you accept love with purity and humility, you will understand that Love is neither giving nor receiving — it is participating.”
“God knows that we are creative artists when it comes to our lives. On one day, he gives us clay for sculpting, on another, brushes and canvas, or a pen. But we can never use clay on our canvas, nor pens in sculpture. Each day has its own miracle. Accept the blessings, work, and create your minor works of art today. Tomorrow you will receive others.”
“Negative desires can cause no evil if you do not let yourself be seduced by them.”
“A man who seeks only the light, shirking his responsibilities, will never find illumination. And one who keep his eyes fixed upon the sun ends up blind…”
“We have to play that second tape on our mental VCR, too. If we only watch the tape of our defeats, we become paralyzed. If we only watch the tape of our successes, we wind up thinking we are wiser than we really are. We need both of those tapes.”
More than a book to read, Maktub is one to re-read and cherish — a refuge of simplicity when life’s complexities overwhelm. A Sublime embrace of connection when isolation weighs heavy…
A gentle re-Awakening nudge to your mind, as the world tries to lull you to sleep.
Light On The Path by Mabel Collins
Imagine hyper-compressing The Seven Seas of spirituality into a single drop — that’s Light On The Path…
A 10-page leaflet that demanded a 500+ page explanation from Osho. An archaic Sanskrit manuscript was “transmitted” in Greek and translated into English. A Liberation pocketbook that transcends religions, rites, and rituals.
Light On The Path is far too profound for any solitary excerpt to capture its essence. But here are 5 “somewhat-quotable-in-isolation” excerpts to give you an idea:
“Kill out ambition; but work as those work who are ambitious. Kill out desire of life; but respect life as those do who desire it. Kill out desire of comfort; but be happy as those are who live for happiness.”
“Live neither in the present nor the future, but in the eternal.”
“Seek in the heart the source of evil and expunge it. It lives fruitfully in the heart of the devoted disciple as well as in the heart of the man of desire. Only the strong can kill it out. The weak must wait for its growth, its fruition, its death.”
“Remember that the sin and shame of the world are your sin and shame; for you are a part of it; your karma is inextricably interwoven with the great Karma. And before you can attain knowledge you must have passed through all places, foul and clean alike.”
“Grow as the flower grows, unconsciously, but eagerly anxious to open its soul to the air. So must you press forward to open your soul to the eternal. But it must be the Eternal that draws forth your strength and beauty, not desire of growth. For in the one case you develop in the luxuriance of purity; in the other your harden by the forcible passion for personal stature.”
There are other far-deeper soul-jolting excerpts — but I’ll be doing them a disservice by quoting them here. Only in the Context of the Whole (book and Self) will they make sense…
Only in the intimacy of your Being with Truth will they make sense.
Whether or not you “trust” Light On The Path, trust the Light that’ll arise from within as you read it. Trust your Being’s innate affinity for and recognition of Truth. As the book itself says,
“For within you is the light of the world — the only light that can be shed upon the Path.”
Blessed Reader, It’s Now Your Turn…
Which of these 3 books calls to you the most?
What books have Awakened your mind? Intrinsically altered your beliefs, thought patterns, and worldview? Any recommendations you’d recommend for our fellow readers and me?
We’d love to know. Thank you, and Godspeed on your journey of Truth!
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This was a beautiful and refreshing read. I especially appreciated how you framed these books not as mere reads, but as experiences that nudge us closer to truth. I’ve read The Alchemist but never knew about Maktub — adding it to my list now. Also intrigued by Light on the Path — sounds like something to return to again and again. Thanks for curating such profound recommendations! 🙏
Thank you for the great recommendations! I love The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, but I haven't read Maktub yet. So, it's my tsun-doku list now!