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Messages: In hot pursuit of 'The Meaning of Life'
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My personal favourites
From having browsed through a great number of bookstores over for a comparable number of years, I'm sure there must be many readers here who also find themselves drawn to this same search to try and gain some insights into the purpose of our existence. My own path led me, (from being a Christian by birth), into Ouspensky, Theosophy, many years as a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism,... and now, finally settling me down into the strangely satisfying world of 'Non-Duality Teachings'. Two authors, through their books, have given me such a blessed relief from the perennial dissatisfactions of this search for meaning that I wanted to create a forum where I and others could : (1) Verbally acknowledge our gratitude for the author's sharing of his experiences with us, and (2) Make what we personally feel to be the pearls of our reading life, available to others on this site who love reading. Possibly, (and hopefully), they might continue to provide a similar service for those plagued with this same itch, so-difficult-to-scratch. These books have been my life's greatest help : (1) "I Hope You Die Soon",....by Richard Sylvester (2) "Acceptance of What Is".....by Wayne Liquorman .
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Sombrio
13 years ago
5 comments
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| (10 years ago) | I loved Bernard Werber's point of view on life, but he wrote in French and I was a bit disappointed to learn not even half of his works have been translated in English. If anyone of you know enough French to pick a few of his books, you might like it. I think "The Ants" was translated in English but I still haven't read it (got the original French version at home, it's close to the next one on my to-read list).
As a pure atheist, I can't warrant nothing he wrote is in contradiction to the Christian point of view though. I respect your religious beliefs, but I've come to know a few extremist Catholics who are easily offended when the smallest of their beliefs is questioned.
- Sébastien | | (13 years ago) | http://www.everything2.org/?node_id=1016251
jest some books that make you think maybe not about life but the small parts in it
- kittyhawk08 | | (13 years ago) | I just recently read 'Letters to a Young Artist' by Rainer Marie Rilke, and that helped stretch my understanding of life, and how art is a manifestation of life.
- Lillian Rodriguez | | (13 years ago) | I found C.S. Lewis' book, "The Great Divorce" stretched my horizons in this area, I also liked, "The Problem of Pain" by Lewis.
- Miriam | | (13 years ago) | Hi Sam,
Yes, my own bug-bear in life has been trying to find to some kind of compromise which satisfies internal questions,.... but doesn't leave me detached from life in some philosophical or religious ivory tower. Because life is constant change, my periods of balance come and go.
Whenever I try to stand back and get a more distant perspective, I feel certain that the interplay of events in one's own life MUST play a far greater role than one's academic philosophies. So, though my personality is drawn to so-called "spiritual" questions,... in no way would I wish to limit myself in that confining strait jacket. That's why I wanted to leave the open question that I did on this forum; just to have access to other people's points of view and experiences gained through their reading.
So, I was very happy to see your recommendations from experiences in your own life. My wife has a copy of Bill Bryson's book, (and highly recommends it. So, combined with your thoughts, it loks like time that Bill entered my reading life). The book by Po Bronson I checked into Amazon for a review, and have just put it on my Wishlist at Bookmooch.
Thanks very much for sharing your suggestions
- Sombrio |
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