RECOMMENDED READING

If you are looking for more information on the subjects introduced in Welcome to My Garden, the following books are a great place to start. They all left their mark on me in some fashion. Hopefully they will do the same for you.

Accept This Gift: Selections from a Course in Miracles by Helen Schucman

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho 

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson

The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, MD

The Art of Living by Thích Nhất Hạnh

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear

The Blue Zones Secrets for Living Longer: Lessons from the Healthiest Places on Earth by Dan Buettner

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk

The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

Essence of the Bhagavad Gita: A Contemporary Guide to Yoga, Meditation & Indian Philosophy by Eknath Easwaran

Essence of the Dhammapada: The Buddha’s Call to Nirvana by Eknath Easaran

Essence of the Upanishads: A Key to Indian Spirituality by Eknath Easwaran

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, and Ola Rosling

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz

Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Inquire Within: Poems by IN-Q

Letters to My Son: A Father’s Wisdom on Manhood, Life, and Love by Kent Nerburn

Living from the Soul: The 7 Spiritual Principles of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Sam Torode

Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life by Byron Katie

Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

The Measure of My Days: One Woman’s Vivid, Enduring Celebration of Life and Aging by Florida Scott-Maxwell

The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thích Nhất Hạnh

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable about Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny by Robin Sharma

The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle

The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott Peck, MD

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer

Small Graces: The Quiet Gifts of Everyday Life by Kent Nerburn

Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday

A Thousand Names for Joy: Living in Harmony with the Way Things Are by Byron Katie

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Think Like a Monk: Train Your Brain for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty

The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself by Michael A. Singer

Walden: or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau

The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield