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Three Books that Changed my Life
Here's three books that have changed my outlook on life completely.
1. Lex Hixon - Coming Home. This must have been ten years ago or so. I had been to India, got inspired by the writings of Jiddhu Krishnamurti and ran into a cheap pocketbook that had its first chapter devoted to Krishnamurti's thoughts. What I did not expect was that the rest of the book was at least as inspiring and actually got the point home to me that the essence of alll great religions and life philosophies is one and the same: we are one with God, there is nothing but that Oneness, that Spirit, that universal consciousness. I subsequently got hooked on the rest of Lex Hison's books with as highlight his enlightened rendition of the Qur'an, Heart of the Koran.
2. Ken Wilber - A Theory of Everything. Bemused by a book of Wilber's at the Academy of Psychotherapy where I studied, called "Sex, Ecology, Spirituality", I decided to buy a thinner and more recent book of his. A Theory of Everything got me into the Integral model for good. It continued where Lex Hixon left off. I now have based my company (Integral Coaching & Counseling) and my book (The Healing Elephant) on this model and its consequences. Obviously, I have read many other books of Wilber's, most recently Grace and Grit.
3. A.H. Almaas - The Inner Journey Home. Almaas has developed a powerful method of finding one's inner core an healing what is wrong with ourselves based on introspection. His way of doing so requires an attitude that consists of openness, honesty and being present, to name a few elements. Being Present is what I made part of my attitude as a psychotherapist and is still the everyday challenge for me to attain.
