The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita

Duff McDonald ❤️ loved this book because...

The Bhagavad Gita, or "the Song of God," is the one of the world's great scriptures. Paramahansa Yogananda, founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship, gives us a delightful -- and as stupendous as the Gita itself -- commentary that points both toward the sublime of the Absolute and the practicalities of daily life. It's all in here, folks. You just need to pick it up and read it.

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By Paramahansa Yogananda,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked God Talks with Arjuna as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

The Bhagavad Gita is India's most sacred text - the 'Hindu' Bible. Yogananda's translation and commentary brings a unique and deeply penetrating insight into this great scripture, which is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive books available on the science and philosophy of Yoga. God Talks With Arjuna explains the Bhagavad Gita's profoundest spiritual, psychological, and metaphysical truths, long obscured by metaphor and allegory. Yogananda takes Lord Krishna's counsel to the warrior Arjuna and applies it to our everyday struggles with the human ego. Our greatest battle he explains, like Arjuna's, takes place within our own minds as…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Selfless Self: Talks with Shri Ramakant Maharaj

Duff McDonald ❤️ loved this book because...

For most of my life, I did not know what the point of it was. With the help of the likes of Nisargadatta Maharaj, Sri Aurobindo, Swami Muktananda and Gurumayi Chidvilasananda, I have come to understand that it is the quest to know the self. Shri Ramakant Maharaj, a disciple of Nisargadatta, added to the powerful canon of spirituality with this wonderful book.

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By Ramakant Maharaj, Ann Shaw (editor),

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1 author picked Selfless Self as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

Shri Ramakant Maharaj was with his Master Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj from 1962. SELFLESS SELF is a companion to 'I AM THAT'. This tangibly powerful, life-transforming book addresses the ultimate questions of "Who am I? Why am I here? What is the purpose of existence?" Never before has truth been revealed in such a simple, piercing and Direct Way. Herein is a road map for Self-discovery that will, if followed, take the reader on a route to infinity, eternity and majesty, as yet unknown to the seeker. It is a One way ticket with no way back, unless of course you…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Shower of Grace: Meditations with Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Duff McDonald ❤️ loved this book because...

Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj can show you the way. These spontaneous meditations make me happier than any other words ever put to print.

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By Jayashri Gaitonde,

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1 author picked Shower of Grace as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

For over two decades Shri Nisargadatta Maharaj gave discourses at five o’clock every evening at his home in Mumbai. Smt. Jayashri Gaitonde found these talks so interesting that she resolved to try her utmost not to skip a single one. Maharaj spoke in Marathi, the local language of Bombay city, and generally someone reliable would be chosen by Maharaj to translate his words into English.At that time there were no tape recorders available at the venue so Jayashri-ji decided to take down meticulous notes of Maharaj’s meditations, as they were spoken in Marathi, for her own use. Later, after Maharaj…


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Tickled: A Commonsense Guide to the Present Moment

By Duff McDonald,

Book cover of Tickled: A Commonsense Guide to the Present Moment

What is my book about?

Tickled is a book about a spiritual awakening—my discovery, during the quiet of quarantine, of the miracle of existence. It is the story of how I found out what it meant to be present – residing in the eternal now – and shook off a lifetime of distraction. It’s also a love letter to my wife, my daughter, Harry Potter, Bob Dylan, and a few other things. The gist of the story is that if you pay attention—if you really, really pay attention—you can feel the tickle of your own existence. Hang onto that, and the miracle reveals itself to you. Everything is perfect, and it always has been.

Book cover of God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita
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