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  2. Experts show a checked job title and a short description of each person; 30 more people have photographs.
  3. Every company, fund, university and publication the experts work for has a page listing the people there.
  4. Fund letters show each letter's thesis and filter by it; 225 person pages list the essays, columns and newsletter issues the person wrote.
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  7. Podcasts and talks link the original episode, filter by Audio and video or Press, and list each publisher once.
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  11. Podcasts and talks on a person's page filter by year and publisher and show as a list or a grid of pictures.
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  13. Country pages open from Browse again, and every link on the shelf lands on a page.
  14. Subject and person pages show their sections as tabs, and each book appears once on a person's page.
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Eastern philosophy and spiritual teachers

Philosophy

Holds Taoist, Buddhist, Hindu, Zen and Confucian texts and the modern teachers who write in those traditions, such as Krishnamurti, Alan Watts, Osho and Eckhart Tolle.

Books 78Recommenders 39

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  1. The Life DivineSri Aurobindo, 1939
  2. Education and the Significance of LifeJiddu Krishnamurti, 1953
  3. The Way of ZenAlan Watts, 1957
  4. Freedom from the KnownJiddu Krishnamurti, 1959
  5. What the Buddha TaughtWalpola Rahula, 1959
The Life DivineThe Life Divine
T4 The Life Divine
Sri Aurobindo · 1939
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Education and the Significance of LifeEducation and the Significance of Life
T4 Education and the Significance of Life
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1953
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Way of ZenThe Way of Zen
T4 The Way of Zen
Alan Watts · 1957
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Recommended by: Nat Eliason

Freedom from the KnownFreedom from the Known
T4 Freedom from the Known
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1959
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Naval Ravikant

What the Buddha TaughtWhat the Buddha Taught
T4 What the Buddha Taught
Walpola Rahula · 1959
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Recommended by: Chade-Meng Tan

The Joyous CosmologyThe Joyous Cosmology
T4 The Joyous Cosmology
Alan W. Watts · 1962
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Recommended by: Ed Cooke

Think on These ThingsThink on These Things
T4 Think on These Things
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1964
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Naval Ravikant

The Greatest Salesman In the WorldThe Greatest Salesman In the World
T4 The Greatest Salesman In the World
Og Mandino · 1968
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Recommended by: Nick Huber

Zen Mind, Beginner's MindZen Mind, Beginner's Mind
T4 Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Shunryu Suzuki · 1970
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Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Patrick Collison, Kevin Rose and 1 other

Be Here NowBe Here Now
T4 Be Here Now
Ram Dass · 1971
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Recommended by: Steve Jobs

Cutting Through Spiritual MaterialismCutting Through Spiritual Materialism
T4 Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
Chögyam Trungpa · 1973
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Recommended by: Steve Jobs

Does Death Really Exist?Does Death Really Exist?
T4 Does Death Really Exist?
Swami Muktananda · 1981
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The UpanishadsThe Upanishads
T4 The Upanishads
Sri Aurobindo · 1981
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Yoga Philosophy of PatanjaliYoga Philosophy of Patanjali
T4 Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali
Swami Hariharananda Aranya · 1981
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The GiftThe Gift
T4 The Gift
Hafiz · 1983
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Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg, Tim Ferriss, Stewart Brand

The Ending of TimeThe Ending of Time
T4 The Ending of Time
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1985
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Tao of LeadershipThe Tao of Leadership
T4 The Tao of Leadership
John Heider · 1985
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Recommended by: Dustin Moskovitz

AwarenessAwareness
T4 Awareness
Anthony de Mello · 1990
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Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg, Naval Ravikant and 3 others

The World is SoundThe World is Sound
T4 The World is Sound
Joachim-Ernst Berendt, Fritjof Capra · 1991
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Recommended by: Matt Mullenweg

On GodOn God
T4 On God
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1992
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Talks and writings on religion and the search for the sacred.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

On RelationshipOn Relationship
T4 On Relationship
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1992
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Talks and writings on relationship as a basis for solving the world's crises.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Vasistha's Yoga
T4 Vasistha's Yoga
Swami Venkatesananda · 1993
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

On FearOn Fear
T4 On Fear
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1994
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Talks on how fear and dependence shape lives and keep people from seeing themselves.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

On Love and LonelinessOn Love and Loneliness
T4 On Love and Loneliness
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1994
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Talks on intimate relationships, isolation and self-knowledge, and facing loneliness.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Bhagavad Gita and Its MessageBhagavad Gita and Its Message
T4 Bhagavad Gita and Its Message
Sri Aurobindo · 1995
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Tao of PhilosophyTao of Philosophy
T4 Tao of Philosophy
Alan Watts · 1995
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Book of LifeThe Book of Life
T4 The Book of Life
J. Krishnamurti · 1995
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Naval Ravikant

Total FreedomTotal Freedom
T4 Total Freedom
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 1996
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Rabindranath Tagore: An AnthologyRabindranath Tagore: An Anthology
T4 Rabindranath Tagore: An Anthology
Krishna Dutta, Andrew Robinson · 1997
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Plays, memoirs, letters, essays, stories, poems and songs, many from the Bengali.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Power of NowThe Power of Now
T4 The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle · 1997
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Suffering comes from identifying with the mind's chatter; freedom from living now.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai, Iman Gadzhi, Justin Kan and 3 others

The Eye of The IThe Eye of The I
T4 The Eye of The I
David R. Hawkins · 1998
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Way to GodThe Way to God
T4 The Way to God
M.K. Gandhi · 1999
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Striking ThoughtsStriking Thoughts
T4 Striking Thoughts
Bruce Lee · 2000
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825 aphorisms on 72 topics, from spirituality to personal liberation and family.

Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Naval Ravikant

To Be HumanTo Be Human
T4 To Be Human
Jiddu Krishnamurti · 2000
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Absolute TaoAbsolute Tao
T4 Absolute Tao
Osho · 2001
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

HagakureHagakure
T4 Hagakure
Yamamoto Tsunetomo · 2001
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Spiritual EnlightenmentSpiritual Enlightenment
T4 Spiritual Enlightenment
Jed McKenna · 2002
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Spiritually Incorrect EnlightenmentSpiritually Incorrect Enlightenment
T4 Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment
Jed McKenna · 2004
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

In the Buddha's WordsIn the Buddha's Words
T4 In the Buddha's Words
Bhikkhu Bodhi · 2005
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Recommended by: Chade-Meng Tan

My Life in My WordsMy Life in My Words
T4 My Life in My Words
Rabindranath Tagore · 2006
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A poet's life told from his own writings: family, loss, school reform, East and West.

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Spiritual WarfareSpiritual Warfare
T4 Spiritual Warfare
Jed McKenna · 2007
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Bhagavad GitaThe Bhagavad Gita
T4 The Bhagavad Gita
Eknath Easwaran · 2007
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Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Naval Ravikant

The Untethered SoulThe Untethered Soul
T4 The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer · 2007
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You are the awareness watching your thoughts and feelings, not those thoughts.

Recommended by: Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Daniel Gross, Mel Robbins and 2 others

The Difficulty of being Good: On the Subtle The Difficulty of being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
T4 The Difficulty of being Good: On the Subtle Art of Dharma
Gurcharan Das · 2009
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Jed McKenna's NotebookJed McKenna's Notebook
T4 Jed McKenna's Notebook
Jed McKenna · 2010
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Beyond ReligionBeyond Religion
T4 Beyond Religion
Dalai Lama · 2011
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Recommended by: Ray Dalio

Falling into GraceFalling into Grace
T4 Falling into Grace
Adyashanti · 2011
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Meetings with Remarkable MenMeetings with Remarkable Men
T4 Meetings with Remarkable Men
G.I. Gurdjieff · 2011
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Recommended by: Steve Jobs

The Mother on Savitri
T4 The Mother on Savitri
The Mother · 2012
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Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Jed McKenna's Theory of Everything
T4 Jed McKenna's Theory of Everything
Jed McKenna · 2013
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Waking UpWaking Up
T4 Waking Up
Sam Harris · 2014
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Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain and 1 other

The Book of JoyThe Book of Joy
T4 The Book of Joy
Dalai Lama · 2016
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Recommended by: Alfred Lin

A Master's Secret WhispersA Master's Secret Whispers
T4 A Master's Secret Whispers
Kapil Gupta · 2017
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Tao Te ChingTao Te Ching
T4 Tao Te Ching
Lao Tzu · 2017
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Eighty-one short chapters on the Tao, the founding text of Taoism.

Recommended by: Nat Eliason, David Perell, Jack Dorsey and 6 others

Direct TruthDirect Truth
T4 Direct Truth
Kapil Gupta · 2018
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Love for Imperfect ThingsLove for Imperfect Things
T4 Love for Imperfect Things
Haemin Sunim · 2018
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Recommended by: Susan Cain

The Big Questions of LifeThe Big Questions of Life
T4 The Big Questions of Life
Om Swami · 2020
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Recommended by: Library Mindset

The Book of Five RingsThe Book of Five Rings
T4 The Book of Five Rings
Miyamoto Musashi · 2025
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Recommended by: Nat Eliason, Ryan Holiday, Naval Ravikant and 1 other

Atmamun
T4 Atmamun
Kapil Gupta
Goodreads

Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Dreamstate
T4 Dreamstate
Jed McKenna
Goodreads

Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Eternal Wisdom: Central Sayings of Great Sag
T4 Eternal Wisdom: Central Sayings of Great Sages of All Times
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Goodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

In Praise of Shadows
T4 In Praise of Shadows
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Goodreads

Recommended by: Jason Fried, Tim Ferriss

Inner TreasuresInner Treasures
T4 Inner Treasures
Swami Chidvilasananda
Goodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Jed Talks #1
T4 Jed Talks #1
Jed McKenna
Goodreads

Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Jed Talks #2
T4 Jed Talks #2
Jed McKenna
Goodreads

Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

Lao Tzu's Te-Tao Ching
T4 Lao Tzu's Te-Tao Ching
Lao Tzu, Robert G. Henricks (trans.)
Goodreads

Recommended by: Stewart Brand

Living Beautifully
T4 Living Beautifully
Pema Chödrön
Goodreads

Recommended by: Audrey Gelman

Meeting Life: Writings and Talks on Finding
T4 Meeting Life: Writings and Talks on Finding Your Path Without Retreating from Society
Jiddu Krish
Goodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

Practicing The Power of Now
T4 Practicing The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
Goodreads

Meditations and exercises for quieting thought and living in the present moment.

Recommended by: David Cancel

Sun Rises in the Evening
T4 Sun Rises in the Evening
Osho
Goodreads

Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Analects of ConfuciusThe Analects of Confucius
T4 The Analects of Confucius
Goodreads

Recommended by: Nat Eliason

The Book of Secrets
T4 The Book of Secrets
Osho
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Recommended by: Naval Ravikant

The Sacred Yes: Initiation Talks Between Mas
T4 The Sacred Yes: Initiation Talks Between Master & Disciples
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Goodreads

Recommended by: Mohnish Pabrai

The Sound of the One Hand
T4 The Sound of the One Hand
Yoel Hoffman
Goodreads

Recommended by: Kevin Kelly

The Way of Life, According to Laotzu
T4 The Way of Life, According to Laotzu
Witter Bynner
Goodreads

Recommended by: Tim O’Reilly

The Way to Love
T4 The Way to Love
Anthony de Mello
Goodreads

Recommended by: Tim Ferriss, Justin Kan, Naval Ravikant

Tibetan Book of Living & Dying
T4 Tibetan Book of Living & Dying
Sogyal Rinpoche
Goodreads

Recommended by: Catriona Wallace

Why Buddhism is TrueWhy Buddhism is True
T4 Why Buddhism is True
Robert Wright
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Recommended by: Kevin Rose, Matt Mullenweg, Nick Thompson

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