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The Well-Read Retiree: The Spiritual Path

Our retired maverick English Teacher contemplates the larger questions, and comes up with 50 works touch upon the spiritual path. He set 50 as a limit to keep the list manageable, and has attempted to be ecumenical and open minded in his selections.
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Alcoholics Anonymous- The Big Book, 3rd Ed. (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Alcoholics Anonymous- The Big Book, 3rd Ed.
1
Alcoholics Anonymous
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
2
Confucius
The Art of Happiness (14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler)
The Art of Happiness
3
14th Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler
Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita
4
The Book of Job (Stephen Mitchell)
The Book of Job
5
Stephen Mitchell
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
6
Stephen Hawking
Confessions (Saint Augustine)
Confessions
7
Saint Augustine
Conversations With God
Conversations With God
8
The Dark Night of the Soul (St. John of the Cross)
The Dark Night of the Soul
9
St. John of the Cross
Dropping Ashes on the Buddha (Zen Master Seung Sahn)
Dropping Ashes on the Buddha
10
Zen Master Seung Sahn
The Enlightened Heart (Mitchell)
The Enlightened Heart
11
Mitchell
The Enlightened Mind (Mitchell)
The Enlightened Mind
12
Mitchell
Genesis
Genesis
13
The Geography of Bliss (Eric Weiner)
The Geography of Bliss
14
Eric Weiner
The Gospel According to Jesus (Mitchell)
The Gospel According to Jesus
15
Mitchell
I Ching
I Ching
16
The Imitation of Christ (Thomas a Kempis)
The Imitation of Christ
17
Thomas a Kempis
The Inner Experience (Merton)
The Inner Experience
18
Merton
Kabbalah (Anonymous)
Kabbalah
19
Anonymous
Man's Search for Meaning (Viktor Frankl)
Man's Search for Meaning
20
Viktor Frankl
Meditations (Marcus Aurelius)
Meditations
21
Marcus Aurelius
Meditations From the Breakdown Lane (Shapiro)
Meditations From the Breakdown Lane
22
Shapiro
Mere Christianity (C.S. Lewis)
Mere Christianity
23
C.S. Lewis
The Miracle of Mindfulness
The Miracle of Mindfulness
24
The Path (Matheson)
The Path
25
Matheson
A Path With Heart (Jack Kornfield)
A Path With Heart
26
Jack Kornfield
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment (Eckhart Tolle)
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
27
Eckhart Tolle
The Prophet (Kahlil Gibran)
The Prophet
28
Kahlil Gibran
Qu'ran
Qu'ran
29
The Second Book of the Tao (Mitchell)
The Second Book of the Tao
30
Mitchell
The Secret Meaning of Things (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
The Secret Meaning of Things
31
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Siddhartha (Hesse)
Siddhartha
32
Hesse
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck (Mark Manson)
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck
33
Mark Manson
The Tao Is Silent (Smulyan)
The Tao Is Silent
34
Smulyan
The Tao of Inner Peace (Diane Dreher)
The Tao of Inner Peace
35
Diane Dreher
The Tao of Pooh (Benjamin Hoff)
The Tao of Pooh
36
Benjamin Hoff
The Tao of Recovery (MacGregor)
The Tao of Recovery
37
MacGregor
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
38
Lao-Tzu
Tao: The Watercourse Way (Alan Watts)
Tao: The Watercourse Way
39
Alan Watts
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion
40
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