Resources

Recommended books and texts for deeper study of each spiritual tradition

Hindu

The Upanishads

Translated by Eknath Easwaran

The Bhagavad Gita

Translated by Eknath Easwaran

I Am That

Nisargadatta Maharaj

Buddhist

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching

Thich Nhat Hanh

What the Buddha Taught

Walpola Rahula

The Diamond Sutra

Translated by Red Pine

Christian

The Cloud of Unknowing

Anonymous

Dark Night of the Soul

St. John of the Cross

The Interior Castle

St. Teresa of Avila

Taoist

Tao Te Ching

Lao Tzu, Translated by Stephen Mitchell

Chuang Tzu: Inner Chapters

Translated by Gia-Fu Feng

The Secret of the Golden Flower

Translated by Richard Wilhelm

Sufi

The Essential Rumi

Translated by Coleman Barks

The Conference of the Birds

Farid ud-Din Attar

The Book of Love

Rumi, Translated by Coleman Barks

Jewish Mysticism

The Zohar

Translated by Daniel Matt

Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism

Gershom Scholem

The Essential Kabbalah

Daniel Matt

These texts represent entry points into vast traditions of spiritual wisdom. Approach them with an open heart and contemplative mind.