Recommendations
Below, you will find recommendations for some of the amazing resources I have used along my spiritual journey. We are so blessed to live in an age rich with mediums allowing us to access unlimited knowledge and communicate a wealth of experience.
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As you may have guessed, I am a huge fan of the literary arts. They have truly made an indelible impact on my life. So, I am excited to share many of the remarkable books I've read with you. But this list goes beyond just books. There is a myriad of apps, music, and other resources that helped me continue my trek toward self-discovery and realization. Not everything on this list will align with your unique journey; nothing shared will be above reproach or criticism. That's quite ok. I have learned and come to appreciate that any effort that helps a single person draw closer to the Creator is worth it.
- Kahlil Jiddu Hill
"Random Ruminations: A Love and Alone with What Dreams May Come" Recommendation:
"What Dreams May Come" Starring Robin Williams
After Chris Nielsen (Robin Williams) dies in a car accident, he is guided through the afterlife by his spirit guide, Albert (Cuba Gooding Jr.). His new world is beautiful and can be whatever Chris imagines. Even his children are there. But, when his wife, Annie (Annabella Sciorra), commits suicide and is sent to hell, Chris ignores Albert's warnings and journeys there to save her. Upon arrival, Chris finds that rescuing Annie will be more difficult than he'd imagined.
Available Formats: Available for Digital Streaming on Amazon Prime, Vudu, and Apple TV+
"A Rational Reason for Reincarnation: The Human Experience" Recommendation:
"Many Lives, Many Masters" by Brian Weiss
As a traditional psychotherapist, Dr. Brian Weiss was astonished and skeptical when one of his patients began recalling past-life traumas that seemed to hold the key to her recurring nightmares and anxiety attacks. His skepticism was eroded, however, when she began to channel messages from the “space between lives,” which contained remarkable revelations about Dr. Weiss’ family and his dead son. Using past-life therapy, he was able to cure the patient and embark on a new, more meaningful phase of his own career. With more than one million copies in print, Many Lives, Many Masters is one of the breakthrough texts in alternative psychotherapy and remains as provocative and timeless as it was when first published.
Available Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audible
"Forsaking Our Flawless Facades" Recommendation:
"Lauryn Hill MTV Unplugged No. 2.0" by Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Hill is best known for her time with the Fugees and for her critically acclaimed album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which won five Grammys and established her as the face of hip-hop's renaissance. Four years later, she surprised her fans and critics with a surprising acoustic performance on MTV Unplugged No. 2.0 that provided extensive insight into her life and touched on various topics, including dealing with the pressures of fame and her journey to self-love and acceptance.
Available Formats: CD, Vinyl, and Available for Streaming on Spotify and Other Music Platforms
"The Courage to Contend with Conformity and Convention" Recommendation:
"Total Freedom" by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Counted among his admirers are Jonas Salk, Aldous Huxley, David Hockney, and Van Morrison, along with countless other philosophers, artist, writers and students of the spiritual path. Now the trustees of Krishnamurti’s work have gathered his very best and most illuminating writings and talks to present in one volume the truly essential ideas of this great spiritual thinker.Total Freedom includes selections from Krishnamurti’s early works, his ‘Commentaries on Living’, and his discourses on life, the self, meditation, sex and love. These writings reveal Krishnamuri’s core teachings in their full eloquence and power: the nature of personal freedom; the mysteries of life and death; and the ‘pathless land’, the personal search for truth and peace. Warning readers away from blind obedience to creeds or teachers – including himself – Krishnamurti celebrated the individual quest for truth, and thus became on of the most influential guides for independent-minded seekers of the twentieth century – and beyond.
"When Beauty Became Beautiful" Recommendation:
"The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran
One of the most beloved classics of our time—a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Published in 1923, Gibran's masterpiece has been translated into more than twenty languages.
Gibran’s musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.
Each essay reveals deep insights into the impulses of the human heart and mind. The Chicago Post said of The Prophet: “Cadenced and vibrant with feeling, the words of Kahlil Gibran bring to one’s ears the majestic rhythm of Ecclesiastes . . . If there is a man or woman who can read this book without a quiet acceptance of a great man’s philosophy and a singing in the heart as of music born within, that man or woman is indeed dead to life and truth.”
Available Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audible Audiobook
"When Beauty Became Beautiful" Recommendation:
"Collected Works of Kahlil Gibran"
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. From social issues to human concerns; from the tragedy and power of love to the longings of the soul; from good and evil to crime and punishment; from happiness and sorrow to life and death; from inner beauty to dreams and mysticism; Kahlil Gibrans poems, parables, aphorisms and stories are a source of timeless wisdom. This collectable hardbound Deluxe edition is beautifully crafted and designed. Perfect for gifting as well as for keeps. A prized edition for any library. This book is a priceless collection of some of his most notable works including The Prophet, The Wanderer, The Madman and The Broken Wings. The third poet of all time after Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu, Gibran continues to enlighten his readers through his celebrated works.
Available Formats: Hardcover
"The Wonderful World of Wanderers" Recommendation:
"The Ra Contact: Teaching the Law of One: Volume 1"
by Don Elkins, Carla L. Rueckert, and James Allen McCarty
Don Elkins and Carla L. Rueckert worked together for 12 years to perfect the channeling process and receive philosophical inspiration and guidance from extraterrestrial sources. When Jim McCarty joined them in 1980 they began to receive a new and unique type of channeling contact from those of Ra. Through this contact, Ra shared information to help seekers of truth deepen their awareness and acceptance of self and other, and to help Earth move into the emerging fourth density of love and understanding.
Available Formats: Paperback, Kindle, Audible Audiobook
"The Wonderful World of Wanderers" Recommendation:
"A Wanderer's Handbook: An Owner's Manual for ETs and Other Spiritual Outsiders" by Carla L. Rueckert
A WANDERER'S HANDBOOK is a reference manual for spiritual outsiders: people who feel they may be ETs or who feel they are isolated in their spiritual journey. It explores the alienation that sets such seekers apart, the varieties of the pain of living, the healing of the incarnation, the discovery of the life's mission, and how to live a devotional life in a busy world.
Available Formats: Paperback, Kindle, Audible Audiobook
"The Wanderful World" Recommendation:
Audible Audiobook App
Audible is one of the leading creators and providers of premium audio storytelling. It is also the largest producer of audiobooks in the world. You can find best-selling audiobooks, exclusive originals, popular podcasts, and more.
While I love to read books, I have to admit that it was tough for me to fit in the time with such a hectic life revolving around work, my wife, and my son. Thanks to Audible, I have been able to spend more time exploring the beliefs and paradigm-shifting perspectives of some of the most fascinating people in the world.
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"The Wanderful World" Recommendation:
Gaia App
Gaia offers one of the largest online resources of content created to expand your consciousness. It has over 8,000 original shows, yoga and meditation classes, documentaries, and other films to help you on your journey toward truth.
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Gaia is the one destination I found that made me feel welcome. It provided validation that it was ok to think and feel differently compared to those around me. On Gaia, I discovered voices and perspectives that gave me the courage and confidence to share my story with the world.
