“I found that things became a lot easier when I no longer expected to win. You abandon your masterpiece and sink into the real masterpiece.” – Leonard Cohen
Western culture often celebrates a strong ego. But to weather the storms of life, and live to our fullest potential, we must also embrace the scary work of dismantling our ego: discovering our blind spots, embracing our demons.
The following resources can be helpful guides.
Self development
Loving What Is, Byron Katie
How to Be An Adult, David Richo
The Drama of the Gifted Child, Alice Miller
The Road Less Traveled, M. Scott Peck
Untethered Soul, Michael A. Singer
Spiritual growth
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, Chögyam Trungpa
The Myth of Freedom, Chögyam Trungpa
Shadow Dance, David Richo
The Wise Heart, Jack Kornfield
Feeding Your Demons, Tsultrim Allione
After the Ecstasy, the Laundry, Jack Kornfield
Empty Chair, Full Heart, Robert K. Hall
Masculine and Feminine: The Natural Flow of Opposites in the Psyche, Gareth S. Hill
Awakening to Dependent Origination, Gil Fronsdal
After Buddhism, Stephen Batchelor
Guided meditations
Meditations to Change your Brain, Rick Hanson and Richard Mendius
Meditation for Beginners, Jack Kornfield
Appropriate Response, Pamela Weiss
Stress-Proof Your Brain, Rick Hanson
Conscious Embodiment, Wendy Palmer
Guided Mindfulness Meditation, Jon Kabat-Zinn
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