Books that will help you explore the mental and spiritual aspects of life

Life is mostly about discovering the self. An endless search for who we are, what we want, and why we want it - has been the ultimate aim of most individuals who seek answers to these questions in different ways. It is important to know the very core of our being and for that spirituality comes into the picture. Spiritual and mental awareness is the first and most basic step towards finding answers to these questions and books are an amazing way to do it. We bring to you six books that will help you explore mental and spiritual aspects of life.

Not merely a guide, 'Exploring Life' by bureaucrat-turned author Balvinder Kumar is a book that will help the readers delve into its thoughts and manage the inner world. Happiness, pleasure, mental well-being, spiritual enlightenment and mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, and boredom have been discussed extensively in the book.

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What happens when life throws the most difficult, unexpected circumstances at you? May’s life took a nasty turn when her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school and her health conditions forced her to leave her job. Contrary to popular belief, what helped her was not extra work but rest. A book that delineates the importance of rest in recovery, this one offers a storyline and some lessons together!

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After a life-altering experience, Matt had no will to live left within him. The real-life account of the author overcoming crisis, and learning to live and love better, 'Reasons to Stay Alive' not only recounts the experience of the author but also teaches one how to make the most of every day.

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Caroline Myss is a premier practitioner of energy by medicine and her book covers the seven centers of the body that house the spiritual and physical power. The three principal traditions of the discipline that include the Hindu Chakras, the Christian Sacraments, and the Kabbalah’s Tree of Life are used to explain how there are seven stages from which everyone should pass to attain a higher level of consciousness. In addition to this, the author makes you look at your body from a new perspective that aids healing.

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A book that explains how existence isn’t just physical or mental but fourfold; Shakti Gawain’s book is a guide to developing all four areas of existence-physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional. The book also includes meditations and exercises that helped her achieve what she had been seeking.

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Combining the virtue of kindness with mindfulness meditation, this book from 2020 defines a new concept that will help you deal with tumultuous situations in life with calm and composure.

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