I can't pick just 5, but I'll keep it short.

Pre 2000 - the Bible in as many translations as possible, from fundamentalism to

kingdom-sonship, every viewpoint I could find.
Post 2000 - the first book to transform my world view on religion and spirituali
ty was The World Is New by Joel Goldsmith.
Afterwards - The infinite Way through Consciousness Transformed - and all the ot
her works of Joel Goldsmith. This is ground breaking work in Metaphysics and Mys
ticism from a western point of view.
Hands Of Light and Light Emerging by Barbara Brennan - My introduction to the au
raic bodies and energy healing work.
The Power Of Now and A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle - for understanding the personal
ego.
Oneness by Rasha - for personal reflection of my life journey.
David Icke's Children Of The Matrix and Global Conspiracy - introduction to the
conspiracy world.
Matrix V volumes 1 - 4, for becoming an observer and detaching from the "matrix"
.
I have found I study Authors and not just a book - this is how it works for me a
nyway.
All of these have lead me to many more books and study works I don't pick my books, they pick me.
kinsuemei2
28th April 2010, 14:15
ok
.1 Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda the 1946 version is still th
e best.
.2 The Ramakien ??????????? is Thailand's national epic, derived from the Indian
Ramayana epic, this is called the fighters bible
.3 Chariots of the gods by Erik Von Daniken
.4 I am me I am free David icke
.5 Behold a Pale Horse, William (Bill) Cooper
these books impacted me in many ways, and I am sure they would impact you also,
but what resonates with one does not necessarily resonate with another.
Fredkc
28th April 2010, 14:57
In Chronological order...
1. Monday Night Class (http://www.stephengaskin.com/mnc.html) By Stephen (Gaskin
)
2. The Caravan (http://www.stephengaskin.com/caravan.html) By Stephen (Gaskin)
If you want "Hippie meets Christianity through the eyes of Zen", or a great star
ter for someone along those lines, these are the books I'd recommend. T'was thru
the practicing of this stuff that I learned to "see" how what's in your head co
mes round to meet you in the world. How to catch ahold of your attention, and se
e what it produces. How that accelerates while you practice that... and as badly
as I practice it, sometimes, how things change when you don't have enemies.
We're pretty durable, and we need to bump up against the universe a little bit t
o find out where it's at. Also we need to bump up against each other a little bi
t. We shouldn't think that we're so fragile that we can't lean on each other a l
ittle bit and interact kind of heavy and still be friends.
Getting away from the small village idea has done a funny thing to the whole cou
ntry, because in a small village, if a fellow turns up obnoxious one day he's st
ill going to be living there the next day, and he's either going to have to stra
ighten up or nobody's going to talk to him anymore or so