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Michael A. Singer is a spiritual teacher. His two previous books – The Untethered Soul and The Surrender Experiment – are New York Times best sellers. In 1975, he founded the Temple of the Universe – a meditation and yoga center for people of all faiths and beliefs – near Gainesville, Florida. He’s also the founding CEO of a billion-dollar company and the creator of a medical practice management software package.

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Abundance (2022) offers a new way of releasing you from a life of lack and scarcity. By using its meditation techniques, you can transform your life from one dogged by limitations into one where you want for nothing.

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Joseph Goldstein has spent over five decades transmitting the methods of Vipassana, the Buddhist tradition of mindfulness, to Western audiences. Goldstein is the author of A Heart Full of Peace and One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism.

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Hear Yourself (2021) is a guide to cutting out distractions, silencing your mind, and connecting to your inner peace. Packed with ancient wisdom and compelling anecdotes, it’ll teach you to cultivate calm and serenity within yourself to counter the noise and busyness of the world outside.

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For over 50 years, Prem Rawat has traveled the world and spoken to hundreds of millions of people to spread his message of peace. Rawat is the founder of the Prem Rawat Foundation, which aims to advance dignity, peace, and prosperity through initiatives like the Peace Education Program and Food for People. He is the author of Peace is Possible and is also a photographer, composer, and pilot.

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William Hart was one of the first assistant teachers appointed by S. N. Goenka to teach Vipassanā meditation. His book, The Art of Living, has become the definitive work on Vipassanā meditation and philosophy, and has been translated into 25 different languages.

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Since 1998, Light Watkins has been a mindfulness and meditation teacher, as well as the founder of The Shine Movement. Through his courses, books, TEDx talk, and email newsletter, Watkins’s teachings have reached hundreds of thousands of people all across the globe.

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Osho, also known as Osho Rajneesh, earned a master’s degree in philosophy at the University of Sagar before promoting a new Dynamic Meditation in the 1970s and ’80s. He was a popular spiritual leader, with a devoted following around the world. He passed away in 1990.

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Thich Nhat Hanh was a Buddhist monk, peace activist, and world-renowned spiritual leader. The author of more than 70 books, he was once nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

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Falling into Grace (2011) explores why humans suffer and shares the ways in which it is possible to let go of existential struggle. Using profound spiritual insights, it shows that the way we mentally interpret the world lies at the root of most human problems, and that another way of viewing the world is possible – one that is rich and free of suffering.

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Adyashanti is an American-born spiritual teacher. His books include Emptiness Dancing, The End of Your World, True Meditation, The Way of Liberation, and Falling into Grace.

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Lovingkindness (1995) is a gentle guide to uncovering the profound meanings of love and happiness. With psychological insights and actionable meditations, it shows us how the Buddhist path to pursuing a liberated heart can help each of us tap into our inner radiant joy – allowing us to be kinder to ourselves and to others.

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Sharon Salzberg, one of America’s leading spiritual teachers, has practiced Buddhist meditation for 50 years. In 1976 she cofounded the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, and she has taught meditation and delivered keynotes around the world. Salzberg is the author of numerous books including the New York Times best seller Real Happiness and Real Change: Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the World. She has contributed to Time, O, and Yoga Journal, among others, and she hosts The Metta Hour, a podcast featuring interviews with leaders in the meditation and mindfulness movement.

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The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching (1998) explains core Buddhist teachings, including the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. It shows how to apply these practices to daily life to transform suffering into joy and heal the pain of others.

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Thich Nhat Hanh was a Vietnamese Zen master, peace activist, and Buddhist monk. During the Vietnam War, Nhat Hanh was chairman of the Vietnamese Buddhist Peace delegations. His other books include Peace is Every Step, The Art of Mindful Living, and Anger.

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Radically Happy (2018) is a practical yet personal guide to achieving true happiness. In it, timeless Eastern wisdom meets modern Western practicality as it teaches the keys to happiness according to a Tibetan Buddhist monk and a former Silicon Valley technologist. Packed with scientific insights and meditation exercises, it provides a toolkit for achieving a genuine, lasting sense of well-being.

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Phakchok Rinpoche hails from a long line of great spiritual teachers and is a master in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, holding the prestigious title of Khenpo. He teaches meditation in universities all over the world.

Erric Solomon is a meditation instructor who leads seminars and retreats in corporate settings, prisons, and temples across Europe and the United States. Previously, he was a top Silicon Valley tech executive.

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The Power of Intention (2004) explores the connection between human beings and the creative potential of God and the universe. This feel-good guide to spirituality examines the true meaning of intention and explains how we can all live more purposeful lives.

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Dr. Wayne W. Dyer was an American author with a focus on self-help and spirituality. Dyer’s first book, Your Erroneous Zones (1976), became one of the best-selling books of all time; it has sold more than 100 million copies.

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The Urban Monk (2016) is a field guide for how to navigate modern life with a more monk-like mentality. Drawing on Eastern spiritual traditions, contemporary science, and the lives of our ancestors, it’s packed full of practical tips on how we can integrate ancient wisdom into our modern lifestyles. It addresses a wide range of personal problems, including stress, unhealthy diets, and a lack of time, energy, and sense of purpose.

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Pedram Shojai, a former Taoist monk, is a doctor of Oriental medicine, a qigong master, and a decades-long practitioner of kung fu and tai chi. He is the host of The Urban Monk podcast, the founder of Well.org, and the producer of the documentary films Vitality, Origins, and Prosperity. His other books include The Art of Stopping Time and Inner Alchemy.

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The Art of Stopping Time (2017) answers the questions on many of our minds these days: Where does all our time go? And how can we get it back? Fusing practical time-management principles with the philosophical ideas of mindfulness, author Pedram Shojai shows us how we can make the most of our limited time on Earth.

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