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These are the best books I have come across about how humans have developed survival personalities (egos); thus, creating false-selves and self-protection mechanisms to avoid feeling intense pain suppressed during childhood. Also, books on authentic living, nonviolent communications, conscious living, coping with suffering, and other related self-help books.
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Emotional First Aid
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Michael James (Goodreads Author)
4.46 avg rating — 52 ratings
score: 400,
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Just Be: Transform Your Life and Live as Infinity
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Suresh Ramaswamy (Goodreads Author)
4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings
score: 300,
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Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life
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Byron Katie (Goodreads Author)
4.07 avg rating — 24,920 ratings
score: 292,
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What Healing Should Be: How to relieve pain and stop suffering
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George Alexandru (Goodreads Author)
4.87 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 200,
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The Deepest Acceptance: Radical Awakening in Ordinary Life
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4.29 avg rating — 624 ratings
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Falling into Grace: Insights on the End of Suffering
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4.13 avg rating — 2,560 ratings
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Back to Sanity: Healing the Madness of Our Minds
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4.07 avg rating — 175 ratings
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Ashtavakra Gita: The Ultimate Solace
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Harsha Yardi (Goodreads Author)
4.34 avg rating — 32 ratings
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The Gifts of Imperfection
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Brené Brown (Goodreads Author)
4.25 avg rating — 217,000 ratings
score: 99,
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Radical Happiness: A Guide to Awakening
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4.29 avg rating — 112 ratings
score: 98,
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Radical Forgiveness: Making Room for the Miracle
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4.07 avg rating — 2,690 ratings
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Inside the Miracle: Enduring Suffering, Approaching Wholeness
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The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself
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Michael A. Singer (Goodreads Author)
4.21 avg rating — 136,769 ratings
score: 92,
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
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4.33 avg rating — 47,596 ratings
score: 91,
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Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha
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Tara Brach (Goodreads Author)
4.15 avg rating — 34,356 ratings
score: 90,
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The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness
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4.17 avg rating — 193 ratings
score: 89,
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The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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4.15 avg rating — 435,603 ratings
score: 88,
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
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4.16 avg rating — 216,133 ratings
score: 87,
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Getting Real: 10 Truth Skills You Need to Live an Authentic Life
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4.16 avg rating — 398 ratings
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list created June 4th, 2017
by Charles Koehler (votes) .
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authentic, awakening, conscious-living, ego, etc, nonduality, nonviolent, self-help, spirituality
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