Top 10 Required Books

[Dan0813]

These days I focus almost exclusively on religious texts. But regarding secular works, this one is amazingly apppropriate for understanding what's going on in today's society. The parallels are clear:

"Nineteen Eighty-Four", George Orwell, 1949.

 

[wil]

These days I focus almost exclusively on religious texts. But regarding secular works,

The original post was asking for religious texts...

What are your top TEN books (note: on religion, spirituality, humanity, life, philosophy, etc) that have influenced your faith/path and that you think others should read? I'll allow fiction as long as it has a spiritual or philosophical connection.

Bible (various translations, lamsa to KJV to message)
Autobiography of a yogi - paramahansa yoganandi
Going home -rich nhat hang
Power vs force
Four agreements
Art of war
Tao te ching
Counting the omer
The golden key - Emmet fox
The shack
Metaphysical bible dictionary

 

[Devils' Advocate]

Orwell's 1984 is one of the all time great classics. He was off by a decade or two but his story is spot on!