resources

Some helpful resources on this journey:

Peak by Anders Ericsson
Flow – Living at the Peak of Your Abilities by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
From Strength to Strength by Arthur C. Brooks
Through the Dark Wood by James Hollis PhD
The Happyness of Pursuit by Chris Guillebeau
The Art of Impossible by Steven Kotler
The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler
Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism by Chogyam Trungpa
Living in Flow by Sky Nelson-Isaacs and Joseph Jaworski
Kosmic Konsciousness by Ken Wilbur
The Future of Spirituality by Ken Wilbur
The Magic of Awareness by Anam Thubten, Sharon Roe.
Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
The Surrender Experiment by Michael A. Singer
The Art of Solitude by Stephen Batchelor
No Self, No Problem by Chris Niebauer
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche – I read this when I was a young adult and it got me interested in Tibetan Buddhism.
Embracing the Unknown: Life Lessons from the Tibetan Book of the dead by Pema Chodron
The Art of Living by Thich Nhat Hanh
On Intelligence by Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee
The Urban Monk by Pedram Shojai
The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer.
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shyunryu Suzuki
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan
Altered Traits: Science reveals how meditation changes your mind, brain and body by Daniel Goleman & Richard J Davidson.
The Mind Illuminated: A complete meditation guide integrating buddhist wisdom and brain science by Culadasa John Yates, PhD, Matthew Imergut, PhD, and Jeremy Graves – Great book
The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh – This book was amazing!
Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Enlightenment by Robert Wright
The Path is the Goal by Chogyam Trungpa
Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rich Hanson
A Symphony in the Brain by Jim Robbins – this is the book that started me on this journey and encouraged me to purchase the Muse headset.
The Buddha and the Badass by Vishen Lakhiani
Designing your Life – How to build a well-lived, joyful life by Bill Burnett and David Evans
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin – I read this a couple years ago and it inspired me to make this a project that I would document.
The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani
Tools for Titans by Tim Ferriss – Once I read this, I started to see how many people use meditation as a performance enhancing exercise.
Less is More by Vandenbroeck
Mindfulness in Plain English by Henepolaa Gunaratana
Mapping Cloud Nine by Steven Kotler – tied together psychology, philosophy, and modern neuroscience.
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan – a short history of the psychedelic movements.
Your Best Brain – One of the Great courses covering Neuroscience.
Embracing the Unknown by Pema Chodron – great lectures on compassion.
Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins – inspiring book on being driven, rather than motivated.
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi
Stealing Fire by Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler – about elite athletes, business leaders, and Navy SEALs tapping into altered states for higher performance.
Enlightened Vagabond by Matthieu Ricard – entertaining and educational stories from Patrul Rinpoche’s life.