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What book(s) has changed your life? (lemmy.world)

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What clicked and made you have a different mindset? How long did it take to start changing and how long was the transformation? Did it last or is it an ongoing back and forth between your old self? I want to know your transformation and success.

Any kind of change, big or small. Anything from weight loss, world view, personality shift, major life change, single change like stopped smoking or drinking soda to starting exercising or going back to school. I want to hear how people's life were a bit or a lot better through reading and your progress.

TIA 🙏

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[-] Transcendant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's interesting, so how did you journey work out? Are you still Dharma-curious today, or do you feel you've gotten enough from it? I keep meaning to re-read the book I suggested, I've read it three times which is twice more than any other book I've read... but I reckon the lessons are difficult enough to make a key part of our personality that it takes a bunch of reads. I guess, that's why it's called a practice!

[-] DharmaCurious@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

At this point, I'd say I am definitely a nondualist. I was raised Christian, so that flavors my outlook in major ways. I'm some weird mix of Hindu and Christian, and recently I've become very interested in Buddhism as well. I really enjoy the writings of Swamiji Vivekananda and Rama Krishna. A sort of universal view of religion, with many paths that lead us to God.

What about yourself? Do you subscribe to a particular religion or philosophy?

Also, related, do you recommend any Lemmy communities for this sort of stuff? I haven't found my esoteric and spiritual people on lemmy yet.

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