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Contemplative Books
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New Seeds of Contemplation (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.27 — 9,284 ratings — published 1962
The Alchemist (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.92 — 3,558,389 ratings — published 1988
The Practice of the Presence of God (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.33 — 58,258 ratings — published 1692
Contemplative Prayer (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,111 ratings — published 1969
Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,870 ratings — published 1988
Man's Search for Meaning (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.37 — 873,987 ratings — published 1946
Small Things Like These (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.09 — 433,048 ratings — published 2021
Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.22 — 19,099 ratings — published 2004
Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.28 — 5,319 ratings — published 2003
Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.14 — 2,728 ratings — published 2006
Thoughts in Solitude (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,439 ratings — published 1956
Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.30 — 46,852 ratings — published 1992
Interior Castle (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.17 — 9,504 ratings — published 1588
Piranesi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.21 — 463,758 ratings — published 2020
Revelations of Divine Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.98 — 8,033 ratings — published 1393
Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,285 ratings — published 2004
Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,880,487 ratings — published 1818
Siddhartha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.08 — 874,859 ratings — published 1922
1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,442,886 ratings — published 1949
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.08 — 29,783 ratings — published 1974
Dark Night of the Soul (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.17 — 11,141 ratings — published 1584
A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.22 — 183,758 ratings — published 2021
The Secret History (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,022,790 ratings — published 1992
The Cloud of Unknowing (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.98 — 5,709 ratings — published 1370
Gilead (Gilead, #1)
by (shelved 6 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.85 — 124,397 ratings — published 2004
Never Let Me Go (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.85 — 851,262 ratings — published 2005
The Seven Storey Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.08 — 20,870 ratings — published 1948
The Big Book of Christian Mysticism: The Essential Guide to Contemplative Spirituality (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.17 — 401 ratings — published 2010
Orbital (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.50 — 139,243 ratings — published 2023
The Stranger (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,394,700 ratings — published 1942
I Who Have Never Known Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.11 — 451,722 ratings — published 1995
Crime and Punishment (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.29 — 1,076,371 ratings — published 1866
The Inner Experience: Thomas Merton's Unfinished Masterpiece on Contemplation, Bridging Catholic Monasticism and Eastern Meditation Traditions (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.33 — 454 ratings — published 1959
The Left Hand of Darkness (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.10 — 219,643 ratings — published 1969
Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,535,922 ratings — published 1945
The Midnight Library (The Midnight World, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,443,741 ratings — published 2020
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality: Unleash A Revolution In Your Life in Christ (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.24 — 22,520 ratings — published
Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.32 — 10,946 ratings — published 1996
The Bell Jar (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,216,122 ratings — published 1963
The Little Prince (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,469,781 ratings — published 1943
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.13 — 53,744 ratings — published 1994
The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.30 — 9,005 ratings — published 1981
Mrs. Dalloway (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.78 — 355,817 ratings — published 1925
The Inner Voice of Love: A Journey Through Anguish to Freedom (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.35 — 6,986 ratings — published 1996
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Story of Homecoming (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.38 — 25,575 ratings — published 1991
Norwegian Wood (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.99 — 727,066 ratings — published 1987
The Prophet (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.23 — 328,474 ratings — published 1923
Giovanni’s Room (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.34 — 250,452 ratings — published 1956
Meditations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as contemplative)
avg rating 4.28 — 344,601 ratings — published 180
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as contemplative)
avg rating 3.89 — 83,587 ratings — published 2022
“I thought about life, about my life, the embarrassments, the little coincidences, the shadows of alarm clocks on bedside tables. I thought about my small victories and everything I'd seen destroyed, I'd swum through mink coats on my parents' bed while they hosted downstairs, I'd lost the only person I could have spent my only life with, I'd left behind a thousand tons of marble, I could have released sculptures, I could have released myself from the marble of myself. I'd experienced joy, but not nearly enough, could there be enough? The end of suffering does not justify the suffering, and so there is no end to suffering, what a mess I am, I thought, what a fool, how foolish and narrow, how worthless, how pinched and pathetic, how helpless. None of my pets know their own names, what kind of person am I?”
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“The Cloud of Unknowing was written by someone who was exceedingly tough-minded in the sense in which William James used the phrase. He was most unsentimental, matter of fact, and down to earth; and he regarded this habit of mind as a prerequisite for the work in which he was engaged. He proceeded upon the belief that when an individual undertakes to bring his life into relation to God, he is embarking upon a serious and demanding task, a task that leaves no leeway for self-deception or illusion. It requires the most rigorous dedication and self-knowledge. The Cloud of Unknowing is therefore a book of strong and earnest thinking. It makes a realistic appraisal of the problems and weaknesses of individual human beings, for it regards man's imperfections as the raw material to be worked with in carrying out the discipline of spiritual development.”
― The Cloud of Unknowing
― The Cloud of Unknowing
