[Official] Books and Movies to expand your mind and help you grow as a person.

Just a few recommendations, these should keep your mind busy. Enjoy!

Outwitting The Devil by Napoleon Hill

A Language Older Than Words by Derrick Jensen

Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing by Robert Wolff

The Man Who Tapped the Secrets of the Universe by Glenn Clark

http://www.goodnet.org/articles/688

I’m an English undergrad so I have read my fair share of HEthenesque books.

You must read Walden by Henry David Thoreau. It’s the ultimate HEthen book. Going off into the wilderness and becoming one with your soul, and is easily the most quotable book ever.

Here’s a lovely passage: ‘However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults even in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is. You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours, even in a poorhouse. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the almshouse as brightly as from the rich man’s abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring.’

If you like that then look at some other Transcendentalist literature, like Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and Emerson’s Nature essays.

Beat literature is also pretty cool. Bring On The Road by Jack Kerouac with you, that’s the ultimate travel guide on life. Beautifully written and so enthusiastic. If you like that also bring along The Dharma Bums, also by Kerouac.
If you’re into drugs side of counter culture, read Electric Kool Aid Test by Tom Wolfe and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson.

You might also be interested in The Prophet by Khalil Gibran and The ALchemist by Coelho. These are the ‘ink in water’ books of 20th century.

If you are an adventurous reader, try Ulysses by James Joyce. In my opinion it is the greatest novel of all time, but it#s not for the faint hearted.

If you want more recommendations, feel free to ask.

@fearlessldr, Please use the search function to avoid creating a duplicate topic in the future. There are several existing topics and blog posts about book recommendations. You can read through these for suggestions, or if you want to spark up the conversation and get more new suggestions, bump one of the existing threads. Thank you!

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Hope you find some good ones!

@jasonrodz, I love that movie, the elevator scene touches deep with me

Esoteric Agenda on Youtube is good too, though has some fallacies

I just watched Cloud Atlas last night, I would recommend it as a mind expander. Great movie.

@kile, Film: Crash and American beauty. The others I had in mind were already taken

TV: Through the worm hole ( if your into that) and the history channel series, Mankind: the story of us all. I also watch a lot of HBO and SHOWTIME, but it seems like you already got that covered.
I also suggest watching as much stand-up comedy as you can. You can never laugh too much.

Books: Infinite Self by Stuart Wilde (changed my entire view on life)

And thank you for posting this! I’ve been searching every cable/premium channel available to me and I’ve yet to find a program that stands out.

Also, I received The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer over the holidays. I’ve only read about 5 chapters but its already blowing my mind. It seems to be one of the best books on consciousness I’ve encountered so far.

Edit: David Lynch has made some of the most amazing films. Mulholland Drive is a good one to start will. Inland Empire is fucking insane. Blue Velvet was filmed right here in my hometown of Wilmington NC. Also, Twin Peaks is an amazing show. Lots of mystery, supernatural elements, and archetypal themes.

TED haha no just kidding

One that come at my mind, The truman show

@kile, Waking Life