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

@infiniteself,

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

Ditto! Before I read your comment, I spotted your screen name & Stuart’s face appeared on my mind. :-) I was standing in the front of book shelves at my favorite hippie store. I felt so warm as I was following the direction slowly. I was led to that book. I was amazed when I read the glow letters on my mind, “read me.” I picked it up with a peace feeling. From there, It sucked me in for an hour! I bought it in one week later because I couldn’t take it off on my mind! Anyway, how did it change your entire view on life? :-)

netflix instantly if you have one…

“quantum activist”

http://www.quantumactivist.com

oh, one of rare documentary films literally blown my mind away…ayurveda: the art of being

do you need a good laugh? ‘barfi!”

This doco blew me out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYDwWbDhCEg

Into the wild.

Off the Map

http://www.amazon.com/Off-The-Map/dp/B00855O8XW

Interstate 60

http://www.amazon.com/Interstate-60/dp/B000O3MSOY

Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond

http://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Bliss-Beyond-Meditators-Handbook/dp/0861712757

Enter the void !!!! for movies

For books i could go on all day but here are a few
The Stranger by Albert camus
Nausea by Jean Paul Satre
The Recognitions by William Gaddis
Anything by David Foster Wallace
THus Spoke Zarathustra by nietzche
Anything From Herman Hesse

That should keep you busy

Surprised to see only one mention of Kurt Vonnegut! I would recommend specifically either The Sirens of Titan or Cat’s Cradle by him, but really anything he writes can open your mind.

As for movies, Shutter Island is a good psychological thriller if you want your mind blown, or if you want something a little less crazy then look for the movie The Chumscrubber, which I think is on par with Donnie Darko in “insanity factor”.

Enjoy!

i don’t think anybody mentioned it yet, which makes me sad but
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo

a book that has changed my life above any other. except maybe Frankenstein. but The Alchemist is not only a beautiful inspiring story (and historically accurate of Arabian culture) but also a guide to overcoming the four fears that stop you from fulfilling your Personal Legend. your destiny. read it!

(Only a few resources aren’t free.)

Map-territory Relation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_and_territory

“Princeton Companion to Mathematics” – Timothy Gowers & June Barrow-Green & Imre Leader

http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Companion-Mathematics – Timothy-Gowers/dp/0691118809

“Understand” – Ted Chiang

http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/under.htm

How to Develop a Mindset for Math

http://betterexplained.com/articles/how-to-develop-a-mindset-for-math/

Habits of Mathematical Minds

http://www.withoutgeometry.com/2010/09/habits-of-mind.html

An Intuitive (and Short) Explanation of Bayes’ Theorem

http://betterexplained.com/articles/an-intuitive-and-short-explanation-of-bayes-theorem/

“Elements” – Euclid

http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/toc.html

“Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica” – Isaac Newton

http://www.17centurymaths.com/contents/newton/book2s1notes.pdf

“Ethics” – Baruch Spinoza

http://capone.mtsu.edu/rbombard/RB/Spinoza/ethica-front.html

“Flatland” – Edwin Abbott

http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~banchoff/Flatland/

“On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies” – Albert Einstein

http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/einstein/specrel/specrel.pdf

“On the Influence of Gravitation on the Propagation of Light” – Albert Einstein

http://www.relativitybook.com/resources/Einstein_gravity.html

“Principia Mathematica” – Alfred North Whitehead & Bertrand Russell

http://archive.org/details/PrincipiaMathematicaVolumeI

“Philosophical Investigations” – Ludwig Wittgenstein

http://ebookbrowse.com/ludwig-wittgenstein-philosophical-investigations-pdf-d71272821

Richard Feynman Lectures on Physics

http://research.microsoft.com/apps/tools/tuva/index.html#

“The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe” – Roger Penrose

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679776311/

Physics FAQ

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/

Evolution: 24 Myths and Misconceptions

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13620-evolution-24-myths-and-misconceptions.html

“Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid” – Douglas R. Hofstadter

http://www.amazon.com/G%C3%B6del-Escher-Bach-Eternal-Golden/dp/0465026567

@kile,

Definitely watch Waking Life. Cannot stress this enough.

Carlos Castenada has a series called The Teachings of Don Juan that is really good.

The Alchemist is another good one, that’s by Paulo Cuelho.

Eckhart Tolle is a great author, though some of his books get very repetitive… the message is definitely there.

Watch some videos of Saul Williams performing live. He is an AMAZING poet. “Said the Shotgun to The Head”, “Penny for A Thought”, “Coded Language” among others.

theres a good random.

http://symphonik.bandcamp.com/album/the-love-that-lifes-worth-fighting-for

this is a great album.

Deltron 3030 is a good album by Del.

I have a book of poetry that’s all about life, society, existentialism, personal responsibility, love, and lack of love… if you would be interested to read it I could send you a digital copy.

There’s a good start.

Geoff Dwyer’s novel, “Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi” is great. Hedonism and transcendence all in one novel.

@fearlessldr,
A Purpose Drive Life in my opinion no book will ever be compered nor can be so open like that. Even tho the Bible is the ecstasy of knowledge.

Movie: Hugo
Simply an amazing movie, a good reminder of the importance of having a free imagination, for all you out there stuck in a track, take a good look.

For boks, I guess everyone, religious or not should read the Bible.