What Are You Reading Right Now? [Book Recommendations & Insights]

[Zenterus]

Insight: One of the reasons that humans have a weird relationship with their anus, genitals and sexuality is because those aspects of us remind us of our inherent animalistic nature and thus become a gateway towards deeper existential realizations about our fallibility and, ultimately, mortality.

 

[LordFall]

13 hours ago, oOo said:

@LordFall I'll stick to 'proving I'm right' as opposed to avoiding the act of being straightforward in conversations then. 

If you find that your conversational style is working for you then there is no need to change it. If you find yourself lacking the ability to convince people of the merit of your ideas due to over-combativeness like I sometimes fell into then I would give reading the books a go! 

9 hours ago, hyruga said:

The issue with this book is that Robert Greene often write in an archaic way which sounds sophisticated but isn't very convincing end of the day. Most of the stories are easily forgotten. There is also a lack of application in the book.

Also, the book title was probably a result of him trying to pack many different topics into one book rather than a heartfelt aim to make a book on human nature. The topics also don't seem to be coherent. You can get more if you just research the book topics on your own.

That's a fair critique. For me, I find his writing style refreshing and captivating. I read other books that touch more directly on business and psychology concepts so for me technical knowledge is not what I lack; seeing how these concepts have shaped our civilization is what I find really interesting.

He shares a story in Chapter 7 about Lyndon B. Johnson's rise from congressman to senator, and eventually to US President. He gained immense influence by befriending powerful figures using that exact principle: making others feel important rather than flaunting his own importance. It led to him being able to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

He ended up being a mixed figure and having a horrible effect on the Vietnam War but learning how he grew up poor and thus had a vested interest in improving the rights of all Americans and used years of persuasion to do so was fascinating. 

There's also another story on how the Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton kept his men alive after getting stuck in the ice for over a year in extreme conditions and the psychological principles that made that possible. I personally found it very memorable.

A book like this requires taking notes and linking it to concepts you already understand and building a web of knowledge around it. I do it with my commonplace book through Obsidian. If you listen to it as an audiobook at the gym then yeah probably you'll zone out and forget much of what was said and find the book bland. 

@Natasha Tori Maru That makes sense! It's also helped me in business and serving clients by understanding their motivations and incentives on a deeper level, reflecting on my own blind spots, and finding win-win solutions that work for both parties even when we aim at different goals. 

Edited Tuesday at 12:00 PM by LordFall

[Hasson_Miah]

On 12/10/2026 at 3:01 AM, LordFall said:

That's cool, I should read more enlightenment and non-duality books. It's a topic of life that still scares me so I think I subconsciously avoid looking into it too much.

It's starting to be an area of research that calls to me more and more though, often when I read technical stuff it feels a bit shallow and like I'm bypassing deeper knowledge. 

I don't know what non-duality means but yes. As a Muslim although the author is Christian and heavily leans onto his faith the book is nothing I've ever come across before and really was a key towards me having a greater acceptance of everything. 

That directly led to me having more control and pushing the needle for my success over and over again.

[Joshe]

I liked these: 

[Davidess]

For me this is a very profound book which has touched me on many levels. It's a dialogue about life and death (primarily death).

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Life is a process by which the soul turns Knowing into Experiencing, and when what you have known and experienced becomes a felt reality, that process is complete.

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You and God are creating all the time—you on the micro level, God on the macro. Are you clear?

 

[LordFall]

On 10/13/2026 at 1:54 PM, Joshe said:

I liked these: 

 

Which of Hawkins' books did you like best? I've only read Power vs Force so far, and I found it quite excellent. I want to get more into his enlightenment and spirituality books, it's a subject that's calling to me recently.

I've been too obsessed with technical topics lately, I feel like a hamster with a smartphone walking around his wheel. 

@Davidess Cool, I hadn't heard about this one! I've read a bit of the first conversation with God book, I quite enjoyed it. Have you read them all? 

Edited yesterday at 11:41 AM by LordFall

[Hayato]

[Salvijus]

3 hours ago, Hayato said:

Haha, no way. I'm reading that book too at the moment! 

Fistbump 

[hyruga]

On 10/13/2026 at 7:42 PM, LordFall said:

If you find that your conversational style is working for you then there is no need to change it. If you find yourself lacking the ability to convince people of the merit of your ideas due to over-combativeness like I sometimes fell into then I would give reading the books a go! 

That's a fair critique. For me, I find his writing style refreshing and captivating. I read other books that touch more directly on business and psychology concepts so for me technical knowledge is not what I lack; seeing how these concepts have shaped our civilization is what I find really interesting.

He shares a story in Chapter 7 about Lyndon B. Johnson's rise from congressman to senator, and eventually to US President. He gained immense influence by befriending powerful figures using that exact principle: making others feel important rather than flaunting his own importance. It led to him being able to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

He ended up being a mixed figure and having a horrible effect on the Vietnam War but learning how he grew up poor and thus had a vested interest in improving the rights of all Americans and used years of persuasion to do so was fascinating. 

There's also another story on how the Arctic explorer Ernest Shackleton kept his men alive after getting stuck in the ice for over a year in extreme conditions and the psychological principles that made that possible. I personally found it very memorable.

A book like this requires taking notes and linking it to concepts you already understand and building a web of knowledge around it. I do it with my commonplace book through Obsidian. If you listen to it as an audiobook at the gym then yeah probably you'll zone out and forget much of what was said and find the book bland.

Thanks for reminding me of these stories. Yes you are right. It's not the same when you actually read the book or when you listened to it via audio which I did for this book. Hence the stories did not stick with me. 

My current read is Everything is f by Mark Manson. Good book.

 

[Davidess]

@LordFall Yes, I've read them all. Conversations with God series is my one of the most favorite book series of all time, including Home with God. It touches my soul. I don't know how else to describe it.

I have also read most of the Hawkins' books. Power vs Force is foundational, Healing and Recovery is a good one and I also like Truth vs Falsehood. I have also read every one of the new trascripts from his 2002 lectures which complement his work.

In Hawkins' book "The Eye of The I" in chapter 10 (The Nature of God) is being said:

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‘Voices from God’ are usually hallucinations. Occasionally, they are due to astral entities, some of which claim ‘Godship’.

If the statement above is true (and I think it is) then it means that Conversations with God is not actually a dialogue with "God" but a dialogue with an entity which claims Godship. When I realized this I couldn't look at Conversations with God the same way. But I still like it. In retrospect it makes sense becuase God is not "somewhere", because for God to be somewhere in particular he would have not to be somewhere else, which is false.

There is more context in the chapter regarding God so if anyone is interested I suggest reading the book.

[Leo Gura]

@Davidess Your voice is God's voice. God speaks to itself via your human form.

You are still holding God as other.

Edited 6 hours ago by Leo Gura

[MuadDib]

 

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[Davidess]

@Leo Gura You're right, I still hold God as other. I have always subconsciously thought my personality is not God, but a part of God. I guess I was wrong😄This realization immediately produces the feeling of love

[enchanted]

Yes yes I know, nobody comes close to Leo....but Alain de Botton Is quite profound albeit in a much more practical, non-spiritual, but highly intellectual sense. He became a psychotherapist in his fifties and this book is insights of a therapist and for mental health. 

Edited 2 hours ago by enchanted

[Joshe]

On 10/16/2026 at 7:33 AM, LordFall said:

Which of Hawkins' books did you like best?

It's been so long that I've forgotten. They're all good, but if I had to pick, I'd probably go with Transcending the Levels of Consciousness.