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Books like Autobiography of a Yogi
The best books like Autobiography of a Yogi are Siddhartha, The Bhagavad Gita, and Man's Search for Meaning. Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda is about spiritual development, yoga and meditation, eastern philosophy. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- Siddhartha
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Hermann Hesse · Religion & Spirituality
Siddhartha is Hermann Hesse's 1922 novel of spiritual seeking, written at a time when Hesse was deeply studying Buddhist and Hindu texts.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - The Bhagavad Gita
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Anonymous · Religion & Spirituality
The Bhagavad Gita — the Song of the Lord — is an episode embedded in the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, composed between the 5th and 2nd centuries BCE.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - Man's Search for Meaning
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Viktor E. Frankl · Psychology
Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's account of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the psychological theory he developed from that experience.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - The Power of Now
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Eckhart Tolle · Religion & Spirituality
The Power of Now is Eckhart Tolle's argument that the root of human suffering is identification with the stream of thought — the restless inner commentary that most people mistake for who they are.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
Eckhart Tolle · Religion & Spirituality
A New Earth is Eckhart Tolle's follow-up to The Power of Now, applying the same framework of presence and ego-transcendence to a broader account of human dysfunction and its transformation.
A kindred religion & spirituality read.
Read the summary → - A History of God
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Karen Armstrong · Religion & Spirituality
A History of God is Karen Armstrong's account of how the idea of God has changed over four thousand years across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with excursions into Hinduism and Buddhism.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - New Seeds of Contemplation
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Thomas Merton · Religion & Spirituality
New Seeds of Contemplation is Thomas Merton's revised and expanded version of Seeds of Contemplation, which he published in 1949 when he was still new to monastic life.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - The Case for God
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Karen Armstrong · Religion & Spirituality
The Case for God is Karen Armstrong's argument that the new atheism misunderstands what sophisticated religious believers in most traditions have actually claimed about God.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - The Idea of the Holy
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Rudolf Otto · Religion & Spirituality
The Idea of the Holy is Rudolf Otto's analysis of the non-rational dimension of religious experience — the distinctive quality of encounter with what he calls the "numinous," an experience that cannot be reduced to any moral, rational, or aesthetic category but is the core of what religion is actually about.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - The Interior Castle
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Teresa of Ávila · Religion & Spirituality
The Interior Castle was written in 1577, when Teresa of Ávila was sixty-two and had already spent decades as a Carmelite reformer.
Both dig into spiritual development.
Read the summary → - The Perennial Philosophy
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Aldous Huxley · Religion & Spirituality
The Perennial Philosophy is Aldous Huxley's anthology and commentary on the mystical traditions of the world, arguing that behind the diversity of religious forms lies a single metaphysical core: the divine ground or ultimate reality is one; the human soul contains a spark of this reality; the purpose of human existence is to realize this identity; and the path to that realization requires ego-transcendence through contemplation, virtue, and love.
Both dig into mysticism.
Read the summary → - The Varieties of Religious Experience
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The Varieties of Religious Experience
William James · Religion & Spirituality
The Varieties of Religious Experience originated as the Gifford Lectures delivered at Edinburgh in 1901–1902 and immediately became one of the most celebrated works in the study of religion.
Both dig into mysticism.
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Books like Autobiography of a Yogi: quick answers
What are the best books like Autobiography of a Yogi?
The best books like Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda are Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with Autobiography of a Yogi, such as spiritual development, yoga and meditation, eastern philosophy.
What should I read after Autobiography of a Yogi?
A natural next read after Autobiography of a Yogi is Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. A kindred religion & spirituality read. Other strong choices are The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle.
What books are similar to Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda?
Autobiography of a Yogi centers on spiritual development, yoga and meditation, eastern philosophy. Books with a similar feel include Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle, A History of God by Karen Armstrong — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
