The Greatest Books of All Time on Self Realization

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1083 Upanishads Unknown -799 Indian Sanskrit
3637 The Life Divine Sri Aurobindo 1942 Indian English
4671 The Spiritual Teaching Of Ramana Maharshi Ramana Maharshi 1972 Indian Tamil
8441 The Natashas Yelena Moskovich 2016 Russian English
8766 An Introduction To Zen Buddhism D. T. Suzuki 1934 Japanese English
9889 Songs Of Kabir Arvind Krishna Mehrotra 2011 Indian Hindi
15857 Shobogenzo Dōgen 1231 Japanese Japanese
16763 Our Inner Conflicts Karen Horney 1945 German English
16882 I Am That Nisargadatta Maharaj 1973 Indian Marathi
17114 Neville Goddard Neville Goddard Unknown English
17114 Thou Art That Joseph Campbell American English
17114 The Gita Anant Pai 1999 Indian English
17114 Yatharth Geeta Swami Adgadanand 1994 Indian Unknown