Here are 5 uplifting books for you to understand your brain.

The heart of the buddha’s teaching — Thich Nhat Hanh

Spiritual

The heart of the buddha’s teaching — Thich Nhat Hanh

“To make hell into paradise, we need only change the mind on which it is based..”

Great book to understand mindfulness. Once you start reading this book, you will be inspired by the author’s writing and start practising mindfulness and meditation.

The Brain — David Eagleman

Scentific

The Brain — David Eagleman

Renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman on a whistle-stop tour of the inner cosmos. It’s a journey that will take you into the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, genocide, brain surgery, robotics, and the search for immortality.

A beginner’s guide to Meditation — Various Buddhist teachers

Spritual

A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation: Practical Advice and Inspiration from Contemporary Buddhist Teachers

Get motivation and learn simple techniques of meditation. practise mindfulness and meditation everyday. Topics include how to build excitement and energy to start a meditation routine and keep it going, setting up a meditation space, working with and through boredom, what to look for when seeking others to meditate with, how to know when it’s time to try doing a formal meditation retreat, how to bring the practice “off the cushion” with walking meditation and other practices, and much more.

The Brain that Changes Itself — Norman Doidge

Scientific

The Brain that Changes Itself — Norman Doidge

“Positive and uplifting stories”

In The Brain That Changes Itself Doidge introduces us to the fascinating stories at the cutting edge of the brain science and the emerging discipline of ‘neuroplasticity’ . We meet the stroke victim who unable to feed or dress himself learned to move and talk again, the woman with a rare brain condition that left her feeling as though she was perpetually falling but who through a series of exercises rewired her brain to overcome this and the maverick scientists over turning centuries of assumptions about the brain and it’s capacity for renewal.

The Art of Happiness — The Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler

Spiritual

The Art of Happiness — The Dalai Lama & Howard C. Cutler

The Art of Happiness is a highly accessible guide for a western audience, combining the Dalai Lama’s eastern spiritual tradition with Dr Howard C. Cutler’s western perspective. Covering all key areas of human experience, they apply the principles of Tibetan Buddhism to everyday problems and reveal how one can find balance and complete spiritual and mental freedom.

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