Skip to product information
50 Classic Must-Read Books That Will Give You Strength in This Moment
50 Classic Must-Read Books That Will Give You Strength in This Moment
Description
Book Introduction
Awakening our hearts and souls for 2,500 years
Read 50 classics at a glance


A book titled "50 Classic Books That Will Give You Strength at This Moment," which condenses the 2,500-year journey of human thought into 50 classics, has been published.
From Zhuangzi and Epictetus to Kahlil Gibran, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Thich Nhat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle, Simone Weil, and Don Miguel Ruiz, it delivers the core messages of leading thinkers from both the East and the West in a concise yet profound way.
Regardless of the era, humans are beings who cannot find true satisfaction in life through material security or intellectual achievement alone.
A better life.
To create a ‘better me’, I constantly ask questions and seek answers.
This book explains the spiritual thoughts of the great figures who have pioneered this path in language that anyone can easily understand.
Rather than simply summarizing the lives and writings of great men, it examines the insights each person gained that transformed their lives, and what meaning those insights hold for us today.


Through this book, readers will naturally come to understand that enlightenment is 'the act of becoming aware of oneself in the midst of life' and that to do so, 'the power to stay in the present' is necessary.
This is because spirituality is not a transcendent experience that occurs only in religious rituals, but rather an event that occurs moment by moment in our daily choices.
This book quietly tells us that spirituality becomes central to our lives only when we act wholeheartedly each day, live faithfully in the present moment, and connect more deeply with others.
The message of this book, which will empower us in every moment of our daily lives, transcends time and culture.
It encompasses various religions, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism and Zen philosophy of the East, and mysticism, and it travels across 2,500 years of time and space, including philosophy, psychology, physics, and literature.
As we explore the long journey of transcending the self to discover the true purpose of life, we, ordinary people, are also forced to ask the fundamental question, "What am I living for?"
If you feel like you're always working hard but somehow your life feels dull, this book will be the key to finding inner richness.
  • You can preview some of the book's contents.
    Preview

index
Introduction: At this very moment, we hear a story of wisdom that empowers our hearts.

Part 1: Opening the Door to the Invisible World

BOOK1 Richard Bach, J.O. Livingston Livingston
BOOK2 Fritjof Capra, The Tao of Physics
BOOK3 Carlos Castaneda, "Travels to Ixtlán"
BOOK 4 Zhuangzi, 『Zhuangzi』
BOOK5 G.
I. Gurdjieff, Meeting Amazing People
BOOK6 Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception
BOOK7 Jiddu Krishnamurti, "Think of Such Things"
BOOK8 Robert M.
Persig, Zen and Motorcycle Mechanics

│Part 2│Live for Me, Right Now

BOOK9 Pema Chodron, "Places That Fear You"
BOOK10 Mohandas Gandhi, Autobiography
BOOK 11 Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
BOOK 12 Dan Millman, The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
BOOK 13 Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Wholeheartedness
BOOK14 Don Miguel Ruiz, The Four Promises
BOOK15 Shunryu Suzuki, "The Beginning of Good Heart"
BOOK 16 Eckhart Tolle, Live in the Now
BOOK 17 Chogyam Trungpa, "Dissecting Spiritual Materialism"

Part 3: Meeting God and Understanding the Universe

BOOK 18 John Niehart, "Black Elk Speaks"
BOOK 19 Epictetus, Enchiridion
BOOK20 Abraham Joshua Heschel, The Sabbath
BOOK21 William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience
BOOK22 Carl Gustav Jung, Memory, Dreams, Reflections
BOOK23 C.
S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
BOOK24 John O'Donoghue, Anam Kara
BOOK25 Helen Schukman and William Thetford, A Course in Miracles
BOOK26 Idris Shah, The Sufi Path
BOOK27 Starhawk, "Spiral Dance"
BOOK28 Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

Part 4: What Did They Realize?

BOOK29 Muhammad Asad, The Road to Mecca
BOOK30 St. Augustine, Confessions
BOOK31 G.
K. Chesterton, St. Francis of Assisi
BOOK32 Ram Dass, Be Here Now
BOOK33 Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
BOOK34 Marjorie Kemp, The Book of Marjorie Kemp
BOOK35 Malcolm X, The Autobiography of Malcolm X
BOOK36 W.
Somerset Maugham, The Razor's Edge

Part 5: The Path to God

BOOK37 Ghazali, The Alchemy of Happiness
BOOK38 Dag Hammarskjold, Milestones
BOOK39 Daniel C.
Matt, Essence of Kabbalah
BOOK40 Michael Newton, The Journey of the Soul
BOOK 41 Teresa of Avila, The Inner Castle
BOOK42 Mother Teresa, The Simple Way
BOOK43 Neil Donald Walsh, Conversations with God
BOOK44 Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life
BOOK45 Simone Weil, Waiting for God
BOOK 46 Emanuel Swedenborg, Heaven and Hell

│Part 6│Beyond the Material World

BOOK47 Richard Morris Buck, Cosmic Consciousness
BOOK48 James Redfield, The Celestial Prophecy
BOOK49 Ken Wilber, The Theory of Everything
BOOK50 Gary Zuckerb, The Place of the Soul

Detailed image
Detailed Image 1

Into the book
The Tao of Physics reminds us that the universe is far more mysterious than we imagine, or at least far more so than conventional physics has imagined.
At the same time, it shows that humanity has been weaving knowledge about the structure of the universe into myths, religions, and art for a long time.
Newtonian mechanics neatly explained everything in terms of causality, but Eastern religions had been intuitively aware of the mysterious and sometimes miraculous workings of the divine long before then.
--- From "BOOK 2 『The Way of Physics』"

Krishnamurti says:
Humans escape the fast-flowing river of life and dig small pools for themselves, but they stagnate and die in them.
We call this stagnation and decay 'existence'.
It may sound harsh, but isn't the life we ​​build—the small pools we dig for ourselves—of family, work, fear, ambition, religion, and so on—an attempt to avoid experiencing the larger reality? The more we believe the pool we've dug alongside the river of life is safe, the more we become blind to the true nature of life, its constant vicissitudes.
According to Krishnamurti, we cling to what we know.
And it is precisely because of this obsession that we become fearful beings.

--- From "BOOK7 『Think About These Things』"

If we cannot control our thoughts, they will control us.
Intelligence is constantly talking to itself, to the point where it is difficult to stop.
There are many different views in the mind, all of which are based on events that have happened in the past.
That's why it's difficult to experience things in a new way now.
Today will never be as good as the days that came before or passed.
We believe that the voice that keeps thinking like this is 'ourself', but in fact it is just a part of ourselves.
We are addicted to thinking.
According to Tolle, the conscious self gives us a kind of identity by making us think constantly.
But these endless thoughts are just obstacles that prevent us from fully enjoying the present moment.

--- From "BOOK16: Live in the Moment"

Jung's experience with psychiatric patients convinced him that 'psyche' was inherently religious and that the spiritual dimension was a fundamental element of psychology.
We often remember Jung as a master of psychoanalysis, but the bigger issues he truly pursued were the spiritual and mental realms.
In the age of scientific materialism, his views resonated even more deeply.
When asked in a television interview, "Do you believe in God?" he answered firmly:
“I don’t believe in God.
“I know God.”
--- From "BOOK22 『Memory, Dream, Reflection』"

The central message of Siddhartha is not to escape life in order to experience a higher divinity, but rather to surrender oneself to things and life.
Our lives, filled with events, thoughts, and relationships, sometimes seem innumerable fragments, but when viewed from the perspective of the riverbank, they are ultimately just a single, leisurely flowing river of experience.
When we recognize and accept this oneness, we become less caught up in our own world and find our identity in the larger flow of life.
--- From "BOOK33 『Siddhartha』"

Publisher's Review
A glance at the 2,500-year journey of human thought.

A book titled "50 Classic Books That Will Give You Strength at This Moment," which condenses the 2,500-year journey of human thought into 50 classics, has been published.
From Zhuangzi and Epictetus to Kahlil Gibran, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Thich Nhat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle, Simone Weil, and Don Miguel Ruiz, it delivers the core messages of leading thinkers from both the East and the West in a concise yet profound way.
The 50 classics selected for this book are books that have been read repeatedly over many years, giving strength to the hearts and awakening thoughts of countless people.
Regardless of the era, humans are beings who cannot find true satisfaction in life through material security or intellectual achievement alone.
The starting point of this book is that when we seek answers to more important questions, we can break free from our own narrow confines and look at the world with a broader perspective.
In this book, you will find messages that will be the best companion for you on your journey to enlightenment.


“Remember that we are actors, and the roles in a play are decided by the writer.
“If it’s a short role, do your best, and if it’s a long role, do your best.”
- Epictetus, Enchiridion

“The only time you have is this moment.”
- Eckhart Tolle, Live in the Now

“Only when we can remain in the midst of fearful situations can we maintain an unwavering composure.”
- Pema Chodron, "Places That Fear Us"

“The true miracle is not walking on water or thin air, but walking on land.
“We are experiencing miracles that we don’t even notice.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Wholeheartedness

“When someone visits me, it’s like a being with a lifetime of memories and experiences comes into the room and sits right in front of us.”
- John O'Donoghue, Anam Kara

This book is not simply a summary of the lives and writings of great figures; it examines the insights that transformed each person's life, and what those insights mean to us today.
Their thoughts, which span religion, philosophy, science, and psychology, transcend time and culture, empowering and comforting us.
A better life.
You will be able to get strong hints to create a ‘better you’ through this book.


Messages from wise men that empower us in every moment of our daily lives.

Most people think of daily life as something they have to endure, and believe that they need to set aside time and space to recover from the wounds and fatigue they experience along the way.
This would be the same whether you are religious or not.
However, through this book, the author emphasizes that enlightenment is 'the act of becoming aware of oneself in the midst of life' and that to do so, 'the power to stay in the present' is necessary.
Spirituality is not a transcendent experience that occurs only in religious rituals or gatherings, but rather an event that occurs moment by moment in our daily choices.
In that respect, the greatest virtue of this book is that it easily explains the spiritual thoughts of great people in language that anyone can read.
Spirituality becomes central to our lives when we act wholeheartedly each day, live in the present moment, and connect more deeply with others.

Krishnamurti, author of “Think of Such Things,” says, “If your mind is full of problems, you can never solve them.”
It is only by creating a space between our thoughts that we can regain the newness and creativity that we can never experience with our ordinary minds.
Fifty great figures, each with their own voice, speak about how we can stop the constant chatter of our minds in the midst of our busy and demanding daily lives and look at the world, others, and ourselves with a broader perspective.
If we listen carefully, we will be able to create space between our thoughts whenever necessary, and manage our lives and time more wisely.


50 Spiritual Classics that Transcend Time and Religion

This book is divided into six parts.

Part 1 introduces books on enlightenment that help us understand the invisible world, from Zhuangzi to Richard Bach, while Part 2 covers books on mindfulness for everyday practice, from Gandhi, Kahlil Gibran, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Eckhart Tolle.
Part 3 discusses the impact of various religious experiences on our lives, and Part 4 illuminates how a person can be transformed by spiritual enlightenment through the stories of religious leaders such as Malcolm X and Muhammad Assad, as well as literary works by Somerset Maugham and Hermann Hesse.
Part 5 is a chapter on the purpose of life, asking, "Why are we here?", and covers the lives and messages of Mother Teresa, former UN Secretary-General Hammarskjold, and others. The final Part 6 talks about "spiritual evolution," the development of human consciousness over time.


It encompasses various religions, including Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Eastern Taoism and Zen, and mysticism, and it travels 2,500 years of time and space, including philosophy, psychology, physics, and literature.
Thinkers of each era have put their beliefs into practice, and as a result, their lives have been completely transformed.
Mother Teresa realized her calling late in life and became the conscience of humanity.
Malcolm X, who was nothing more than a gangster in his youth, became a symbolic leader of the black civil rights movement after his conversion, and Richard Alpert gave up his position as a professor at Harvard University to become a world-renowned spiritual leader under the name of Ram Dass.


As we observe their journey to transcend the ego and discover the true purpose of life, we, as ordinary people, are also forced to ask the fundamental question, "What am I living for?"
If you feel like you're always working hard but somehow your life feels dull, this book will be the key to finding inner richness.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: December 8, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 484 pages | 140*205*30mm
- ISBN13: 9791166572135
- ISBN10: 1166572137

You may also like

카테고리