{"id":1245,"date":"2020-09-07T14:50:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T09:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashwita.com\/zen\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2021-08-03T19:56:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:26:50","slug":"favorites-books-movies-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ashwita.com\/zen\/favorites-books-movies-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Favorites: Books, Movies, Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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One of my students over time, kept asking for recommendations on what to read or watch and finally compiled a list of everything on my request. It’s not just spiritual stuff, since I’d also share anything I enjoyed, or in case of books, a couple which I hadn’t read but came highly recommended. So in case you’ve been wondering what I like to read or watch, here’s a list of stuff I enjoy, not listed in any particular order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spiritual Fiction\/ Romance<\/strong>
Chocolat- Joanne Harris
Shantaram – Gregory Davis Roberts (not a traditionally spiritual book, this is fiction but so many powerful underlying lessons<\/em>)
Whip of the Wild god- Mira Prabhu (this is for you if you love Shiva<\/em>)
The Alchemist – Paulo Coelho
The Witch of Portobello – Paulo Coelho
Brida – Paulo Coelho
The Forty Rules of Love- Elif Shafaq<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiction<\/strong>
Before We Visit the Goddess – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (a magical book that takes you through 3 generations<\/em>)
Where the Crawdads Sing – Delia Owens (I lived in this book for the 3 days I read it<\/em>. Real world felt like fiction) <\/em>
The Illicit Happiness of Other People – Manu Joseph – (an excellent book with a crazy brilliance)<\/em>
Perry Mason and Donald Lam series
P.G. Wodehouse series<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romance<\/strong>
The Red-Haired Woman- Orhan Pamuk
Love Story – Eric Segal
Acts of Faith- Eric Segal
The Bridges of Madison County – Robert James Waller<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soul Journeys<\/strong>
Destiny of Souls – Michael Newton
Life Between Lives – Michael Newton
Journey Of Souls – Michael Newton
Memories of the afterlife – Michael Newton
You have been here before – Edith Fiore Ph.D.
Life afterlife, The light beyond- Dr. Raymond Moody<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spiritual<\/strong>
The Power of Now – Eckhart Tolle
A New Earth – Eckhart Tolle
Tao Te Ching- Lao Tzu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mind\/ Psychology\/ Self-Work<\/strong>
Your Erroneous Zones- Dr. Wayne Dyer (This is the first book that changed my life<\/em>)
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents – Lindsay C. Gibson
Metaphors we live by – George Lakoff
The Dark Side of the Light Chasers – Debbie Ford
Nonviolent Communication – Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD
The Intelligence Paradox – Satoshi Kanazawa – Very important to read if you identify with your intelligence<\/em>
Becoming Indian – Pavan Varma – a highly essential read for every Indian<\/em>
Mind to Matter – Dawson Church
The Road Less Traveled – Scott Peck<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science + Spirituality<\/strong>
Code Name God- Mani Bhaumik
The Yoga of Time Travel- Alan Wolf (Truly eye opening, the science is just so easy to read<\/em>)
The Selfish Gene – Richard Dawkins (only buy this if you are comfortable with boring scientific language<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healing\/ Pharma<\/strong>
Anatomy of an Illness – Norman Cousins
Side Effect: Death: Confessions of a Pharma Insider – John Virapen (Download<\/a>)
Anatomy of an Illness – Normal Cousins (ask me for pdf)
Blinded by Science (Download<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movies:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spiritual<\/strong>\/ Esoteric<\/strong>:
The Peaceful Warrior (all time favourite<\/em>)
Lucy
Kumare (HIGHLY recommend this!) <\/em>
Push
Soul

Magical Movies <\/strong>(just the energy of it) <\/em>
Chocolat
The Book Thief
The Hundred-Foot Journey
August Rush
Wild Target
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (I blissed out for 3 days after this lol) <\/em>

Intense:<\/strong>
Interstellar
Gravity
Black
Fashion

Other Favorites: <\/strong>
Bridge of Spies
A Beautiful Day in the neighborhood
The Imitation Game
Dangerous Beauty
Intouchables
Burlesque
Karate Kid (love both versions)
The Devil Wears Prada (I rarely watch movies a second time, this I’ve watched many times) <\/em>
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Pocahontas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Series:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1) Lucifer (all time favorite)<\/em>
2) Made in Heaven
3) The Trip
4) White Collar
5) Castle
6) Nikita
7) Proof
8) Criminal Minds
9) The Mentalist
10) Lie to me
11) Sherlock
12) Big Bang Theory
13) Young Sheldon
14) Blind Spot
15) Boston Legal
16) Modern Love
17) Alias (the first few seasons, though I don’t know if this is still available)<\/em>
18) Beastmaster (also a childhood favourite, probably not available lol, but I had to put it in here)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of my students over time, kept asking for recommendations on what to read or watch and finally compiled a list of everything on my request. It’s not just spiritual stuff, since I’d also share anything I enjoyed, or in case of books, a couple which I hadn’t read but came highly recommended. So in case you’ve been wondering what I like to read or watch, here’s a list of stuff I enjoy, not listed in any particular order. Books:…<\/p>\n

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