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7/8/2025, 5:44:39 PM No.24531794
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Favorite Book of Steve Jobs: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Synopsis:
This spiritual classic follows the life of Paramahansa Yogananda, a yogi from India who brought Kriya Yoga and Eastern philosophy to the West. Blending autobiography with mystical insights, the book recounts Yogananda’s early life, his spiritual search, and encounters with saints and sages, both in India and abroad. It offers profound reflections on meditation, divine consciousness, miracles, and the unity of all religions. Jobs reread it every year and even had it distributed at his memorial service, seeing it as a guide for transcending the ego and connecting with higher purpose.

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Favorite Book of Elvis Presley: The Impersonal Life by Joseph Benner

Synopsis:
Written anonymously in the 1920s and later attributed to Joseph Benner, The Impersonal Life is a spiritual guide that speaks in the voice of the Higher Self or the "I AM" presence within. The book urges readers to transcend the personal ego and align with the divine source that animates all life. Through short, direct chapters, it emphasizes surrender, inner stillness, and spiritual identity. Elvis considered it his spiritual Bible, carrying copies and giving them to friends. It resonated deeply with his yearning for meaning beyond fame, offering him a personal connection to God’s voice within.
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7/8/2025, 8:12:05 PM No.24532050
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Favorite Book of Wayne Dyer: The Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu (especially in Stephen Mitchell’s translation)

Synopsis:
The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese text attributed to Lao Tzu, offering 81 brief verses of poetic wisdom on living in harmony with the Tao—often translated as “The Way.” It teaches non-resistance, humility, simplicity, and alignment with the natural flow of life. Its paradoxical truths—like doing without doing and leading by serving—profoundly shaped Dyer's philosophy. He even wrote Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life, a yearlong commentary on each verse. To Dyer, this book was not only a masterpiece of spiritual guidance, but a daily manual for living peacefully and purposefully beyond ego.