The Untethered Soul

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untethered soul - after 15 years of reading about meditation and "inner freedom" this book explains things so clearly, direct and obvious that I feel I have made an important step forward. Right after finishing it I re-read most parts again. It was the right book at the right time for me. I guess many readers might find it indeed too simple but for me that's the strength.

Untethered Soul. Just finished it but I can already say it has influenced me more than anything spirituality related I have read in the last 10 years. The power of this book is it's clearity and simplicity. It's not a new age book and not a how-to book. I feel I made a huge leap to a new level of inner tranquility. Maybe it's just the right book at the right time and something I needed to hear but it amazes me how direct the words speak to me. There's also a short article of the same author on huffington post if you want to get an idea of what is it about. As the OP asked for two books and we're on HN I'd say SICP