I studied buddhist texts in earnest since August 2016 to maybe mid 2017: quite by accident in fact, when I came across Fearless by Brenda Shoshanna, whose heady mixture of modern psychology and ancient buddhist wisdom acted as a gateway drug into a whole new way of looking at my mind and the world.
Buddhism led to a deep dive into ancient Greek stoicism.
This led to a dive into alternative living thought, such as Annie Hill and, significantly impactfully, Daniel Suelo.
Suelo's writings have got me started now down the brilliant writings of the Peace Pilgrim, and that of the ancient Tao Te Ching.
I study these ideas regularly and try to integrate them into my day to day life.
Many spiritual practices have been around for an exceedingly long time. This works to your advantage in many ways. One such way is that your public library will likely be a great resource for such books.
Your local library will have dozens of books on the subject, providing a near endless source of free wisdom for the aspiring adventurer of the mind.
- The Obstacle Is The Way
- A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
- On the Shortness of Life
- Stoicism by John Sellars
- Stoic Serenity by Keith Seddon
- The Inner Citadel by Pierre Hadot