When Herman Hesse visited India in the early days of the 20th century, he was captivated by the people, their customs, their culture, and their religion. On returning to Germany, he wrote a masterpiece on a young man's search for identity and meaning in a civilization that has lost its way. Loosely based on the early life of the Buddha, the book documents the journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening of a character called Siddhartha.

The name Siddhartha was the one the Buddha was known by before his renunciation. Siddhartha in Sanskrit is translated as "Siddha" (achieved) and "artha" (what was searched for). The novel follows Siddhartha from a life of comfort of privilege to his quest for truth in a world plagued by sorrow and suffering.

The themes of Siddhartha are universal in that they are an account of a young person’s search for meaning — one that all readers can relate to. As Hesse skillfully takes us on a journey, he uses his poetic prose to challenge our preconceived notions of what a spiritual life and meaningful self-enrichment entail. Blind adherence to all systems of belief is shunned in favor of living in the moment and appreciating its ever-changing nature. Generations of readers have and will continue to find wisdom in the pages of Siddhartha.

From the bestselling author of The Untethered Soul and Living Untethered, this true story explores the peace and fulfillment that emerged when one man chose to let go of control.

The Surrender Experiment follows Michael A. Singer's journey after a spiritual awakening led him to release personal fears and desires, allowing life to unfold naturally. Singer describes how this decision to embrace life's flow brought unexpected outcomes and sustained him through various phases—from seeking solitude in nature to founding a spiritual community in Florida to running a medical software company.

Through his personal experiences, Singer demonstrates how surrender can become a foundation for peaceful living. His story challenges common assumptions about control and desire, showing how to stop forcing circumstances to match our preferences and instead trust life's natural direction.

The book offers both inspiration and practical insight into releasing the need to control outcomes, illustrating how freedom and calm can emerge when we work with life's movement rather than against it. Singer's experiences provide a straightforward example of how letting go can lead to a more harmonious way of living, inviting readers to consider the benefits of trusting life's unfolding.

This internationally acclaimed guide to authentic happiness draws from ancient Toltec wisdom to reveal how self-limiting beliefs diminish our joy and create unnecessary suffering. Don Miguel Ruiz presents four transformative agreements that serve as a powerful framework for conduct, capable of rapidly shifting our experience toward genuine freedom, happiness, and love.

The Four Agreements has become a global phenomenon, published in dozens of languages and consistently recognized as a perennial bestseller. The work distills essential Toltec teachings with remarkable clarity, offering practical wisdom for navigating modern life as what the tradition calls "peaceful warriors."

Ruiz identifies the mental patterns and societal conditioning that trap us in cycles of self-doubt and emotional pain, then provides a clear pathway beyond these limitations. The four agreements themselves function as both diagnostic tools for recognizing how we create our own suffering and as practical steps toward liberation from these patterns.

The book's enduring appeal lies in its simplicity and immediate applicability—presenting profound spiritual concepts in accessible language that translates directly into daily practice. Rather than requiring years of study or complex rituals, these agreements offer a straightforward method for transforming our relationship with ourselves and others, creating space for the joy and peace that represent our natural state of being.

We receive so many messages from our culture meant to divide us from one another or turn us against ourselves. Yet when we stop judging, stop avoiding, stop trying to resist that which makes us afraid or ashamed, we open to our true nature―a boundless field of awareness that is innately fearless and loving.
 
This recognition of our essential human goodness may be the most radical act of healing we can take. “The gold of our true nature can never be tarnished,” says Tara Brach. “In the moments of remembering and trusting this basic goodness of our Being, we open to happiness, peace, and freedom.”
 
In Trusting the Gold, Tara draws from more than four decades of experience as a meditation teacher and psychologist to share her most valuable practices for reconnecting with the beauty of our humanity―from timeless Buddhist wisdom to techniques adapted to the specific challenges of our modern age. Here you’ll explore three pathways of remembering and living from your full aliveness:
 
• Opening to the Truth of the present moment
• Turning toward Love in any situation
• Resting in the Freedom of our natural, radiant awareness
 
“Even in the midst of our deepest emotional suffering, self-compassion is the pathway that will carry us home,” Dr. Brach writes. “What a joy to pause and behold our basic goodness, and to see how it shines through each of us. Seeing that secret beauty, we fall in love with all of life.”

During an era marked by global upheaval and heightened collective anxiety, Tara Brach's practice of Radical Acceptance provides a transformative pathway toward inner liberation and greater compassion in our world. This updated edition includes a thoughtful new introduction, an exclusive bonus chapter, and additional guided meditations.

"The belief that something is fundamentally wrong with us creates deep and persistent suffering," Brach observes, identifying how this core wound manifests through harsh self-criticism, relationship conflicts, addictive behaviors, perfectionism, isolation, and overwork—all forces that constrain and diminish our lives.

Radical Acceptance charts a course toward freedom through practical wisdom cultivated over four decades of therapeutic and Buddhist teaching experience. With remarkable warmth and clarity, Brach illuminates her teachings through personal narratives, client stories, fresh perspectives on traditional Buddhist tales, and guided meditation practices.

The work demonstrates step-by-step how we can cease our internal battles and begin embracing each precious moment of existence fully. Rather than fighting against our pain, fear, and anxiety, Radical Acceptance invites us to hold ourselves with complete compassion—a practice that transforms not only our relationship with ourselves but extends outward to create a more understanding and connected world.

When a door remains closed despite your efforts, it signals that your path is unfolding elsewhere—bringing you one step closer to your true direction. What needs awakening is not the release of your dreams, but the expansion of your sense of what's possible. Remember that feeling every burden doesn't mean you're meant to carry them all.

Ceremony speaks to those standing at the threshold of transformation. It affirms that we weren't designed to fit seamlessly into existing structures, but to forge entirely new paths. This collection reminds us of our fundamental connection to each other and the natural world, and that we carry within us the seeds of every future we can imagine.

The work explores the necessity of releasing what doesn't belong to us so we can receive what does, recognizing that each of us bears a unique imprint meant for this world, and understanding that self-love represents not infatuation but a profound homecoming. Ceremony centers on the insight that our most unexpected moments often provide the deepest opportunities for self-discovery—a guide for those ready to stop waiting and wondering, and instead dive fully into their authentic becoming.

This tenth-anniversary edition of the transformative bestseller includes a new foreword and enhanced tools for personal application. For over a decade, Brené Brown has served as both rigorous social scientist and trusted confidant, offering truth-telling guidance that resonates across cultures—reflected in over two million copies sold in thirty-five languages worldwide.

The Gifts of Imperfection launched what has become a global movement through its ten guideposts to wholehearted living. These guideposts illuminate both the practices that enable profound life transformation and the unrealistic expectations that undermine our progress, providing a roadmap from awareness to meaningful daily change.

Brown frames the work as "an invitation to join a wholehearted revolution—a small, quiet, grassroots movement that starts with each of us saying, 'My story matters because I matter.'" While revolution may sound dramatic, she argues that in our current world, choosing authenticity and recognizing our inherent worthiness represents a fundamental act of resistance against forces that diminish human dignity and connection.

In this groundbreaking work, psychologist Angela Duckworth reveals that extraordinary achievement stems not from innate talent but from a powerful combination of passion and persistence she terms "grit." Drawing from her personal journey and research experiences, Duckworth demonstrates what truly drives success through observations of West Point cadets, educators in challenging environments, National Spelling Bee competitors, and interviews with high achievers across diverse fields.

The book explores transformative concepts, including why effort compounds toward goals, how grit can be cultivated regardless of intelligence or background, the development of lifelong interests, the balance of struggle and joy in optimal practice, effective approaches to building resilience, and practical frameworks like the Hard Thing Rule.

More than a success manual, Grit offers a scientifically grounded exploration of human resilience, examining how we respond to setbacks and demonstrating that our mindset during challenging moments—rather than raw talent or fortune—ultimately determines our trajectory. This inspiring work provides both insight and practical wisdom for anyone seeking to understand and develop their capacity for sustained achievement.

When ten-year-old Chihiro's family takes a wrong turn on their way to a new home, they stumble upon what appears to be an abandoned theme park. But as twilight falls, this seemingly empty place transforms into something far more extraordinary—and dangerous. Thus begins Hayao Miyazaki's masterpiece Spirited Away, a film that has enchanted audiences worldwide and stands as one of the greatest achievements in animation history.

What starts as a simple story of a sullen girl facing an unwanted move becomes an epic odyssey through a world where ancient spirits bathe in mystical bathhouses, where trains glide across endless seas, and where forgotten gods seek cleansing for the pollution of the modern world. When Chihiro's parents are transformed into pigs after greedily devouring food meant for spirits, she must navigate this strange realm alone, working in the bizarre bathhouse of the witch Yubaba to save her family and find her way home.

Miyazaki weaves together environmental consciousness, Japanese folklore, and universal themes of growing up with breathtaking artistry. Every frame bursts with imaginative creatures—from the mysterious No-Face who reflects the souls around him, to the river spirit Haku whose true identity holds the key to Chihiro's survival. The film's hand-drawn animation brings tactile warmth to a digital age, creating a world so vivid and lived-in that viewers can almost smell the bathhouse's sulfurous waters and feel the soot sprites scurrying beneath their feet.

But beneath its fantastical surface, Spirited Away tells a deeply human story about resilience, compassion, and the transformative power of work and kindness. Chihiro's journey from a frightened, petulant child to a brave young person willing to sacrifice for others reflects our own potential for growth when faced with overwhelming challenges. The film suggests that even in the most bewildering circumstances, we can find strength we never knew we possessed.

In the vast Sahara Desert, where endless dunes stretch toward infinity, a pilot crashes his plane and encounters the most extraordinary child—a golden-haired boy who claims to come from a distant asteroid no larger than a house. Thus begins Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's timeless masterpiece, The Little Prince, a deceptively simple tale that has captivated readers across generations and cultures since its publication in 1943.

What appears to be a children's story quickly reveals itself as a profound meditation on love, loss, friendship, and the human condition. Through the innocent eyes of the little prince, who travels from planet to planet meeting peculiar adults obsessed with numbers, power, and meaningless pursuits, Saint-Exupéry crafts a gentle yet piercing critique of how we lose our sense of wonder as we grow older. The prince's encounters—with a king ruling over nothing, a businessman counting stars he believes he owns, a lamplighter trapped in endless routine—serve as mirrors reflecting our own forgotten dreams and misplaced priorities.

The story's true magic lies in its ability to speak simultaneously to children and adults, revealing different layers of meaning with each reading. The famous fox who teaches that "one sees clearly only with the heart" and the prince's tender care for his beloved rose become profound lessons about what makes life meaningful: not the things we accumulate, but the relationships we nurture and the love we give and receive.

Now more than ever, we’re all looking to feel more joy, happiness, and deeper meaning in our lives. But are we looking in all the wrong places? When our sense of wholeness depends on things or people outside ourselves—whether it’s a coveted job, a new house, a lavish vacation, or even a new relationship—sooner or later we’re bound to feel unsatisfied. That’s why we must look inside for real freedom, love, and inspiration. But how do we embark on this inner journey?

Living Untethered is the book to reach for. At once profoundly transcendent and powerfully practical, it provides clear guidance for moving beyond the thoughts, feelings, and habits that keep you stuck—so you can heal the pain of the past and let your spirit soar. On each page, you’ll discover a deeper understanding of where your thoughts and emotions come from, and how they affect your natural energy flow. Finally, you’ll find freedom from the psychological scars, or samskaras, that block you and keep you from reaching your highest potential.

It’s time to stop struggling and start experiencing. This miraculous book will show you how to put the spiritual teachings of Michael A. Singer into practice every day, and propel you toward a life of liberation, serenity, openness, and self-knowledge.

Isn’t it time you started Living Untethered?

In Joyful, designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explores how the seemingly mundane spaces and objects we interact with every day have surprising and powerful effects on our mood. Drawing on insights from neuroscience and psychology, she explains why one setting makes us feel anxious or competitive, while another fosters acceptance and delight—and, most importantly, she reveals how we can harness the power of our surroundings to live fuller, healthier, and truly joyful lives.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.