7 books to read if you feel lost

Life isn’t a bed of roses and it is a truth that all of us have to face. Trying times are inevitable and they end up leaving us stronger, better and happier. But what about coping up when one is going through that time? Going through complex changes and experiences can be a difficult process wherein becoming familiar with the changes happening rapidly around us can become tedious and leave us feeling lost. Here are seven books that can prove to be therapeutic and ground us to stability even in the most turbulent of situations.

Dr. Brian Weiss had been a renowned, practising psychotherapist for years when one day one of his patients recalled all that had happened in her past lives that actually helped her come to terms with her anxiety attacks and nightmares. In addition to this, she also revealed things about Dr. Weiss’s life that anyone could barely know. After helping her, it wasn’t just her who got better but Dr. Weiss’s career took a great turn along with his personal life.

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Answering questions about subjectivity, consciousness, the impersonal and God, this book explores life through three men who go to seek answers to their problems.

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Santiago is a shepherd boy who lives in Spain and decides to travel to Egypt in search of a treasure buried under the Pyramids. The journey, however, takes him on a parallel one that leads to the treasure of wisdom and the things that actually matter in life!

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The author talks about achieving big things through the smallest, seemingly most insignificant changes which need to be made and adhered to in everyday life. These small habits, called ‘atomic habits’ by the author are considered to be the mantra to a new, better life for which he also gives the neuro-scientific and psychological explanations in his book which has been widely acclaimed by readers.

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A categorical bestseller, Ikigai is worth all the hype that surrounds it. The place where perfect balance is achieved, Ikigai talks about how to find that one thing in life that will set everything straight. To find the purpose of your life is to untangle it. To find out more, read the book!

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‘The best things in life are not things.” Haven’t all of us heard this phrase? Robin Sharma’s protagonist discovers this reality for himself when his life changes after he has a heart attack. He leaves his successful law practice and goes to India where a spiritual awakening awaits him.

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Brida has everything in life but she still longs for something deeper; a sort of self-discovery that will take her deeper into her quest for magic. When she finds teachers who teach her about The Sun, The Moon and soul and soul mates, she begins questioning her current life and relationships.

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