Five great reading tips for you to start the path of self-knowledge – Blog

You found out in our article “What is self-knowledge?” that it is a very useful tool for reflection and introspection, which allows us to find answers to different questions and situations of life and everyday life within ourselves.

In the article “How to know yourself” you could check out some tips on how to start walking and put into practice the path of self-knowledge. Among these tips is reading books about self knowledgewhich, in different ways and under different approaches, help us to better understand our inner universe and the functioning of our mind.

There are so many good books on self-knowledge, so it would be impossible to talk about them all in just one article. So we’ve separated five books, from different authors and stories, that deal with subjects that will help you better understand the art of knowing yourself better. Get to know each of them a little better.

“The Art of Loving” – Erich Fromm

Erich Fromm was a German psychoanalyst, philosopher and sociologist. In the self-knowledge book “The Art of Loving”, he explores the ways in which love can alter the course of our lives, when it consists of maturity, self-knowledge and courage. Learning to love at this level takes time, practice, and concentration. In “The art of loving”, Erich Fromm deals with the different types of love: romantic love, the love of parents for their children, love between siblings, love for God and, from the perspective of self-knowledge, self-love, which allows us to recognize and value our own virtues and qualities.

“Nausea” – Jean-Paul Sartre

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher and writer. In “Nausea”, he seeks to fictionally approach all the principles of the philosophical school of existentialism, which deals with human existence through questions such as “Who are we?”, “What do we do?”, “Where are we going?” and “What moves us?”. According to Jean-Paul Sartre and other existentialist thinkers, the human being is largely responsible for answering the questions that give meaning to your life, so that you can live it fully; and the answers to these questions reside within ourselves and can be elucidated through self-knowledge.

“Siddhartha” – Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse was one of the great German writers of all time, having won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1946, and “Siddhartha” was perhaps the greatest of his literary works, based on a trip he himself took to India that changed and extended deeply your spirituality. In this book on self-knowledge he makes a deep reflection of the ancient human being’s inner search for wisdom, and this inner wisdom is precisely self-knowledge.

“The Quantum Being” – Danah Zohar

In “The Quantum Being”, scientist and writer Danah Zohar proposes an answer to the ancient questions of human existence. It seeks to explain, through concepts of quantum physics, the relationships between body and mind, valuing each individual’s creativity and freedom. In this book on self-knowledge, Danah Zohar proposes, through quantum psychology, the positive redefinition of the nature of human beings and their relationships through self-knowledge.

“The Power of Now” – Eckhart Tolle

Eckhart Tolle is a German writer and speaker, and his most famous book is “The Power of Now”. In this work, he associates and combines teachings from various religions, such as Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism, creating a guide to self-knowledge for the discovery of our inner potential. In the book about self-knowledge “The Power of Now”, Eckhart Tolle shows us the importance of becoming aware of and reflecting on our own thoughts and emotions.