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Paul Brunton

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

October 21, 1898

Died

July 27, 1981

Website

http://www.paulbrunton.org

Genre

Religion & Spirituality, Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction

Influences

Sri Shankaracharya of Kancheepuram and Sri Ramana Maharshi

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Paul Brunton was a British philosopher, researcher, mystic, and adventurer. He left a journalistic career to live among yogis, mystics, and holy men, and studied a wide variety of Eastern and Western esoteric teachings. With his entire life dedicated to the spiritual quest, Brunton felt charged with the task of communicating his knowledge and experiences in layperson's terms. He was one of the first persons to write accounts of what he learned about spirituality in the East, and his works have had a major influence on the spread of Eastern philosophy and mysticism to the West. Paul Brunton continued to write after his final publication in 1952, and a significant portion of his large archive of original writings was posthumously published by ...more

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	A Search in Secret India 4.28 avg rating — 2,102 ratings — published 1934 — 111 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Search in Secret Egypt 4.07 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1935 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hermit in the Himalayas: The Journal of a Lonely Exile 3.85 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 1937 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret Path 4.12 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 1935 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conscious Immortality by Paul Brunton, Munagala Venkataramiah, Sri Ramana Maharshi 4.54 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 1983 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Short Path to Enlightenment: Instructions for Immediate Awakening 4.40 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The quest of the overself 4.24 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1970 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wisdom of the Overself 4.35 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1943 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Inner Reality: Jesus, Krishna, and the Way of Awakening 4.16 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1939 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hidden Teaching Beyond Yoga 4.08 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1937 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Notebooks of Paul Brunton (18 books)
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“Every test successfully met is rewarded by some growth in intuitive knowledge, strengthening of character, or initiation into a higher consciousness.”
― Paul Brunton, Healing of the Self, the Negatives: Notebooks

tags: character, crisis, growth, intuition

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“Deep down within the heart there is a stillness which is healing, a trust in the universal laws which is unwavering, and a strength which is rock-like. But because it is so deep we need both patience and perseverance when digging for it.”
― Paul Brunton, Healing of the Self, the Negatives: Notebooks

tags: inspirational, self-knowledge

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“Every discussion which is made from an egoistic standpoint is corrupted from the start and cannot yield an absolutely sure conclusion. The ego puts its own interest first and twists every argument, word, even fact to suit that interest.”
― Paul Brunton, Healing of the Self, the Negatives: Notebooks

tags: bias, dialogue, ego, impartiality

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