Good Books to Know thyself

worth reading books, wonderful books for knowing thyself:
1.An autobiography of yogi -Parama hamsa yogananda
An autobiography of yogi book online


2. A Prophet - by Khalil Zibran


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"The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran - A Multi-Media tribute"
online book-The prophet
3. Illusions- by Jonathan Livingston seagull
4. Hands of light, Light emerging- by Barbara brennan
5.You forever - lobsang rampa
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know thyself

know thyself
know thyself to know about every thing. The main purpose of your coming into this world is to know thyself and to avoid the further cycle of birth and death as per the eternal eastern philosophy. Thats why know thyself is the supreme command in to spiritual practices. If you know about all the world without knowing thyself, it would be simple waste of energy and time. The creation what we see outside you is in you also. When you know thyself , clearly, completely, then this truth would be revealed. Nothing is outside what is not in you.

know thyself quotes
Different know thyself quotes are available from all over the world. Socrates clearly ordered to know thyself by way of questioning. Thalmes, aristotle and all greek philosophers got the cue from eastern masters, and vedas the truth of knowing ones self and stressed on this. similarly chinese quotations say that know yourself to know fully about others. Latin principles also confirmed this know thyself importance and urgency. Delphi also joined this bandwagon in insisiting to know thyslef. so, we need not enquire who said know thyself and who omitted know thyself command is immaterial. All the gyanis, masters, saints , avatars said know thyself.

How to know thyself:
It is very difficult to know thyself from books or thinking.. because the enquiry who am i should be started.. one guru, master is required to initiate your quest, search to know thyself. He will govern your progress and guide you wherever you are stopped.

Know thyself Quotes:

This know thyself command is very famous and almost all saints, masters insisted on this . we see some of the quotes in this. Thales is a greek philosopher who lived in 543 BC to 635 BC. He was an eminent philosopher. He said "know thyself" in dogenes laertius. He is one among the famous seven sages of greek.
Ramana maharshi, the most authentic enlightened guru from tiruvannamalai, suggested to know thyself by self enquiry. Sri satya sai baba said "know thyself, because every thing is in you. nothing from outside, outside universe is in you in a miniature form" What is in chidakasam ( in your small space) is in mahadaakasam ( outer space).
Socrates quoted to know thyself by enquiry and questions. Meher baba indicated to remove the veil between you and the God by knowing yourself.

Socrates Know Thyself- greek

know thyself:
The Ancient Greek aphorism " Know thyself" (Greek: γνώθι σεαυτόν or gnothi seauton) was inscribed in golden letters at the lintel of the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. From that time onwards it is in every one's mind and the pursuit strengthened.The term know thyself became a sysnonym for self realization or self knowledge. East or west, all the sages are with one single prescription of know thyself. For example,the phrase has been attributed to at least five ancient Greek sages:

Chilon of Sparta
Thales of Miletus
Socrates
Pythagoras
Solon of Athens
All the above relegiously adviced the mankind to know thyself.
Nosce te ipsum

In Latin the phrase is generally given as nosce te ipsum. An alternative Latin rendering, temet nosce, appears inscribed above the entrance to the Oracle's kitchen .All these latin terms are equivalent to know thyself.It is also found "know thyself" (gnothi sauton) inscribed at the entrance to the Temple of Apollo at Delphi.

Know Then Thyself -alexander pope

Know Then Thyself

by Alexander Pope

Know then thyself, presume not God to scan
The proper study of mankind is man.
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,
A being darkly wise, and rudely great:
With too much knowledge for the sceptic side,
With too much weakness for the stoic's pride,
He hangs between; in doubt to act, or rest;
In doubt to deem himself a God, or beast;
In doubt his mind and body to prefer;
Born but to die, and reas'ning but to err;
Alike in ignorance, his reason such,
Whether he thinks to little, or too much;
Chaos of thought and passion, all confus'd;
Still by himself, abus'd or disabus'd;
Created half to rise and half to fall;
Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all,
Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurl'd;
The glory, jest and riddle of the world.