TED talks and YouTube videos
- The Power of Stillness in a Busy World by Pico Iyer: The value of meditation and mindfulness.
- The Art of Asking
- The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
- The Gift of vulnerability and Imperfection by Brené Brown
- Esfahani Smith: The importance of curiosity and open-mindedness happiness
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Lee Duckworth
- Yuttadhammo Bhikkhu: This Thai forest monk
- Do schools kill creativity?
- The power of Grit
Philosophers and thinkers
- Zhuangzi: Lao Tzu’s successor, effortless action (wu wei) living in harmony with nature.
- Liezi: Individual freedom, spontaneity, and achieving spiritual enlightenment.
- Thich Nhat Hanh: “The Miracle of Mindfulness” and “Peace Is Every Step” practical guidance.
- Mencius: Confucianism, emphasized the importance of education and social harmony.
- Xunzi: Emphasized human nature and the need for self-improvement.
Literature
- Hwang Kee. Moo Do Chal Hahk and Soo Bahk Do Volume 1.
- TE Lawrence. The 7 Pillars – unfinished work.
- Chigyan Trungpa. Cutting through Spiritual Materialism.
- The collected works of Kahlil Gibran.
- Lao Tzu. Tao Te Ching.
- Confucius. The Analects of Confucius.
- Suzuki, D. T. Zen and Japanese Culture (1959).
- Campbell, J. The Masks of God: Oriental Mythology (1974).
- Watts, A. W. The Way of Zen (1957) and This Is It (1966).