Books like The science of being and art of living

The science of being and art of living by Mahesh Yogi Maharishi. reads as serene, instructive. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Autobiography of a Yogi

Yogananda Paramahansa · 1946

An earnest, wonder-struck spiritual memoir that moves episodically through encounters with saints, miracles, and scientists — ornate diction and unshakable sincerity give it the feel of scripture-as-travelogue.

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Ageless body, timeless mind

Deepak Chopra · 1993

An earnest, authoritative blend of mind/body medicine and antiaging philosophy, offering practical techniques alongside a hopeful reframing of aging as a mutable process.

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Ayurveda

Vasant Lad · 1984

A close nonfiction relative — matched on how it reads, with unhurried, immersive pacing.

Patanjali Yoga Sutras

Swami Prabhavananda · 1953

A close nonfiction relative — matched on how it reads, with unhurried, immersive pacing.

Kundalini

Gopi Krishna · 1971

A first-person account of an extraordinary inner transformation, told with earnest, introspective intensity as the author tries to make sense of an experience beyond ordinary categories.

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The hidden messages in water

Masaru Emoto · 2004

An earnest, image-driven argument that water responds to human intention, illustrated with crystal photographs and framed as spiritually significant.

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Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

B. K. S. Iyengar · 1993

Reading this feels like sitting with a rigorous, disciplined teacher who unpacks dense ancient aphorisms into structured, practical spiritual guidance.

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Citśakti vilāsa

Swami Muktananda · 1970

An intense yet plainspoken first-person account of kundalini awakening and inner transformation, blending mystical experience with practical guidance.

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You can heal your life

Louise L. Hay · 1984

A warm, affirmation-driven guide that frames illness and unhappiness as products of limiting beliefs, then walks the reader through mirror work, forgiveness, and mantras.

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Anatomy of the spirit

Caroline Myss · 1996

A structured self-help framework linking emotional patterns to physical illness via chakras, sacraments, and Kabbalah, read as instructive and practical rather than narrative.

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The Mind of the Soul

Gary Zukav · 2003

A practical-philosophical guide blending psychology and spirituality to map the soul's journey toward authentic power and self-directed spiritual evolution, written in accessible,

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What the bleep do we know!?

William Arntz · 2005

Another road into consciousness, taken at steady pacing.