PTFL materials

Existential Psychology: Staring at the Sun Irvin D. Yalom

Courageous and inspiring book that discusses the fear of death in us and how we can use awareness of the finality of our lives to enrich it. *Easy read

When Nietzche Wept Irvin D. Yalom Novel about a (fictitious) relationship between Nietzche and Freud. Explains Nietzche’s thinking and character as well as the birth of psychotherapy in very entertaining fiction. *Easy Read

The Spinoza Problem Irvin D.Yalom Novel about the life of Baruch Spinoza, (the Jewish seventeenth-century philosopher), in parallel with the story of Alfred Rosenberg (the main author of racial policy for the Third Reich.) *Easy Read

Awareness:

Awareness Anthony de Mello (Doubleday) Very sharp and confronting insights into living and being human. Blows away illusions like cobwebs. *Needs concentration

Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor Frankl (Pocket Books) Moving account of the insights into human nature, which helped Frankl (a psychiatrist) to survive the concentration camps.

*Not a difficult read

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