FrankX LibraryLiving UntetheredMichael A. Singer
Contemporary teaching
Living Untethered
Michael A. Singer
A continuation of Singer’s teaching on awareness, emotional patterns, and the work of releasing inner resistance.
2 min guideThe reading room
The Library
Find a book for the question you’re carrying. Follow a reading path through philosophy, spiritual traditions, creative work, and building a life of your own.
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9 books
FrankX LibraryThe DhammapadaTeachings attributed to the Buddha
Primary text
The Dhammapada
Teachings attributed to the Buddha
A Buddhist verse collection concerned with conduct, attention, suffering, and the path of practice.
2 min guideFrankX LibraryThe Miracle of MindfulnessThich Nhat Hanh
Contemporary teaching
The Miracle of Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh
A Buddhist introduction to bringing attention into ordinary activities, with a gentle emphasis on everyday practice.
2 min guideFrankX LibraryThe Power of NowEckhart Tolle
Contemporary teaching
The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle
Tolle’s teaching on presence examines identification with thought and the tendency to live through remembered pasts and imagined futures.
2 min guideFrankX LibraryThe Untethered SoulMichael A. Singer
Contemporary teaching
The Untethered Soul
Michael A. Singer
Singer invites readers to notice the inner voice and examine their relationship with thoughts, emotions, and resistance.
2 min guideFrankX LibraryThe Yoga SutrasAttributed to Patanjali
Primary text
The Yoga Sutras
Attributed to Patanjali
A compact classical account of yoga concerned with mind, practice, and liberation. Its scope extends well beyond physical postures.
2 min guideFrankX LibraryVijñāna-bhairava-tantraAnonymous; Shaiva Tantric tradition
Primary text
Vijñāna-bhairava-tantra
Anonymous; Shaiva Tantric tradition
A historical Shaiva Tantric dialogue presenting 112 contemplative practices within a religious understanding of awareness.
2 min guideFrankX LibraryWhen Things Fall ApartPema Chödrön
Contemporary teaching
When Things Fall Apart
Pema Chödrön
Contemplative reflections on meeting uncertainty and difficulty, grounded in Pema Chödrön’s Buddhist teaching.
2 min guideFrankX LibraryAltered TraitsDaniel Goleman and Richard Davidson
Book review
Altered Traits
Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson
A methodical audit of meditation research by two scientists who have studied it for 50 years combined. Goleman and Davidson separate what the data actually shows (reduced amygdala reactivity, sustained attention gains, structural brain changes with long practice) from overclaimed benefits, and define what "deep practice" looks like compared to the light doses most apps deliver.
7 min guideResearch grounded in this collection
flagship articleSome of the books in this library are not just reading recommendations — they are sources for deep research articles. Where four library books cluster around one idea, you can read the meta-article that synthesises them.
Blue Zones · Ikigai · AI Era
The four library books behind one Japanese word
Kamiya (1966), Buettner (2005), García & Miralles (2016), Mogi (2017) — the lineage of ikigai from psychiatric foundation to global bestseller, with an honest reckoning of the 2014 Western Venn. 12-minute read.
What I carried forward.
Some of these sources changed how I build, teach, and create. My books turn that reading into original frameworks, with the influences kept visible.
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