‘Handbook To Higher Consciousness’, by Ken Keyes. This book reveals how the mind works. It is easy to read, and packs a real wallop of priceless information about how our own mind creates our sensations of joy and sorrow, and follows a pathway of emotional addictions to manifest its own imprisonment and unhappiness. It puts the power and authority back into the hands of the person reading it so they avoid becoming overwhelmed by the world and their own lives. It clearly teaches how information is processed and how we are effected by our own interpretation of reality. A child could understand it.
This book, in my opinion, would cut down on teen suicides in a major way as by the time they are teens, they would have assimilated the information to clearly see their lives and themselves, without needing confirmation or acceptance of others. They would understand instead, why others behave as they do, and cease taking their cruelty to themselves.
In my opinion, if they taught this information in schools, it would transform our society, one very enlightened child after the next. Gone would be blame, fear, anger and cruelty as their mechanic would be exposed, and the truth of the real person within revealed. It lends a sense of inner fullness, peace and intelligence in dealing with life and understanding others and oneself. A child is never too young to be shown how to open doors to authenticity and self knowledge. At two years old they already have a paradigm formed of their perfect mate!
I would also advise, “Jonathan Livingston Seagull’, ‘Illusions’, Siddhartha, and Autobiography of a Yogi. With the exception of Autobiography of a Yogi, the books are short, amazingly inspiring and self fortifying. They set the soul free, and empower the mind to explore free of fear. Autobiography of a Yogi is also incredibly inspiring, but it is a much longer work, perhaps better for an older child.
