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Recommended reading

Books we keep going back to: one on the young part of us that still carries old needs, books from the work of Master Dhyan Vimal, and books on the people we live and work with. Each link opens the seller’s page.

The cover of The Child Who Lives Within Us: a man walking away along a winding white path, with small bare footprints behind him.

The Child Who Lives Within Us

Understanding the Child Schema

Dr. Riyadh Al-Baldawi, with commentary by Master Dhyan Vimal

Dr. Al-Baldawi is a psychiatrist. His book covers the child schema: how early experiences shape our emotions, our relationships and the way we live as adults, and how the adult in us can lead.

Our schemas field guide calls this part the Vulnerable Child, the young part of us that still feels an old need.

Get the book on AmazonRead the schemas field guide

Master Dhyan Vimal

Books from his work, many of them drawn from his talks.

  • Encountering Personal Enlightenment

    Study One

    A workbook of inquiries into what fulfills us.

    On Amazon
  • Simirthi

    My Teaching Series

    A practical path past the habits and the ego that keep us from being fully alive.

    On Amazon
  • Restoration

    Workbook, Lessons One to Nine

    On restoration: coming back to our original state.

    On Amazon
  • Living in Creation

    On moving beyond the small self and living as the author of our own life.

    On Amazon
  • The Myth of Enlightenment

    His notes on the mistaken ideas around enlightenment.

    On Amazon
  • Silent Meditation

    On silence as the deepest kind of meditation.

    On Amazon
  • Dialogue with Dhyan Vimal

    Questions from his students and his answers, collected in volumes.

    On Amazon
  • What Is Love?

    On love as dissolving into the whole.

    Free e-book

All of Master Dhyan Vimal’s books, including those sold by order form, are on dhyanvimal.com.

Paul Fayad

Paul Fayad is a student of Master Dhyan Vimal and Andrew’s father. His books are about the people we live and work with: how to read them, hire them and lead them.

  • Who the F*ck Are You?

    Rower, Sitter, Driller

    Written with Master Dhyan Vimal

    It sorts people into types named the Rower, the Sitter and the Driller, to show how they behave and where to set boundaries.

    On Amazon
  • The Driller Effect

    What Makes Us All Susceptible to Manipulation

    What makes all of us open to manipulation, and how to spot it.

    On Amazon
  • Shaping a Winning Team

    A Leader’s Guide to Hiring, Assessing, and Developing the People You Need to Succeed

    Written with Chak Fu Lam

    A leader’s guide to hiring, assessing and developing people, built on the Positive Assessment Tool.

    At Positive Leader

The research the Psychology Library draws on is listed on its Sources page.