Dear Chicadee
It depends on what aspect of life you want to look at.
With regard to healing we have to look at the original cause of pain and suffering, which lies at the energy level, as all thought and emotions are energy.
To clear thoughts, to move away from pain and judgement, judgement just being the constant analysis of the mind clarifying, sorting and just causing clutter in the mind I would recommend
'A Course in Miracles'.
The way it is written it is like the mind of Christ speaking because within the words and the way it is written there is no judgement. One also comes to a greater understanding of the mind..where perception opens up almost miraculously.
There are also a list of books in the Appendix of Sunblood, all very different from each other.
I have found that understanding language, the essence of communication and the way different languages are formed, ie the language of mathematics, physics, law, government, economics etc. gives one a greater understanding and awareness. To find the essence under each language, the core that is the same within all language to surpass judgement creates amazing realizations.
The more one opens the mind, continually testing one's belief systems until you reach the core center where 'no belief ie judgement exists, except the core of truth itself (and you'll recognize it because the core of truth has no argument available against it)brings great relief and peace. That's what's so amazing about it. The peace that becomes to be part of one's life. It starts in increments but it increases with understanding and commitment.
When you take understanding to the core beyond all belief systems it just IS. Here lies all health, abundance, love, peace and happiness. For it is only in our constant analyzing that we become unhappy not allowing the core energy to surface because our mind's are too busy learning.
However, when we get out of our mind's way and listen to the quiet voice inside...the answers appear. This takes practice...It's like a muscle that needs to be exercised...The more you use it...the greater it becomes.
These are the words that came to me for you Chicadee. The ultimate truth lies in the core and thus to teach the mind to trust the core and not constantly be busy trying to judge and classify everything brings the ultimate reward. Great Peace!
The mind does not understand that it doesn't need to know the answers, it is just there in it's purpose to serve the core which does know all the answers...That's why we all experience fear, because the mind fears because it thinks it has to know all the answers and so it goes on the hunt and constantly keeps us in imbalance and for some fear.
'A Course in Miracles' is the ultimate book when a person is ready to face the mind and bring it to wholeness and peace, ultimately sanctifying it, which means that we stop thinking about everything we see, read and hear which affects us in a negative way. For every thought we have, we have not only had the thought, we have absorbed at the energy level the negativite or positive energy that lives within that thought and it becomes part of our cells because the energy of the mind permeates us.
I hope this helps.
With love
Leigha