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Freedom From The Known

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Adam Behr ...

Unabridged

4 hours 7 min

Born in poverty in India, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) became a leading spiritual and philosophical thinker whose ideas continue to influence us today. George Bernard Shaw declared that he was the most beautiful human being he had ever seen and Aldous Huxley was one of his close friends. Whether debating politics with Nehru, discussing theories with Rupert Sheldrake and Iris Murdoch, or ... Read more

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Born in poverty in India, Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) became a leading spiritual and philosophical thinker whose ideas continue to influence us today. George Bernard Shaw declared that he was the most beautiful human being he had ever seen and Aldous Huxley was one of his close friends. Whether debating politics with Nehru, discussing theories with Rupert Sheldrake and Iris Murdoch, or
... Read more
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The Spell of the Sensuous

Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World

by David Abram ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity ... Read more

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For a thousand generations, human beings viewed themselves as part of the wider community of nature, and they carried on active relationships not only with other people but with other animals, plants, and natural objects (including mountains, rivers, winds, and weather patterns) that we have only lately come to think of as "inanimate." How, then, did humans come to sever their ancient reciprocity
... Read more
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Contraduction

by Dan Barker ...

Narrated by Dan Barker ...

Unabridged

3 hours 24 min

In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I ... Read more

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In a quiet and unassuming way, Contraduction is utterly brilliant. Every page has a thought so deep and unexpected that it stops you in your tracks, as you not only realize, “That’s a different, really interesting way to think about the world, exactly the opposite of how I normally view things” but also, “And it is absolutely equally valid (and enriching) to adopt this opposite way of thinking.” I
... Read more
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Death Has Very Little Meaning

Ojai 1980 - Dialogue 7

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 7 - Ojai 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 35 min

Death has very little meaning - 17 April 1980• Is there a totally different way of approaching the whole turmoil of life?• As long as the centre is creating darkness, and thought is operating in that darkness, there must be disorder, there must be everything as society now is. Tomove away from that you must have insight.• Insight can only come about when there is a flash which abolishes not only ... Read more

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Death has very little meaning - 17 April 1980• Is there a totally different way of approaching the whole turmoil of life?• As long as the centre is creating darkness, and thought is operating in that darkness, there must be disorder, there must be everything as society now is. Tomove away from that you must have insight.• Insight can only come about when there is a flash which abolishes not only
... Read more
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The Art of Being

by Erich Fromm ...

Narrated by Raymond Todd ...

Unabridged

4 hours 43 min

This classic work by psychologist and social philosopher Eric Fromm builds upon his previous popular book, To Have or to Be? In The Art of Being, Fromm teaches us to avoid the tantalizing illusions of our consumer-driven world by learning to function as a whole person from a state of inner completeness or being. The transition from an identity of having to being creates a state of enlightened ... Read more

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This classic work by psychologist and social philosopher Eric Fromm builds upon his previous popular book, To Have or to Be? In The Art of Being, Fromm teaches us to avoid the tantalizing illusions of our consumer-driven world by learning to function as a whole person from a state of inner completeness or being. The transition from an identity of having to being creates a state of enlightened
... Read more
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The Enigma of Reason

by Hugo Mercier, Dan Sperber ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

14 hours 56 min

Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense? In their groundbreaking account of the evolution and workings of reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber set out to solve this double enigma. Reason, they argue with ... Read more

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Reason, we are told, is what makes us human, the source of our knowledge and wisdom. If reason is so useful, why didn't it also evolve in other animals? If reason is that reliable, why do we produce so much thoroughly reasoned nonsense? In their groundbreaking account of the evolution and workings of reason, Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber set out to solve this double enigma. Reason, they argue with
... Read more
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Power Of Sacrifice

by Gabriel Agbo ...

Unabridged

3 hours 34 min

Sacrifices are powerful. Very powerful! The richest man, the strongest man, the most blessed men and women, the wisest, the greatest king, the most powerful prophets were all men and women of sacrifice. They gave all, risked all for their people, humanity and for God to achieve their goals and feats that even eternity will be proud of. You want to know their secrets? Good. If you want to become ... Read more

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Sacrifices are powerful. Very powerful! The richest man, the strongest man, the most blessed men and women, the wisest, the greatest king, the most powerful prophets were all men and women of sacrifice. They gave all, risked all for their people, humanity and for God to achieve their goals and feats that even eternity will be proud of. You want to know their secrets? Good. If you want to become
... Read more
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Knowledge and Learning are Two Different Things

Eight Public Meetings with Young People, Claremont Colleges, USA, 1968

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

A radical transformation in the psyche itself," 8 November 1968. Duration: 80 minutes.To communicate we must know that the word is not the thing and also be in that state of mind whose quality is attention, care. That can take place only if we are serious.We are the world, and the world is us. To bring about a radical transformation, which is so essential in society, there must be radical ... Read more

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A radical transformation in the psyche itself," 8 November 1968. Duration: 80 minutes.To communicate we must know that the word is not the thing and also be in that state of mind whose quality is attention, care. That can take place only if we are serious.We are the world, and the world is us. To bring about a radical transformation, which is so essential in society, there must be radical
... Read more
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Attention Implies the Total Abandonment of the ‘Me'

Santa Monica 1971 - Public Talk 1

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Santa Monica 1971 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

"Attention implies the total abandonment of the ‘me’ " - 6 March 1971Can the mind undergo a radical revolution?How do you observe the world?What solves our human problem is observing the whole process of ourselves without judging, condemning, translating or rejecting – just to observe.Question topics following the talk include: being disturbed in order to know, being confused, transcendental ... Read more

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"Attention implies the total abandonment of the ‘me’ " - 6 March 1971Can the mind undergo a radical revolution?How do you observe the world?What solves our human problem is observing the whole process of ourselves without judging, condemning, translating or rejecting – just to observe.Question topics following the talk include: being disturbed in order to know, being confused, transcendental
... Read more
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Senility And the Brain Cells

Ojai 1980 - Dialogue 8

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 8 - Fifteen Conversations with David Bohm Ojai 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 30 min

Senility and the brain cells - 1 June 1980• Is the human brain deteriorating?• The human brain is not a particular brain, it doesn’t belong to me or to anyoneelse, it is the human brain which has evolved for millions of years.• Can the brain not only be aware of its own movement but can the brain itselfhave enough energy to break all patterns and move out of it?• Is psychological knowledge not in ... Read more

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Senility and the brain cells - 1 June 1980• Is the human brain deteriorating?• The human brain is not a particular brain, it doesn’t belong to me or to anyoneelse, it is the human brain which has evolved for millions of years.• Can the brain not only be aware of its own movement but can the brain itselfhave enough energy to break all patterns and move out of it?• Is psychological knowledge not in
... Read more
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Seeing 'What Is' is Action

Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975 - Dialogue 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975 - Dialogue
Unabridged

2 hours 1 min

Seeing ‘what is’ is action - 24 May 1975• If truth is something totally different from reality then what place has action indaily life, in relation to truth and reality?• Seeing ‘what is’ is action.• What place has love in truth?• When I separate you, in that separation love cannot exist.• How are you to convey the sense of truth to a student?• As long as I live in the field of reality, which has ... Read more

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Seeing ‘what is’ is action - 24 May 1975• If truth is something totally different from reality then what place has action indaily life, in relation to truth and reality?• Seeing ‘what is’ is action.• What place has love in truth?• When I separate you, in that separation love cannot exist.• How are you to convey the sense of truth to a student?• As long as I live in the field of reality, which has
... Read more
Audiobook

Life, Death And Love

Berkeley 1969 - Public Talk 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Berkeley 1969 - Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 9 min

Life, death and love - 5 February 1969• What is it that we call living?• How can a confused mind find somebody who will tell the truth?• When there is no comparison, no opposite, you are actually faced with the fact of anger, then is there anger?• Without knowing what sorrow is, understanding its nature and structure, we shall not know what love is.• What is it to die?• One is never afraid of the ... Read more

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Life, death and love - 5 February 1969• What is it that we call living?• How can a confused mind find somebody who will tell the truth?• When there is no comparison, no opposite, you are actually faced with the fact of anger, then is there anger?• Without knowing what sorrow is, understanding its nature and structure, we shall not know what love is.• What is it to die?• One is never afraid of the
... Read more
Audiobook

Kinds of Minds

Toward an Understanding of Consciousness

by Daniel C. Dennett ...

Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

Series series Science Masters
Unabridged

6 hours 21 min

Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were ... Read more

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Combining ideas from philosophy, artificial intelligence, and neurobiology, Daniel Dennett leads the reader on a fascinating journey of inquiry, exploring such intriguing possibilities as: Can any of us really know what is going on in someone else's mind? What distinguishes the human mind from the minds of animals, especially those capable of complex behavior? If such animals, for instance, were
... Read more
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What Are the Results of the Establishment of Secular Humanism?

by Mary C. Findley, Michael J. Findley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Serial Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unabridged

3 hours 9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."... To establish atheism on the ruins of Christianity [is] to deprive mankind of its best consolations and most animating hopes and to make a gloomy desert of the universe." Alexander Hamilton ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."... To establish atheism on the ruins of Christianity [is] to deprive mankind of its best consolations and most animating hopes and to make a gloomy desert of the universe." Alexander Hamilton
... Read more
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What Is Science?

by Mary C. Findley, Michael J. Findley ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Serial Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unabridged

5 hours 1 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Secularists like Charles Watts and Richard Dawkins affirm a single belief, though they vary in their methods of stating it. They believe that there is no evidence for the truth of any "revealed faith and that only secularist science should be permitted to exist. People who call a religion "revealed" mean that somehow these people were told what to ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Secularists like Charles Watts and Richard Dawkins affirm a single belief, though they vary in their methods of stating it. They believe that there is no evidence for the truth of any "revealed faith and that only secularist science should be permitted to exist. People who call a religion "revealed" mean that somehow these people were told what to
... Read more
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Nihilism

The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age

by Eugene (Fr. Seraphim) Rose ...

Narrated by David A. Conatser ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

“What does Nihilism mean?” wrote Friedrich Nietszche. “—That the highest values are losing their value. There is no goal…. There is no Truth, no ‘thing in itself.’ There is no answer to the question: ‘why?’”In 1962, the young Eugene Rose—the future Hieromonk Seraphim—undertook to write a monumental chronicle of the abandonment of Truth in the modern age. Of the hundreds of pages of materials he ... Read more

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“What does Nihilism mean?” wrote Friedrich Nietszche. “—That the highest values are losing their value. There is no goal…. There is no Truth, no ‘thing in itself.’ There is no answer to the question: ‘why?’”In 1962, the young Eugene Rose—the future Hieromonk Seraphim—undertook to write a monumental chronicle of the abandonment of Truth in the modern age. Of the hundreds of pages of materials he
... Read more
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The Three-Minute Philosopher

Inspiration for Modern Life

by Fabrice Midal ...

Narrated by Peter Kenny ...

Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

French philosophy and meditation expert Fabrice Midal's The Three-Minute Philosopher includes forty brief essays for tapping into a deeper understanding of your existence, with experiences that will transform, enlighten, and invite you to see the world in a new way.Philosophy takes us by surprise. It challenges us, awakens us, and opens our minds. It does not tell us to be "wise" or to be a ... Read more

$13.49 USD

French philosophy and meditation expert Fabrice Midal's The Three-Minute Philosopher includes forty brief essays for tapping into a deeper understanding of your existence, with experiences that will transform, enlighten, and invite you to see the world in a new way.Philosophy takes us by surprise. It challenges us, awakens us, and opens our minds. It does not tell us to be "wise" or to be a
... Read more
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Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen

in einer Reihe von Briefen

by Friedrich Schiller ...

Narrated by Hans Jochim Schmidt ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

In "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen" (1795) entwirft Friedrich Schiller eine seiner folgenreichsten Ideen: dass der Mensch nur durch die Schönheit zur wahren Freiheit gelange. Unter dem Eindruck der Französischen Revolution fragt Schiller, wie aus dem Menschen ein freies, sittliches Wesen werden kann — und findet die Antwort in der Kunst und im "Spieltrieb", ... Read more

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In "Über die ästhetische Erziehung des Menschen in einer Reihe von Briefen" (1795) entwirft Friedrich Schiller eine seiner folgenreichsten Ideen: dass der Mensch nur durch die Schönheit zur wahren Freiheit gelange. Unter dem Eindruck der Französischen Revolution fragt Schiller, wie aus dem Menschen ein freies, sittliches Wesen werden kann — und findet die Antwort in der Kunst und im "Spieltrieb",
... Read more
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Manav Dharma - Gujarati Audio Book

by Dada Bhagwan, Dada Bhagwan ...

Narrated by Dada Bhagwan ...

Unabridged

1 hour 7 min

Every human being is living a life, but how much humanity does he have? Birth, education, job, marriage, kids, family and at the end…death! Is this the standard cycle of life that has to be followed? What is the ultimate goal of such a life? Why do we take birth? What do we want? The human body that we have received... should do the duty of being humane. There should be humanity in life. But what ... Read more

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Every human being is living a life, but how much humanity does he have? Birth, education, job, marriage, kids, family and at the end…death! Is this the standard cycle of life that has to be followed? What is the ultimate goal of such a life? Why do we take birth? What do we want? The human body that we have received... should do the duty of being humane. There should be humanity in life. But what
... Read more
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Blood covers The Doll

Short dramatic story

by Dr. Hossam Sabry ...

Narrated by Pandarosh ...

Unabridged

11 min

A short story that conveys to the world an unusual picture of civilians and their conditions, very closely, during the bombing. ... Read more

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A short story that conveys to the world an unusual picture of civilians and their conditions, very closely, during the bombing.
... Read more
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Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

by Bright Summaries ...

Narrated by Sara Wright ...

Series series BrightSummaries.com
Unabridged

27 min

In this clear and detailed reading guide, we've done all the hard work for you!Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre is a philosophical essay resulting from the transcription of one of his lectures, in which he simplifies his philosophical doctrine to make it available to a broader audience, and in which he defends his philosophy from the criticisms that were voiced about it. Find out ... Read more

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In this clear and detailed reading guide, we've done all the hard work for you!Existentialism is a Humanism by Jean-Paul Sartre is a philosophical essay resulting from the transcription of one of his lectures, in which he simplifies his philosophical doctrine to make it available to a broader audience, and in which he defends his philosophy from the criticisms that were voiced about it. Find out
... Read more
Audiobook

Mentality and Freedom Essays

by William Armstrong Fairburn ...

Unabridged

5 hours 39 min

Mentality and Freedom Essays is a deeply thoughtful and inspiring exploration of human potential, intellectual growth, and the transformative power of independent thinking. William Armstrong Fairburn reflects on truths that are timeless yet urgently needed today: the mind must be developed, strengthened, and freed if individuals are to achieve true success—both personal and societal.Across these ... Read more

$3.69 USD

Mentality and Freedom Essays is a deeply thoughtful and inspiring exploration of human potential, intellectual growth, and the transformative power of independent thinking. William Armstrong Fairburn reflects on truths that are timeless yet urgently needed today: the mind must be developed, strengthened, and freed if individuals are to achieve true success—both personal and societal.Across these
... Read more
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Cleansing the Mind of the Accumulation of Time

Ojai 1980 - Dialogue 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Ojai 1980 - Dialogue
Unabridged

1 hour 19 min

Cleansing the mind of the accumulation of time - 2 April 1980• Time is the enemy of man.• Is there a beginning which is not enmeshed in time?• We said nothingness is everything and so it is total energy. It is undiluted pure, uncorrupted energy. Is there something beyond that?• Has man ever been free from the ‘I’?• That emptiness can only exist when there is death of the particular. ... Read more

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Cleansing the mind of the accumulation of time - 2 April 1980• Time is the enemy of man.• Is there a beginning which is not enmeshed in time?• We said nothingness is everything and so it is total energy. It is undiluted pure, uncorrupted energy. Is there something beyond that?• Has man ever been free from the ‘I’?• That emptiness can only exist when there is death of the particular.
... Read more
Audiobook

If I Don'T Change Now What Will the Future Be?

Brockwood Park 1972 Public Talk 1

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Brockwood Park 1972 Public Talk
Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

If I don’t change now what will the future be? - 10 September 1972• Is thought responsible for fragmentation?• Does fragmentation have its own activity?• What is the energy that perceives the total and doesn’t live in fragmentation?• Does comparison bring about fear and pleasure?• Is thought seeking security in belief and dogma?• Can the mind learn instantly all the content of the unconscious in ... Read more

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If I don’t change now what will the future be? - 10 September 1972• Is thought responsible for fragmentation?• Does fragmentation have its own activity?• What is the energy that perceives the total and doesn’t live in fragmentation?• Does comparison bring about fear and pleasure?• Is thought seeking security in belief and dogma?• Can the mind learn instantly all the content of the unconscious in
... Read more

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