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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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Krishnamurti's Notebook

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Anthony Wren ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

When Krishnamurti's Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in ... Read more

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When Krishnamurti's Notebook first became available in 1976, it was soon realized that it was a spiritually unique document giving his perceptions and experiences and describing his states of consciousness. It is a kind of diary but one that is little concerned with the day to day process of living, though very much aware of the natural world.Jiddu Krishnamurti was born on 11 May 1895 in
... Read more
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The Lucifer Principle

A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History

by Howard Bloom ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

12 hours 3 min

The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. Though this argument is not a new one—it has been brought forth by such great historical figures as St. Paul, Thomas ... Read more

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The Lucifer Priciple is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that “evil” is a by-product of nature’s strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric. Though this argument is not a new one—it has been brought forth by such great historical figures as St. Paul, Thomas
... Read more
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What Is an Establishment of Religion?

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

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Serial Antidisestablishmentarianism
Unabridged

3 hours 9 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Hint. It's not what you think. It's a recipe for persecution, corruption and heresy. America's founding fathers understood that government must protect freedom, including the freedom to practice all religions. But they also understood that not all religions teach men how to be good citizens and make their countries prosper. The truth isn't out there ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Hint. It's not what you think. It's a recipe for persecution, corruption and heresy. America's founding fathers understood that government must protect freedom, including the freedom to practice all religions. But they also understood that not all religions teach men how to be good citizens and make their countries prosper. The truth isn't out there
... Read more
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The Torture Trial of George W. Bush

by Joseph Suste ...

Narrated by Joseph Suste ...

Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

During a dark period in the history of the United States, a few powerful government officials twisted the meaning of our laws and trivialized our human rights principles. This novel peels back the deceitful veneer of political gamesmanship to expose travesties committed against our fundamental human values and the US Constitution.The narrative exposes the criminal actions of individuals who ... Read more

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During a dark period in the history of the United States, a few powerful government officials twisted the meaning of our laws and trivialized our human rights principles. This novel peels back the deceitful veneer of political gamesmanship to expose travesties committed against our fundamental human values and the US Constitution.The narrative exposes the criminal actions of individuals who
... 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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Late Night Chat

Short dramatic story

by Mona Baibars ...

Narrated by Pandarosh ...

Unabridged

13 min

Every evening, a man sits on his balcony watching the street, where a strange man passes by every day talking to himself in a curious way. He could not ignore this recurring scene, so one day he decided to go down and ask him. What started as a passing conversation turned into a window into a life full of mystery and contradictions, a story about love, loss, and the search for salvation. Between ... Read more

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Every evening, a man sits on his balcony watching the street, where a strange man passes by every day talking to himself in a curious way. He could not ignore this recurring scene, so one day he decided to go down and ask him. What started as a passing conversation turned into a window into a life full of mystery and contradictions, a story about love, loss, and the search for salvation. Between
... Read more
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A Meaning to Life

by Michael Ruse ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

Does human life have any meaning? Does the question even make sense today? For centuries, the question of the meaning or purpose of human life was assumed by scholars and theologians to have a religious answer: life has meaning because humans were made in the image of a good god. In the 19th century, however, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed everything—and the human organism was seen ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Does human life have any meaning? Does the question even make sense today? For centuries, the question of the meaning or purpose of human life was assumed by scholars and theologians to have a religious answer: life has meaning because humans were made in the image of a good god. In the 19th century, however, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution changed everything—and the human organism was seen
... Read more
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To Have or To Be?

by Erich Fromm ...

Narrated by Adriel Brandt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 28 min

To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions, ... Read more

$19.99 USD

To Have Or to Be? is one of the seminal books of the second half of the 20th century. Nothing less than a manifesto for a new social and psychological revolution to save our threatened planet, this book is a summary of the penetrating thought of Eric Fromm. His thesis is that two modes of existence struggle for the spirit of humankind: the having mode, which concentrates on material possessions,
... Read more
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Whole Self: A Concise History of the Birth & Evolution of Human Consciousness

by Kendrick Mercer ...

Narrated by Michael Ahr ...

Unabridged

2 hours 14 min

Kendrick Mercer's Whole Self tells the story of the birth, evolution, and history of human consciousness and its impact on the human psyche. Human consciousness is the most powerful unfolding force on the Earth with the potential either to lead us to annihilate ourselves by generating conflict or to work together wisely and in common purpose. Deep inside of everybody living today is an elemental ... Read more

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Kendrick Mercer's Whole Self tells the story of the birth, evolution, and history of human consciousness and its impact on the human psyche. Human consciousness is the most powerful unfolding force on the Earth with the potential either to lead us to annihilate ourselves by generating conflict or to work together wisely and in common purpose. Deep inside of everybody living today is an elemental
... Read more
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You Can Understand Yourself Very Simply When You Are Quiet

Rajghat 1965 - School Talk Students 2

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Rajghat 1965 - School Talk Students
Unabridged

1 hour 11 min

You can understand yourself very simply when you are quiet - 4 December 1965• When you are really quiet, alone with yourself, you begin to know yourself andto see the intricacies of your mind.• Q:Whydoesthemindgetdisturbedwhenitisinastateofrevoltandhowcanitquieten down?• Q: Is communication possible in all conditions?• Q: When we say anything that is a bit alternative to what our elders think, we ... Read more

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You can understand yourself very simply when you are quiet - 4 December 1965• When you are really quiet, alone with yourself, you begin to know yourself andto see the intricacies of your mind.• Q:Whydoesthemindgetdisturbedwhenitisinastateofrevoltandhowcanitquieten down?• Q: Is communication possible in all conditions?• Q: When we say anything that is a bit alternative to what our elders think, we
... Read more
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To Be As God

A Study of Modern Thought Since the Marquis De Sade

by R. J. Rushdoony ...

Narrated by Nathan Conkey ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

This monumental work is a series of essays on the influential thinkers and ideas in modern times. The author begins with De Sade, who self-consciously broke with any Christian basis for morality and law. Enlightenment thinking began with nature as the only reality, and Christianity was reduced to one option among many. It was then, in turn, attacked as anti-democratic and anti-freedom for its ... Read more

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This monumental work is a series of essays on the influential thinkers and ideas in modern times. The author begins with De Sade, who self-consciously broke with any Christian basis for morality and law. Enlightenment thinking began with nature as the only reality, and Christianity was reduced to one option among many. It was then, in turn, attacked as anti-democratic and anti-freedom for its
... Read more
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On Writing and Failure

Or, the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer

by Stephen Marche ...

Narrated by Stephen Marche ...

Unabridged

1 hour 55 min

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the ... Read more

$13.99 USD

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it.Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the
... Read more
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If We Had No Belief What Would Happen to Us?

Ojai 1949 - Public Talk 3

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Ojai 1949 - Public Talk
Unabridged

39 min

If we had no belief what would happen to us? - 23 July 1949• Without self-knowledge we cannot go beyond the self-projected illusions of themind.• It’s only in relationship that one can know oneself as one is.• A mind that is filled with beliefs, dogmas, assertions and quotations is an uncreative, repetitive mind.• Can we look at ourselves without beliefs?• A mind that is quiet because it ... Read more

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If we had no belief what would happen to us? - 23 July 1949• Without self-knowledge we cannot go beyond the self-projected illusions of themind.• It’s only in relationship that one can know oneself as one is.• A mind that is filled with beliefs, dogmas, assertions and quotations is an uncreative, repetitive mind.• Can we look at ourselves without beliefs?• A mind that is quiet because it
... Read more
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Contra la creatividad

Capitalismo y domesticación del talento

by Oli Mould, Oli Mould, Pablo Hermida Lazcano (Translator), Pablo Hermida Lazcano (Translator) ...

Narrated by Jordi Domenech ...

Unabridged

6 hours 35 min

Pregonada como la fuerza motriz de la sociedad, la creatividad es supuestamente la fuente de la economía del conocimiento, que configura las ciudades en las que habitamos y define incluso nuestra política. ¿Qué podría haber de malo en ello? En una réplica brillante y antiintuitiva, Oli Mould nos exhorta a replantearnos la historia que nos están vendiendo. Nos muestra que la creatividad es una ... Read more

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Pregonada como la fuerza motriz de la sociedad, la creatividad es supuestamente la fuente de la economía del conocimiento, que configura las ciudades en las que habitamos y define incluso nuestra política. ¿Qué podría haber de malo en ello? En una réplica brillante y antiintuitiva, Oli Mould nos exhorta a replantearnos la historia que nos están vendiendo. Nos muestra que la creatividad es una
... Read more
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Brief History of Humanism, A

by KJ Smith ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Madison G ...

Series Audiobook box set - A Brief History of - Philosophy
Unabridged

57 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of Humanism chronicles the intellectual and cultural movement that placed human dignity, potential, and rational inquiry at the center of philosophical thought, emerging from the Renaissance rejection of medieval scholasticism to become a defining force in Western civilization. This comprehensive guide explores how humanism developed ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Brief History of Humanism chronicles the intellectual and cultural movement that placed human dignity, potential, and rational inquiry at the center of philosophical thought, emerging from the Renaissance rejection of medieval scholasticism to become a defining force in Western civilization. This comprehensive guide explores how humanism developed
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Perceiving Without the Perceiver

Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975 - Dialogue 6

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Series Audiobook 6 - Brockwood Park and Gstaad 1975 - Dialogue
Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Perceiving without the perceiver - 28 June 1975• Can thought naturally cease?• Perceiving without the perceiver• Facing the truth of death• Krishnamurti’s ‘process’ and early years.• Kundalini• If you can understand suffering, face it and not escape from it, that has quite adifferent energy.• Truth is a pathless land.• There is something really tremendously mysterious.• Knowledge is becoming the ... Read more

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Perceiving without the perceiver - 28 June 1975• Can thought naturally cease?• Perceiving without the perceiver• Facing the truth of death• Krishnamurti’s ‘process’ and early years.• Kundalini• If you can understand suffering, face it and not escape from it, that has quite adifferent energy.• Truth is a pathless land.• There is something really tremendously mysterious.• Knowledge is becoming the
... Read more
Audiobook

How to be a Happy Human

Seven humanist foundations for a better life

by Andrew Copson ...

Unabridged

5 hours

A practical guide to humanism featuring seven simple steps to lead a happier life.In all the chaos of modern life it can be hard to find time to focus on happiness. Balancing work, relationships and families can feel like an impossible task and without the right tools, feelings of stress and overwhelm can begin to surface. But the humanist way of life offers a transformative way forward.In How to ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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A practical guide to humanism featuring seven simple steps to lead a happier life.In all the chaos of modern life it can be hard to find time to focus on happiness. Balancing work, relationships and families can feel like an impossible task and without the right tools, feelings of stress and overwhelm can begin to surface. But the humanist way of life offers a transformative way forward.In How to
... Read more
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Good Without God

What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe

by Greg Epstein ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

10 hours 31 min

A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe.Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view for nonbelievers that dispenses with the hostility and intolerance of religion prevalent in national bestsellers like God is Not ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe.Author Greg Epstein, the Humanist chaplain at Harvard, offers a world view for nonbelievers that dispenses with the hostility and intolerance of religion prevalent in national bestsellers like God is Not
... Read more
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Neurosultan Volume 2

100 Sonnets of Naskar

by Abhijit Naskar ...

Narrated by Abhijit Naskar ...

Unabridged

1 hour 39 min

An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022Mucize Misafir ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

An offering of 100 sonnets to the brave and conscientious, from Abhijit Naskar's vast ocean of over 1200 sonnets, in the voice of the humanitarian scientist himself.The volume contains selected sonnets from:Corazon Calamidad: Obedient to None, Oppressive to None, 2022Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was, 2022Divane Dynamite: Only truth in the cosmos is love, 2022Mucize Misafir
... Read more
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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

$19.99 USD

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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Westworld and Philosophy

If You Go Looking for the Truth, Get the Whole Thing

by William Irwin ...

Narrated by Eric Michael Summerer, Eva Wilhelm ...

Series series Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture
Unabridged

9 hours 35 min

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and
... Read more
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Was ist Aufklärung

by Immanuel Kant ...

Narrated by Uwe Neumann ...

Unabridged

24 min

Die "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" ist zu einem Kerntext der deutschen Philosophie geworden. Er ist durch höchste Klarheit der Sprache geprägt, die den Leser und Hörer führen, aber nicht verführen will. Kant nutzt seine zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung anerkannte Autorität, um das wichtigste Anliegen der Aufklärung darzulegen. Packend, messerscharf und der Kant einigen ... Read more

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Die "Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist Aufklärung?" ist zu einem Kerntext der deutschen Philosophie geworden. Er ist durch höchste Klarheit der Sprache geprägt, die den Leser und Hörer führen, aber nicht verführen will. Kant nutzt seine zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung anerkannte Autorität, um das wichtigste Anliegen der Aufklärung darzulegen. Packend, messerscharf und der Kant einigen
... Read more
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Complete Stillness, A

Six Small Group Discussion - Gstaad Switzerland 1965

by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Narrated by Jiddu Krishnamurti ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

A complete stillness - 25 August 1965• Is there a single movement that will completely transform my whole way of life?• The passion is there but the perfume doesn’t take place. What am I to do? • Am I in a position of a man who for the first time is walking on a road byhimself and discovering?• Does one know what a complete stillness means?• It is only from a very still mind that a mutation takes ... Read more

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A complete stillness - 25 August 1965• Is there a single movement that will completely transform my whole way of life?• The passion is there but the perfume doesn’t take place. What am I to do? • Am I in a position of a man who for the first time is walking on a road byhimself and discovering?• Does one know what a complete stillness means?• It is only from a very still mind that a mutation takes
... Read more

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