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Instant Zen - Abridged
By: Thomas Cleary
Narrated by: Mitchell Ryan
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Find yourself and tune in: such is the message of Zen. Instant Zen presents the teachings of Foyan, a twelfth-century Chinese Zen master recognized as one of the greatest masters of the Song dynasty Zen renaissance in China. These simple exercises by Foyan lead you to the awakening of insight into the real nature of self and emphasize... Read more
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The Essence Of Religion
By: Huston Smith
Narrated by: Mark Walstrom
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Who are we? Why are we here? How should we spend our few precious years on Earth? Throughout history, we've looked to religion for answers to our deepest, abiding questions. One of the foremost scholars of religion in the world, Huston Smith, discusses the contemporary role of religion, the value religion continues to provide for those who... Read more
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Through the Wilderness of Dreams
By: Robert Bosnak
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Is it possible that the world of dreams is just as real as our waking life? Are our dreams more than just "suds from the brain"? And how can we be sure we aren't dreaming even now? A therapist who has worked with thousands upon thousands of dreams shares his provocative insights and stories about possibilities you may never have considered. Read more
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Schlepping Towards Enlightenment
By: Lama Surya Das
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A Jewish lama from New York gives us a modern American update on the Eastern spiritual wisdom to which he has dedicated his life since the sixties. His gentle humor and sincerity sparkle through the hard reminders that "if it doesn't show up in life as common-sense, as sagacity, as sanity, what good is it?" Read more
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The Art of War - Abridged
By: Sun Tzu & B.D. Wong
Narrated by: Ron Silver
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: Yes
For the Chinese philosopher Sun Tzu, war was synchronic with life. Tzu viewed the world as a network of combat zones where the stakes were high, struggle was the primary mode of being, no one was to be trusted, and survival depended on nothing less than unconditional victory. This 2,500-year-old work of wisdom continues to guide and inspire... Read more
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It's Easier than You Think - Abridged
By: Sylvia Boorstein
Narrated by: Sylvia Boorstein
Length: 2 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Sylvia Boorstein— known by friends and colleagues as a "Jewish grandmother bodhisattva"— is highly-skilled in making the universal wisdom of traditional Buddhist teachings available to all. Using delightful and deceptively powerful stories from everyday experiences, Boorstein demystifies spirituality, charts the path to... Read more
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Light And Quantum Mind
By: Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Mark Walstrom
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Zajonc explores the history of light and attempts to unravel its mysteries. He has incorporated into his research the struggle to bridge the vital connection between the outer light of nature and our inner spiritual light, stressing the relationship between human experience and scientific exploration. Read more
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Choosing A Sustainable Future
By: Duane Elgin
Narrated by: Mark Walstrom
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Faced with dwindling resources, mounting pollution and an exploding population, we are being challenged to come together as a whole family, a whole species, for the first time in human history. At the same time, however, our technology is creating the very means to accomplish this monumental task. This is just one of the vitally important... Read more
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Peacework
By: Ciaran McKeown
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Issues of peace around the world are a tangled weave, and extremely volatile. This conversation illuminates the complexities in Northern Ireland, and helps us to develop greater compassion and a deepening of our own thinking regarding ethnic factions within any nation. A respected political journalist in Northern Ireland, McKeown became an... Read more
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The Cauldron of Wisdom
By: Nicki Scully
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Within each of us is a "cauldron" of knowledge and wisdom about ourselves and the world, which we can access through shamanic techniques. Scully describes how and why trance journeys into the world of deities, totems and archetypes work to give us courage, insight or healing. Read more
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The Moral Compass - Abridged
By: William J. Bennett
Narrated by: William J. Bennett
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The Moral Compass is the inspiring and instructive companion volume to William J. Bennett's bestselling work, The Book of Virtues, offering many more examples of good and bad, right and wrong, in great works from literature and in exemplary stories from history.
Organized by the stages along life's journey, these stories and poems serve as... Read more
Hope for the Universal Human
By: Barbara Marx Hubbard
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Exciting developments are taking place in human evolution. Past, present and future point toward tremendous leaps in our awareness and co-creative capacity. And Barbara Marx Hubbard is a scout on the edge of evolution, pointing the way and cheering us on. Read more
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Decoding Your Dreams
By: Gayle Delaney
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms & Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Why are dreams important? How can we remember more of our dreams, or use the dreams we remember to inform our waking life? Through years of research and dream analysis, Dr. Delaney has developed a "dream interview" technique that truly gives us the keys to decoding our own dreams. Read more
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Roping the Sacred Cows: Learning to Question Authority
By: Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This moment in history, says Joel Kramer, is a historical crossroads when "the moral order, the glue that has held civilizations together, begins to unravel"--a time to escape authoritarian constraints and move into self-trust and creativity. Read more
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A Native American Dream
By: Russell Means
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Means recalls memories of his grandfather and his extended Native American family as well as the recovery of personal identity and pride. He shares what he has learned about history, oppression, and freedom, and gives insights into the current political story, how history is repeating itself in modern America and what still needs to happen. Read more
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Everyday Enlightenment
By: Richard Moss & Ariel Moss
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
These dedicated explorers of human consciousness offer a stimulating view of what could be possible if we learned to use our everyday situations, our body awareness, and our family relationships to live toward a new definition of enlightenment. They describe how to use sensation and intuition as guides to spiritual growth. Read more
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The New Approach to Medicine
By: Andrew Weil, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Our modern medical system, based on high technology tests and treatments, is beginning to topple under its own weight and expense. But there is another approach to medicine that is less expensive and often more effective, especially for chronic conditions. Read more
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Principles of the Peaceful Warrior
By: Dan Millman
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
All my life, says Dan Millman, "I've searched for principles that seem to have a certain integrity and permanence, that apply in all conditions." Here we are treated to the fruits of this search, as Millman discusses the "Laws of Spirit" that he has discovered, and how we can use them to live the life of the "Peaceful Warrior"--a life of... Read more
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Insight and Wisdom Through Loss
By: Isabel Allende
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
What are the most important things in life? How can we experience them deeply, and how do we learn from them? Isabel Allende is a master of these questions, having wrestled with profound losses in her life as well as experiencing great love, pain and joy. Read more
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Time, Space and the Cosmos
By: Paul Davies
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
What is time? Is time travel possible? What is a black hole like? Here are some clear and fascinating explanations of many idiosyncrasies of science and philosophy on which modern physics has been shedding new light. "There is more to the universe," says Davies, "than meets the eye…Matter is far more nebulous and mysterious than we thought." Read more
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Living the Heart Path
By: Doug Boyd
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
There are many avenues of personal empowerment available in today's world--but none of them mean anything unless we put our abilities into service for other people. This teacher of powerful medicine ways shares his insights about the power of making ourselves available to people, and the path of humanity toward service and compassion. Read more
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Traveling Light For the Good Life
By: Richard Leider
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Are you living the good life? asks Richard Leider. Are you living with people you love, in the place that's right, doing good work, with a sense of purpose? Here is a challenge to reconsider the structure of your entire life, to choose for yourself what is needed to "repack" it for greater purpose and satisfaction. Read more
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The Voyage of the Beagle
By: Charles Darwin
Narrated by: David Case
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on an expedition that, in his own words, determined my whole career. The Voyage of the Beagle chronicles his five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin... Read more
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What I Believe
By: Bertrand Russell
Narrated by: Terrence Hardiman
Length: 2 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Remarkably relevant, beautifully written, and filled with wit and wisdom, these three essays by Bertrand Russell allow the listener to test the concepts of the good life, morality, the existence of God, Christianity, and human nature. “What I Believe” was used prominently in the 1940 New York court proceedings in which Russell was judicially... Read more
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