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Rules
By: Lorraine Daston
Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
Length: 11 hours
Abridged: No
Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organize the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under the rules we have, and yearn for ones we don't, yet no culture could do without them. In Rules,... Read more
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Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching
By: Dahui
Narrated by: Keong Sim
Length: 16 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching (Chinese Zhengfayanzang) stands as among the greatest classics of Chan (Chinese Zen) Buddhism, combining speeches, stories, dialogues, poems, and commentaries that the influential master Dahui (1089–1163) extracted from Chan lore. Compiled by Dahui's students during Song Dynasty China, this work is replete... Read more
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Enquiridión
By: Epicteto
Narrated by: José Peña Coto
Length: 48 minutes
Abridged: No
Uno de los primeros libros de autoayuda de la historia.
El filósofo estoico Epicteto destila en este manual de vida, publicado en el año 125, las claves de una existencia plena. Su influencia llegó hasta el mismo Marco Aurelio. Esta edición traducida del griego por José Ortiz y Sanz adopta el estilo minimalista y directo propio del... Read more
The Game of Life and How to Play it
By: Florence Scovel Shinn
Narrated by: Amy Conger
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Most people consider life a battle, but it is not a battle, it is a game. It is a game, however, which cannot be played successfully without the knowledge of spiritual law, and the Old and the New Testaments give the rules of the game with wonderful clearness. Jesus Christ
taught that it was a ... Read more
Song of Solomon - The World English Bible, Book 22 (Unabridged)
By: Various Authors
Narrated by: Sam Kusi
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
The Song of Songs, also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is an erotic poem that is one of the megillot (scrolls) found in the last section of the Tanakh, known as the Ketuvim (or "Writings"). It is unique within the Hebrew Bible: it shows no interest in Law or Covenant or the God of Israel, nor does it teach or explore... Read more
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Digital Stockholm Syndrome in the Post-Ontological Age
By: Mark Jarzombek
Narrated by: Lousie Potter
Length: 4 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Once, humans were what they believed. Now, the modern person is determined by data exhaust—an invisible anthropocentric ether of ones and zeros that is a product of our digitally monitored age. Author Mark Jarzombek argues that the world has become redesigned to fuse the algorithmic with the ontological, and the discussion of ontology must be... Read more
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The Madness Of Reason. Consciousness The Product Of Collective Unconsciousness
By: davide appi
Narrated by: Sandra Ouellet
Length: 8 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
CONSCIOUSNESS OR SUPERCONSCIOUSNESS THIS IS THE DILEMMA The present society continues to run like a mad elephant, toward global catastrophe. Why do we continue on this road that leads us to a dead end, with end view our own self-destruction? The answer to this question lies in human consciousness itself, the cause of every problem, while... Read more
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Of The Social Contract and Other Political Writings
By: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Narrated by: Heather Long, John Kapansa & Roy McMillan
Length: 13 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Brought to you by Penguin.
'Man was born free, and everywhere he is in chains.'
These are the famous opening words of a treatise that has stirred vigorous debate ever since its first publication in 1762. Rejecting the view that anyone has a natural right to wield authority over others, Rousseau argues instead for a pact, or 'social contract', that... Read more
La Lámpara Maravillosa
By: Ramón del Valle-Inclán
Narrated by: Artur Mas
Length: 3 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Entre la obra de Valle-Inclán no hay un título más extraño, estimulante y provocativo que La Lámpara Maravillosa. Uno de los libros más raros y hermosos de la literatura española. El libro se presenta como una autobiografía del autor quien, fascinado por el mundo del ocultismo, desea transitar por nuevos senderos Se siente peregrino y sitúa en... Read more
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Seekers Forum Complete Collection with Mark Matousek
By: Mark Matousek
Narrated by: Mark Matousek
Length: 7 hours
Abridged: No
How do you live an awakened life? In these 14 inspirational talks from The Seekers Forum, best selling author and teacher Mark Matousek provides a contemporary roadmap to everyday wisdom for spiritual seekers. Exploring topics that include Fear and Desire, Beginner’s Mind, Passion and Abandon, and Awakening Genius, these intimate lectures ignite... Read more
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Fireside Reading of The Prophet
By: Kahlil Gibran
Narrated by: Gildart Jackson & Melora Hardin
Length: 2 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
Experiencing a story read out loud is one of the oldest forms of entertainment there is. Fireside Reading is a way to slow down, reconnect with the timeless wisdom of great books and rediscover the simple pleasure of being read to. Join Gildart Jackson in front of a cozy fire as he reads The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran to you and your family. Read more
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Jhāna Consciousness
By: Paul Dennison
Narrated by: James Anderson Foster
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
An interdisciplinary deep dive into Buddhist jhāna meditation and how it can transform our understanding of self and consciousness
States of profound meditative concentration, the jhānas are central to the earliest Buddhist teachings. For centuries in Southeast Asia, oral yogāvacara (yoga practitioner) lineages kept traditional jhāna practices... Read more
The Little Book of Philosophy
By: Rachel Poulton
Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
Length: 3 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
If you want to know your Socrates from your Sartre and your Confucius from your Kant, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of philosophy. Including accessible primers on:
● The early Ancient Greek philosophers and the "big three": Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle
● Key schools of philosophy and their impact on modern life
●... Read more
Losing Ourselves
By: Jay Garfield
Narrated by: Eric Meyers
Length: 6 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
This audiobook narrated by Eric Meyers reveals why you don’t have a self—and why that’s a good thing
In Losing Ourselves, Jay Garfield, a leading expert on Buddhist philosophy, offers a brief and radically clear account of an idea that at first might seem frightening but that promises to liberate us and improve our lives, our relationships, and... Read more
The Emperor's Handbook
By: Marcus Aurelius
Narrated by: Stephen Graybill, Aden Hakimi, Sarah Naughton, ...
Length: 5 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A powerful and accessible translation of Marcus Aurelius’s timeless book on character, what it takes to be a good leader, and how to live a fulfilling life.
Marcus Aurelius ruled the Roman Empire at its height, yet he remained untainted by the immense wealth and absolute power that had corrupted many of his predecessors. He... Read more
Ideas de perfil
By: Carlos Peña
Narrated by: Ezequiel Álvarez
Length: 21 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Un deslumbrante repaso por la vida y obra de los más importantes pensadores contemporáneos.
En este contundente libro Carlos Peña presenta un conjunto de perfiles que ahondan en las vidas y obras de los principales pensadores de la modernidad. Con claridad y distinción, el destacado ensayista chileno se pasea por las ideas de Maquiavelo,... Read more
Ecclesiastes - The World English Bible, Book 21 (Unabridged)
By: Various Authors
Narrated by: Sam Kusi
Length: 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Ecclesiastes is one of the Ketuvim ("Writings") of the Hebrew Bible and one of the "Wisdom" books of the Christian Old Testament. The title commonly used in English is a Latin transliteration of the Greek translation of the Hebrew word קֹהֶלֶת (Kohelet, Koheleth, Qoheleth or Qohelet). An unnamed author introduces "The words of Kohelet, son of... Read more
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De la brevedad de la vida
By: Lucio Anneo Séneca
Narrated by: José Peña Coto
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Abridged: No
La vida nos ofrece suficiente tiempo para hacer todo lo que es realmente importante. Simple y claro. Que no fácil. Así lo concebía Séneca. Y así lo expresó en el año 55 d. C. en este ensayo incluido en su obra Diálogos y dirigido a su suegro Paulino. En él plantea una serie de principios estoicos que tratan sobre el tiempo y cómo la gente lo... Read more
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Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung
By: Arthur Schopenhauer
Narrated by: Volker Braumann
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Das zweite Buch des ersten Bandes des Klassikers "Ich gehöre zu den Lesern Schopenhauers", schrieb Friedrich Nietzsche, "welche, nachdem sie die erste Seite von ihm gelesen haben, mit Bestimmtheit wissen, dass sie alle Seiten lesen und auf jedes Wort hören werden, das er überhaupt gesagt hat". Und so wie es Nietzsche mit der Lektüre von... Read more
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Cómo se hace una novela
By: Miguel de Unamuno
Narrated by: José Peña Coto
Length: 1 hour 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Cómo se hace una novela son las memorias de Unamuno mientras se encuentra exiliado en Francia durante el tiempo en el que se proponía escribir el libro Jugo de la Raza. El significado de una obra tan compleja se revela sobre todo en su estructura o, mejor, en su falta de estructura. El argumento de la supuesta novela que Unamuno imagina en el... Read more
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Tolices sobre Pernas de Pau - Abridged
By: Jeremy Bentham
Narrated by: Voz Sintética
Length: 2 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: Yes
"O texto de Jeremy Bentham publicado aqui, escrito em 1795 e finalizado em 1796, apresenta uma das mais famosas e influentes críticas dirigidas ao direito natural e, por extensão, à noção de direitos humanos. O tom do texto é, em grande medida, polêmico e panfletário. Bentham destaca a fragilidade dessa perspectiva e seu argumento central reside... Read more
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Oráculo manual y arte de prudencia
By: Baltasar Gracián
Narrated by: José Peña Coto
Length: 4 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
No todos los que ven han abierto los ojos, ni todos los que miran ven. (Baltasar Gracián)
¿Qué tiene la obra de un jesuita español del siglo XVII para inspirar a personajes de gran influencia como Arturo Schopenhauer o Elon Musk? Los 300 aforismos contenidos en esta imperecedera obra dan respuesta a la pregunta. Esta nueva edición en formato de... Read more
Fragmente aus dem Orient - Abridged
By: Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer
Narrated by: Gert Westphal
Length: 1 hour 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Der gebürtige Südtiroler Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer (1790–1861) gilt als bedeutender Orientalist. Der Kleinbauernsohn (geboren in Tschötsch bei Brixen) war ein für seine Zeit liberaler Denker, der in München und Frankfurt tätig war, und noch heute als Gelehrter bekannt ist. Sein maßgebliches Werk "Fragmente aus dem Orient", 1845 erstmals... Read more
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The Light of Hermes Trismegistus
By: Charles Stein
Narrated by: Jez Sands
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
• Includes Theogony, The Homeric Hymn to Hermes, The Poem of Parmenides, The Poimandres, The Chaldean Oracles, Hymn to Isis, and On Divine Virtue, each translated from the original Greek or Latin
• Presents interpretive commentary for each text to progressively weave them together historically, poetically, hermeneutically, and magically
Linked to... Read more
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