Science & Technology audiobooks

The Gods in Everyone

By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Both men and women carry the archetypal patterns of gods and goddesses. Here, Bolen, a psychiatrist and Jungian analyst, discusses the power of this dynamic in our lives. She describes the Greek gods and their relevance in a patriarchal culture. Through understanding the different aspects of these gods, we can come to inhabit our lives more... Read more

Quantum Theory, Creativity and Consciousness

By: F. David Peat

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This conversation with theoretical physicist Peat ranges from chaos theory to synchronicity. Influenced strongly by David Bohm and J. Krishnamurti, he makes the connection between the worlds of science and spirit. Exploring the question "What is the nature of order?" provides the impetus for Peat to attempt to build a bridge between matter and... Read more

Natural Intelligence and the Heart

By: Joseph Chilton Pearce

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The combination of the latest brain research with the new image of the shape of reality emerging from quantum physics challenges us to see ourselves anew, according to Pearce, who provides a wealth of knowledge about how we develop, learn, create and relate to the universe we inhabit. He suggests that intelligence is much more than just... Read more

Beyond Dependence

By: Sue Patton Thoele

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Creativity and freedom come when we break the bonds of dependence and allow ourselves to stand as whole human beings without the need of external and artificial supports. This is everyone's challenge, but especially so for women, since their voices and energy are so needed now, according to Thoele, a psychotherapist. She describes her own... Read more

Sacred Odyssey: Seeking Freedom

By: Ram Dass

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A 1990 return visit with the spiritual pilgrim whose personal journey for more than four decades has served as a reflective mirror for so many. He speaks about where he is now in his life; how methods are traps; overcoming fear in the midst of change; spiritual potential; the true source of change; facing adversity; the challenge of doing good;... Read more

Resist Much, Obey Little: The Writer As Social Critic

By: Edward Abbey

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The environmental movement stands on the shoulders of one of the American West’s leading advocates, the late Edward Abbey. Here he admonishes us to make a difference, “to oppose injustice, to defy the powerful, to speak for the voiceless.” With wry humor and candor, he points to the serious environmental crises caused by “simple greed” and... Read more

An Awakened Life

By: Vernon Howard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In this wide-ranging, insight-provoking conversation, Howard states in simple terms what must be done to reach enlightenment. Powerful, incisive and mystical are only a few words that describe this rare and penetrating voice in the wilderness. Read more

Uncommon Wisdom

By: Robert Fulghum

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This is an inspiring and engaging dialogue about ordinary people living extraordinary lives and how the common things in life are often the richest source of spiritual sustenance. Fulghum, a retired Unitarian minister, reveals the meaning in simple things with wit and insight. Read more

Inside the Mystery: Alien Contacts

By: Jacques Vallee, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most respected and knowledgeable investigators of UFOs and alien encounters, Vallee provides a larger mythic and historical context from which to consider these strange phenomena. Read more

The Pilgrim's Way

By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Here psychiatrist and author Bolen speaks of her archetypal pilgrimages to Chartres, Glastonbury, Ireland, Greece and India. The magic and mystery of sacred places and their power and energy for transformation, as well as the earth as healer, provide the central themes for this dialogue. Read more

Seeking Wisdom

By: Jacob Needleman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Learning to listen to our inner voice, living in relationship, suffering and liberation, finding providential help along the way and much more are covered by Needleman as he speaks to the depth and breadth of the spiritual search. He emphasizes the power of the oral tradition and the need to be open and receptive to truth when it appears. Read more

A New World View

By: Willis Harman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

According to Harman, we are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history—a change in the actual belief structure of Western industrial society—which points to extraordinary new possibilities for human consciousness. Read more

The Past is Present

By: Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Sheldrake’s theory of “morphic resonance,” challenges some fundamental assumptions of established science. He offers a revolutionary alternative to the mechanistic worldview and points toward a new understanding of the nature of life, matter and mind. He suggests that the brain may be more like a tuning system than a recording device. Read more

New Visions of Consciousness

By: Stanislav Grof, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A pioneer in the exploration of the human mind and psyche, Grof points to a vast domain, far beyond the mechanistic conception of human memory, that opens to the full range of the human past and present. He speaks to a unity underlying apparent separateness--a continuity of experience which pervades consciousness. Read more

The Ground of Being

By: Huston Smith, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A dialogue with one of the world's foremost scholars of religion and philosophy about the role of spirit in modern life, focusing on how to understand the difference between the secular and the sacred in a scientifically biased world. Professor Smith is the wisdom guide as he spins the mystical mandala pointing to the unity of all the great... Read more

Tao Te King - Eine zeitgemäße Version für westliche Hörer (Ungekürzt)

By: Laotse

Narrated by: Matthias Ernst Holzmann

Length: 2 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Entdecken Sie den Weg der Weisheit. Lao-Tse gilt als Begründer des Taoismus. Der Legende nach lebte er im 4. Jahrhundert vor Christus, stand als Reichsarchivar in Staatsdiensten und zog sich im Alter in die Einsamkeit zurück. Hier hielt er auf Wunsch eines Freundes seine Gedanken in einer Schrift fest, der spätere Generationen den Namen "Tao Te... Read more

Creativity, Natural Philosophy and Science

By: David Bohm, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Bohm tells us why science has become specialized and fragmented at the cost of its soul. He describes his theory of “implicate order” and its implications for human consciousness. He observes that thought is based in memory but true creativity depends on getting beyond the thought process. Read more

Astrophysics and the Middle Way

By: Vic Mansfield

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The parallels between science and mysticism are explored as Mansfield, a professor of physics and astronomy at Colgate University, speaks of how he as a physicist has been influenced by exposure to eastern philosophical systems, especially Buddhism. Read more

The Heart of Healing

By: Stephen Levine

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Out of his extraordinary work with those who came to him to die, Levine has emerged with a vision of healing capable of opening the heart and mind as well as the body. He speaks of the "real healing" as "the one we took birth for." We're all born in this realm to become complete. Read more

The Different Drum - Abridged

By: M. Scott Peck

Narrated by: M. Scott Peck

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For a World in Conflict...
New Hope for Wholeness in the Modern Age!
A society of rugged individualists and economic competitors A world of nuclear politics and uncontrollable forces For many, modern living means loneliness, disaffection, apathy and isolation.
Is there an escape?

In a startling, life-affirming work by one of America's... Read more

Creating Freedom

By: James Fadiman, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Freedom comes from within and requires seeing and transforming the blocks inside that hold us captive. Psychologist Fadiman views himself as "seeing things differently, and I call it consulting." Indeed, his perspective challenges us to examine how we hold ourselves back and to explore the possibilities for greater freedom and sanity in our lives. Read more

Adventures of the Mind

By: Joseph Chilton Pearce

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Understanding the basis of learning and how the brain works lie at the core of Pearce's message, which is both disturbing and inspiring. His natural fervor and steady presentation of facts challenge the mind to recognize its limitations while seeing its possibilities. Read more

Clear View: Vedanta for Westerners

By: Jean Klein

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

A French philosopher and teacher of Advaita Vedanta, the late Jean Klein is said to have attained realization. Klein spent several years in India where he met his guru, who eventually sent him back to Europe to teach Vedanta. Espousing a non-dualistic view of life, Klein speaks of a direct approach instead of a progressive one, beyond the... Read more

The Art of Creativity

By: Betty Edwards

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Here the author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain tells how to use drawing to tap into the powers of the dual brain function for enhancing creativity, imagination, and problem solving. The capacity to create is within everyone, according to Edwards, and she provides a wealth of insight for everyone interested in creative problem solving... Read more