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Tao Te Ching (Adapted for the Contemporary Listener)
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- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
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Publisher's summary
There are various translations and many self-help new-age books based on the Tao Te Ching, one of the most profound spiritual books ever to be written thousands of years ago by a sage who was known as Lao Tzu.
The beauty of the book is that it is left open to interpretation. The problem with this, however, is that some are unable to form the deep hidden meanings of the paragraphs and make any sense of them. Whilst the book is highly enlightening to some, it is equally confusing to others.
This book contains a translation of the ancient text and then goes on to give a unique explanation of every paragraph.
Each interpretation aims to make the Tao Te Ching a lot more understandable and enjoyable for all. All the mystical paradoxes are explained. Each of the 81 paragraphs are dissected for your awakening.
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What would be the practical implications of caring more about others than about yourself? This is the radical theme of this extraordinary set of instructions, a training manual composed in the 14th century by the Buddhist hermit Ngulchu Thogme, here explained in detail by one of the great Tibetan Buddhist masters of the 20th century, Dilgo Khyentse.
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A commentary to be read and contemplated upon over and over
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By: Dilgo Khyentse
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Being Taoist
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- By: Eva Wong
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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Taoist living rests on four pillars: the public, the domestic, the private, and the spirit lives. Not only do Taoists strive to live these four aspects fully and in a balanced way, they also believe there is an outlook and an art to each of them. Eva Wong uses the teachings of Taoist masters themselves to explain the essential concepts. She then gives voice to these texts - simplifying them, removing barriers to understanding, and making them completely accessible and relevant to the modern reader.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Magnificent!
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By: Eva Wong
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Original Goodness
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- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
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- Unabridged
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Uncover the core of goodness within. Love, compassion, meaning, hope, and freedom from fear are not qualities we need to acquire. We simply need to uncover what we already have. "Original goodness" is Eknath Easwaran’s phrase for this spark of divinity hidden in every one of us, regardless of our personal liabilities or past mistakes. Commenting on the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount, Easwaran shows how this spark of divinity can energize our lives - beginning with a simple method of meditation that gradually removes the conditioning that hides our native goodness.
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life changing
- By Andrew F. on 07-07-20
By: Eknath Easwaran
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No Man Is an Island
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- Narrated by: Jonathan Montaldo
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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> No Man Is an Island is a collection of 16 essays in which Thomas Merton plumbs aspects of human spirituality. Merton treats the “basic verities on which the spiritual life depends”. Essay themes include hope, conscience, sacrifice, charity, sincerity, mercy, and silence. The work is threaded through with Merton’s deep awareness that we are all called to “live not for ourselves but for others”.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Gem of a Book
- By Amazon Customer on 03-12-10
By: Thomas Merton
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The Meaning of Happiness
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Deep down, most people think that happiness comes from having or doing something. Here, in Alan Watts’s groundbreaking third book (originally published in 1940), he offers a more challenging thesis: authentic happiness comes from embracing life as a whole in all its contradictions and paradoxes, an attitude that Watts calls the “way of acceptance.” Drawing on Eastern philosophy, Western mysticism, and analytic psychology, Watts demonstrates that happiness comes from accepting both the outer world around us and the inner world inside us,
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Concepts Hard to Follow Along
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Takes A Couple Listens... But Worthwhile
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4 out of 5 stars
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Love the book
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To make the journey into The Power of Now you need to leave your analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. Access to the Now is everywhere - in the body, the silence, and the space all around you. These are the keys to enter a state of inner peace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Consciousness Altering
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- Unabridged
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story5 out of 5 stars 31
Counsels from My Heart is one of the few volumes of teachings by Dudjom Rinpoche, a legendary meditation master of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, to become available in English. It features talks to students presented in Dudjom Rinpoche's characteristically incisive and direct style, bringing the timeless heart-counsels of this great teacher vividly to life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Content is exceptional, narration is absurd.
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Marianne Williamson, author of the best-selling classic A Return to Love and world-renowned teacher, has taught millions around the world an incredible secret: You can transform your life and the world by simply changing how you think. Our thoughts hold our destiny. In A Year of Miracles, she provides 365 reflections and devotions that offer guidance and spiritual support for following the path of love. These affirmations help you to remember, each day, that you are not alone, that the universe is alive and ready to shower you with help and miracles when you strive to put your best self forward.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I'm A Marianne Fan, but....
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Of all the Buddha's teachings, perhaps his greatest gift can be found in "the Bodhisattva ideal", a template for living in the world as an "Awakener", a servant of the highest good for all. With his previous best-sellers including Awakening the Buddha Within, American-born Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Surya Das has made the helpful, healing insights of the Buddha accessible to millions.
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Puts the heart into mindfulness meditation
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This popular and best-selling book from a renowned Franciscan challenges people to move beyond the comfort of a settled life toward an understanding of themselves that is rooted in their connection to God. Only when they rest in God can they find the certainty and the freedom to become all that they can be.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I love Richard Rohr, but
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 383
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Stephen Mitchell brings to life his acclaimed translation of these most famous and revered Hindu scriptures - the timeless story of the paths of knowledge, devotion, action, and meditation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I am Review, shatterer of words
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Humanity now, perhaps more than in any previous time, has an opportunity to create a new, saner, more loving world. This will involve a radical inner leap from the current egoic consciousness to an entirely new one. In illuminating the nature of this shift in consciousness, Tolle describes in detail how our current ego-based state of consciousness operates. Then gently, and in very practical terms, he leads us into this new consciousness. We will come to experience who we truly are and learn to live and breathe freely.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Realized Being Shares In Person...a rare find.
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The Complete Conversations with God
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The seminal trilogy of Neale Donald Walsch's ongoing dialogue with God are brought together here in one audio edition. Includes unabridged performances of Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue Book I, Book II and Book III, the best-selling of the author's works. Few modern writers have had more influence on popular thinking about God than Neale Donald Walsch. Neale Donald Walsch, together with award-winning actors Ed Asner and Ellen Burstyn, reveals a God who is loving, believable, understanding of our weaknesses, and, most important, easy to talk with.
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5 out of 5 stars
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4th Time Reading this Series in 20 years
- By Pangaia on 05-23-19
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what is said is good
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- Jeremiah Hatcher
- 01-06-23
Better and Better each time I hear it.
love this narration learn more each time I hear it. Enjoy the oneness in all things and the way it flows.
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