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The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is one of the world’s most beloved books on philosophy and enlightenment. We hope that by repeated listening to the story, you gain wisdom and insight, as well as mastery of a foreign language. We recommend you use the version of the story that leads with your native language, so you hear each sentence in your native language, followed by the language you are learning. For example, if you are a native English speaker learning Spanish, then you would use the English and Spanish edition.

Reason has done much of the heavy lifting throughout history. This audiobook presents quotations from many of history's key figures who both recognize the importance—and also the limitations—of reason.

Biohacking is the process of changing your biology in order to make yourself healthier, happier and more productive. Many of these concepts are simple enough for anyone with an interest in improving their life but some topics may be a little more advanced than others; it just depends on what level you’re starting from. This book serves as an introduction to some of the most basic biohacking practices. It will provide information on how they work together so that readers can decide which ones they would like to focus in order to improve their overall quality of living. From food choices (...

Sanuk is a Thai concept that can loosely be translated as meaning ‘fun’. Though sanuk is in fact much more than that; it’s about achieving pleasure and joy in all aspects of life. For Thai people, if it’s not sanuk, it’s not worth doing. Thai people believe that it’s the little things that add up to a joyful life. Whether it’s raising happy kids, enjoying a quick chat with your neighbour or having a laugh with friends, they try to bring a sense of joy into their daily routines. This easygoing, fun-loving way of life is why Thailand is often called The Land of Smiles.

Theresia Enzensberger kann nicht schlafen. Also schreibt sie ein Buch über den Schlaf und folgt dabei den verschiedenen Stadien, die wir in der Nacht durchleben. So beginnt sie in der zähneknirschenden Leichtschlafphase mit einem Essay über die Moralisierung von Schlaf, Traum als politische Metapher und die Folgen allgemeinen Schlafmangels. Fast unmerklich wird ihr Text in der Tiefschlafphase privater, innerlicher, und eröffnet uns eine intensivere, persönlichere Sicht auf die Welt, die Kunst, die Literatur.

Discover traditional Maori philosophy through 52 whakatauki - simple, powerful life lessons, one for every week. Each one is retold by respected Maori psychiatrist Dr Hinemoa Elder to show how we can live a less stressful daily life, with more contentment and kindness for each other and the planet. Find out how the power of aroha can help you each day and through its many meanings - fundamental Maori values - make a happier world for everyone.

Nietzsche gibt in dieser späten Schrift eine Beschreibung der bedeutenden 'Züge seiner Natur' in enger Zusammenschau mit seinen Schriften. Er erfüllt damit (zunächst aus eigener Sicht) seine Forderung, das Denken eines Philosophen im Wesentlichen auch aus den Bedingtheiten seines Lebens zu verstehen – und er wünscht sich geradezu die gebotene Respektlosigkeit seiner 'späten' Leser (und Hörer); den freien, unverstellten Blick auf seine eigenen 'Ideale', Attitüden und geistigen Posen. "Und warum wollt ihr nicht an meinem Kranze rupfen?" (Ecce Homo / Selbstzitat aus dem Zarathustra)

"L'exercice philosophique a pour enjeu l'insaisissable nous privant du délai qui assure la sécurité de la pensée et du discours". Vladimir Jankélévitch. "Rien n'est moins subtil, rien n'est moins systématique au fond que cette vision du monde derrière laquelle se cache une expérience douloureuse. Jamais cette pensée n'est figée, solidifiée dans une rhétorique implacable, au contraire l'oralité confère le jaillissement, la spontanéité, la redite." Françoise Schwab.

"Hōjōki" (Pensamientos desde mi Cabaña) fue escrita alrededor del año 1212. Este ensayo es una reflexión sobre la naturaleza efímera de la vida humana y la impermanencia del mundo. Chōmei narra su propia experiencia de vivir en una cabaña aislada en las afueras de Kyoto, alejado de la sociedad y sus problemas. Describe las calamidades y desastres naturales que presenció durante su vida, como terremotos, incendios y guerras y como estas experiencias lo llevaron a buscar una vida más sencilla y en armonía con la naturaleza.

An unflinching and luminous memoir that explores a father’s philosophical transformation when he must reconsider the questions what makes us human? and whose life is worth living? Before becoming a father, Chris Gabbard was a fast-track academic finishing his doctoral dissertation at Stanford. A disciple of Enlightenment thinkers, he was a devotee of reason, believed in the reliability of science, and lived by the dictum that an unexamined life is not worth living. That is, until his son August was born.

The Greek philosopher Socrates once asked his student Phaedrus: "Where have you come from and where are you going?" These two simple questions are at the heart of "real" Greek philosophy. We all want to know where the universe came from, and what is our place in it. We also want to choose the best, most fulfilling and happiest life for ourselves in the years ahead.

Following the same principles as those of “Think and Grow Rich”, “The Master Key System” and “The Science of Getting Rich”, the Science of Being Well focuses on your attitude of mind, and the importance of thinking “health” at all times. This book discusses the Principle of Health and the importance of performing the voluntary functions of life in a healthy manner. These voluntary functions are eating, drinking, breathing and sleeping, and if we perform these functions in a perfectly healthy way, we must have perfect health.

Anita Perry, a yoga instructor with over 45 years in the fitness field, writes short essays of everyday activities and significant events as seen through the eyes of a yogi. This book contains inspiring, funny, sad, compelling short essays to help you uncover your own wisdom.

Where there is authority there can be no discovery of something new. Relationship based on an idea cannot be a self-revealing process. Self-knowledge is understood, uncovered and its process revealed through relationship. Is it possible to love without the interference of the mind? When the mind becomes supreme, all-important, then there can be no affection. Q: what is that thinking that must come to an end? What do you mean by thinking and thought?

El gran filósofo griego Sócrates ha pasado a la historia como uno de los pensadores más importantes de la humanidad, y, debido a que no llegó a dominar la escritura, la gran mayoría de sus enseñanzas fueron transmitidas por su discípulo Platón.

"L'Éloge de la Folie" est un essai écrit en latin en 1509 par Desiderius Erasmus de Rotterdam et publié pour la première fois en juin 1511. Considéré comme l'une des œuvres les plus remarquables de la Renaissance, c'est une attaque satirique contre les superstitions et autres traditions de la société européenne.

El deporte no es solamente una actividad física, sino una actividad integral, holística, que altera, desarrolla y activa las distintas dimensiones del ser humano, las visibles y las invisibles, las materiales y las inmateriales, lo más nuclear y esencial que hay en él, pero también lo más exterior. Partiendo de esa premisa, esta obra muestra la práctica deportiva como un camino de extraordinaria utilidad para activar la inteligencia espiritual, trascendente o existencial, latente en todo ser humano.

The Curious Case of the Pheromonophone is an audio story that takes you on an irreverent, true-life adventure with one of Silicon Valley’s successful failed inventors - Jonathon Keats. A philosopher, an inventor and an artist, Keats has been inventing janky contraptions for over two decades, like a factory you can control with your mind and an emotionally responsive car. In this story he debuts one of his new inventions, what he calls a“pheromonophone” - a kind of smell telephone that can send your personal scent over digital networks. 

A diabetic woman awakens from a coma having forgotten the last 10 years of her life. A Haitian immigrant has nightmares that begin bleeding into his waking hours. A retired teacher loses the use of her right hand due to pain of no known origin. Noga Arikha began studying these patients and their confounding symptoms in order to explore how our physical experiences inform our identities. Soon after she initiated her work, the question took on unexpected urgency, as Arikha’s own mother began to show signs of Alzheimer’s disease.

Audiokniha představuje několik let uvažování o společnosti, přírodě a nás samých. První část se týká naší současné situace, která se ocitá na hraně mezi hněvem a soucitem, mezi ničením a tvorbou. Na změnu jsme málo psychologicky připraveni, a proto je nutné si vybudovat nějakou formu aktivní obrany. Dále se však ukáže, že pouhá sebeobrana nestačí, protože je také nutné být tvořivý.