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Think Like a Monk
- Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day
- Written by: Jay Shetty
- Narrated by: Jay Shetty
- Length: 11 hrs
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Shetty grew up in a family where you could become one of three things—a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure. His family was convinced he had chosen option three: Instead of attending his college graduation ceremony, he headed to India to become a monk....
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i couldn't stop listening
- By Cici Dy on 2020-09-14
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When Things Fall Apart
- Heart Advice for Difficult Times
- Written by: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Christy Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect....
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The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
- Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
- Written by: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrated by: René Ruiz
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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In The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, now revised with added material and new insights, Nhat Hanh introduces us to the core teachings of Buddhism and shows us that the Buddha’s teachings are accessible and applicable to our daily lives....
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Pure Buddhism
- By Wanderingjack on 2019-01-20
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
- Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
- Written by: Shunryu Suzuki
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few. So begins this most beloved of all American Zen works....
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Abysmal audio quality
- By PublicName on 2021-03-05
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Radical Compassion
- Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
- Written by: Tara Brach
- Narrated by: Tara Brach
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart....
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Inspiring
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-12-19
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How to Be an Adult in Relationships
- The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
- Written by: David Richo
- Narrated by: David Richo
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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In this audiobook, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships - one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving and realistic person....
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Paaaaainful performance.
- By Ashley on 2020-12-31
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Think Like a Monk
- Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day
- Written by: Jay Shetty
- Narrated by: Jay Shetty
- Length: 11 hrs
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Shetty grew up in a family where you could become one of three things—a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure. His family was convinced he had chosen option three: Instead of attending his college graduation ceremony, he headed to India to become a monk....
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i couldn't stop listening
- By Cici Dy on 2020-09-14
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When Things Fall Apart
- Heart Advice for Difficult Times
- Written by: Pema Chodron
- Narrated by: Christy Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
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How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart—when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect....
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The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
- Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
- Written by: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrated by: René Ruiz
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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In The Heart of the Buddha’s Teaching, now revised with added material and new insights, Nhat Hanh introduces us to the core teachings of Buddhism and shows us that the Buddha’s teachings are accessible and applicable to our daily lives....
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Pure Buddhism
- By Wanderingjack on 2019-01-20
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
- Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
- Written by: Shunryu Suzuki
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
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In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few. So begins this most beloved of all American Zen works....
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Abysmal audio quality
- By PublicName on 2021-03-05
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Radical Compassion
- Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN
- Written by: Tara Brach
- Narrated by: Tara Brach
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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One of the most beloved and trusted mindfulness teachers in America offers a lifeline for difficult times: the RAIN meditation, which awakens our courage and heart....
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Inspiring
- By Amazon Customer on 2020-12-19
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How to Be an Adult in Relationships
- The Five Keys to Mindful Loving
- Written by: David Richo
- Narrated by: David Richo
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
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In this audiobook, Richo offers a fresh perspective on love and relationships - one that focuses not on finding an ideal mate, but on becoming a more loving and realistic person....
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Paaaaainful performance.
- By Ashley on 2020-12-31
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Fierce Self-Compassion
- How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive
- Written by: Kristin Neff
- Narrated by: Jean Ann Douglass
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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The author of Self-Compassion follows up her groundbreaking book with new ideas that expand our notion of self-kindness and its capacity to transform our lives, showing women how to balance tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power and change the world....
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Judgmental and biased
- By Katie Meilleur on 2023-01-25
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The Book of Joy
- Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
- Written by: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams
- Narrated by: Douglas Carlton Abrams, full cast, Francois Chau, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity....
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I would rate it more than 5 stars if I could!
- By Anonymous User on 2017-12-11
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The Five Invitations
- Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
- Written by: Frank Ostaseski
- Narrated by: Frank Ostaseski
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
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Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight....
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The most profound book I’ve read. The narrator has such a beautiful smoothing voice
- By Kumar on 2022-10-20
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Fear
- Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm
- Written by: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
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Without fear, we are able to see more clearly our connections to others. Without fear, we have more room for understanding and compassion....
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Great Audible
- By Aquarius Developments on 2021-07-25
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Radical Self-Acceptance
- Written by: Tara Brach
- Narrated by: Tara Brach
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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According to Dr. Brach, feelings of shame and unworthiness are the source of many problems with our relationships, careers, creative endeavors, and our spiritual unfolding....
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Nice book and calm voice of the reader
- By Rahul on 2024-03-23
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How We Live Is How We Die
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Olivia Darnley
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
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Discover newfound freedom in life’s ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart....
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Not in the right mindset for it.
- By Princess Excellent on 2024-03-04
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead
- Liberation Through Understanding in the Between
- Written by: Robert Thurman - translator
- Narrated by: Robert Thurman
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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The most accessible and informative version of the Buddhist classic available in English, with instruction in meditation, illuminating commentary, and guidance in the practical use of the prayers....
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liberating and enlightening
- By Scott W. on 2022-03-12
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The Movie of Me to the Movie of We
- Written by: Raghu Markus, Duncan Trussell
- Narrated by: Raghu Markus, Duncan Trussell
- Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
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This book which we've been working on for the last four years is called the The Movie of Me to the Movie of We. Everyone has a "Movie of Me" that they firmly believe in....
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Chapter 10 The Law of Karma
- By Amazon Customer on 2024-03-27
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Mindfulness for Beginners
- Written by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
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In Mindfulness for Beginners, Jon Kabat-Zinn gives you immediate access to a practice that can potentially add years to your life....
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most excellent for beginners, I would recommend
- By heathenann Blackcloud on 2019-04-17
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Lovingkindness
- The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
- Written by: Sharon Salzberg
- Narrated by: Sharon Salzberg
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy—both with others and with ourselves—creates feelings of pain and longing.
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Shaolin Spirit
- Meistere dein Leben
- Written by: Shi Heng Yi
- Narrated by: Herbert Schäfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Shi Heng Yi eröffnet mit diesem Hörbuch Einsichten in einer bisher unveröffentlichten Form der Shaolin-Tradition – anwendbare Praktiken für das...
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Le dalaï-lama et les secrets du bonheur bouddhiste
- Votre guide vers la vie plus sereine et heureuse
- Written by: Patrick Ménard
- Narrated by: Bertrand Maudet
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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Voulez-vous devenir heureux ? Demandez au dalaï-lama comment le faire ! Le bonheur est le désir supérieur qui fait agir notre monde. Cela se...
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Très bon libre
- By MOD on 2021-08-30
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The Connected Discourses of the Buddha
- A Translation of the Saṃyutta Nikaya
- Written by: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Narrated by: Taradasa
- Length: 57 hrs and 58 mins
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This volume offers a complete translation of the Saṃyutta Nikāya, The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, the third of the four great collections in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pāli Canon....
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Classic Dharma Talks
- Written by: Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
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Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk whose lifelong efforts to generate peace and reconciliation moved Martin Luther King, Jr. to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967....
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Dharma talks
- By Jack on 2022-12-15
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The Snow Leopard
- Written by: Peter Matthiessen, Pico Iyer - introduction
- Narrated by: Peter Matthiessen
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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In 1973, Peter Matthiessen and field biologist George Schaller traveled high into the remote mountains of Nepal to study the Himalayan blue sheep....
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Perfection
- By Ryan on 2024-04-13
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The Lotus Sutra
- The White Lotus Sutra of the True Dharma
- Written by: Hendrik Kern, Nicolas Soames - translator
- Narrated by: Taradasa
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
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The Lotus Sūtra is an extraordinary vision, far from the more practical, straightforward texts of the Pāli Canon. For those not accustomed to extreme Mahāyāna images it can appear very strange indeed....
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In Love with the World
- A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying
- Written by: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Helen Tworkov
- Narrated by: Feodor Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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At 36 years old, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was a rising star within his generation of Tibetan masters and the respected abbot of three monasteries. Then one night, telling no one, he slipped out of his monastery in India....
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Trustafarian recounts his weekend trip?
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-12-28
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Opening the Hand of Thought
- Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice
- Written by: Kosho Uchiyama, Tom Wright - editor translator, Jisho Warner - editor translator, and others
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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For over 30 years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power. This is the revised edition of Kosho Uchiyama's singularly incisive classic....
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Getting Unstuck
- Breaking Your Habitual Patterns and Encountering Naked Reality
- Written by: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chodron
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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With Getting Unstuck, she offers us a first look at "both the itch and the scratch": what Tibetan Buddhists call shenpa....
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Never enough
- By A. Vernon on 2020-01-03
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How to Sit
- Mindfulness Essentials, Book 1
- Written by: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
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“Sit” = “Meditate.” Here are clear, simple directions for anyone wanting to explore mindfulness meditation....
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A Path with Heart
- A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
- Written by: Jack Kornfield
- Narrated by: Jack Kornfield
- Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins
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Acclaimed as the most significant book yet about American Buddhism....
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Short and Sweet
- By Amazon Customer on 2019-04-09
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Guided Mindfulness Meditation Series 1
- Written by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Narrated by: Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
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These programs constitute the core practice curriculum of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in the Stress Reduction Clinic....
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servicable guided meditations
- By Alexander S. Jensen on 2020-10-20
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You Are Here
- Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
- Written by: Sherab Chödzin Kohn - translator, Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
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This moment is the gateway to enlightenment. It is the only moment we have to be joyful, mindful, and awake. The key is to be there for yourself - to learn to be fully present in your life....
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The Vimalakirti Sutra
- Written by: Anonymous, Burton Watson - translation
- Narrated by: Taradasa
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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The Vimalakirti Sutra is one of the most popular of all Mahayana sutras, being especially loved and revered in the Far East....
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Parenting with Zen
- A Buddhist Monk’s Insight to Raising Children
- Written by: Kido Inoue
- Narrated by: Ralph Mitchell
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Parenting is not always fun, but the dynamism of life gives us excitement, discovery, and pleasure. This book is a record of my experiences of parenting and practices of Zen. I owe them all to my children. They are gifts from God, irreplaceable treasures. The more serious I was with parenting, the deeper it became. When I faced parenting with a passion like a flame and at other times with calmness like ice, my attention became as sharp as a blade, and I could see some essence. That was a moment when a fire in my heart became a flame.
Written by: Kido Inoue
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Lovingkindness
- The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
- Written by: Sharon Salzberg
- Narrated by: Sharon Salzberg
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy—both with others and with ourselves—creates feelings of pain and longing. But these feelings can also awaken in us the desire for freedom and the willingness to take up the spiritual path.
Written by: Sharon Salzberg
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Lotus Girl
- My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America
- Written by: Helen Tworkov
- Narrated by: Helen Tworkov
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
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The daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. At the age of twenty-two, she set off for Japan, then traveled through Cambodia, India, and eventually to Tibetan refugee camps in Nepal. Set against the arresting cultural backdrop of the sixties and their legacy, this intimate self-portrait depicts Tworkov's search for a true home but also into the ways each of us can better understand and transform ourselves.
Written by: Helen Tworkov
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Presence
- The Art of Being at Home in Yourself
- Written by: Tracy Cochran
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Mindfulness offers us a way to be fully in the present moment—and as we start to embrace this practice, we learn that our lives are made of present moments. That gift of presence is the palpable experience of awareness that appears when we remember to be mindful of those moments. In twenty short chapters, meditation teacher Tracy Cochran encourages us to see presence as a living force—and to recognize and explore how that shows up in our lives.
Written by: Tracy Cochran
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Summoned by the Earth
- Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World
- Written by: Cynthia Jurs
- Narrated by: Cynthia Jurs
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
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The most pressing question in these uncertain times may well be, How can we bring healing and protection to the Earth? It was this very question that Cynthia Jurs carried with her in 1990 as she climbed a path high in the Himalayas, to meet an old wise man in a cave a venerated lama from Nepal. In response to her question, the old lama gave her a formidable assignment based on an ancient practice from Tibet: she must procure earth treasure vases made of clay and potent medicines, fill them with prayers and symbolic offerings, and bury them around the world where healing is called for.
Written by: Cynthia Jurs
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Zen Buddhism and Its Relation to Art
- Written by: Arthur Waley
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In this entertaining pamphlet, the author, who was an expert on the artistic traditions of China and Japan, examines the effect of Zen Buddhism on popular culture. He provides a perceptive thumbnail view of the development of Buddhism in the Far East, and engaging portraits of its luminary figures.
Written by: Arthur Waley
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Parenting with Zen
- A Buddhist Monk’s Insight to Raising Children
- Written by: Kido Inoue
- Narrated by: Ralph Mitchell
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Parenting is not always fun, but the dynamism of life gives us excitement, discovery, and pleasure. This book is a record of my experiences of parenting and practices of Zen. I owe them all to my children. They are gifts from God, irreplaceable treasures. The more serious I was with parenting, the deeper it became. When I faced parenting with a passion like a flame and at other times with calmness like ice, my attention became as sharp as a blade, and I could see some essence. That was a moment when a fire in my heart became a flame.
Written by: Kido Inoue
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Lovingkindness
- The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
- Written by: Sharon Salzberg
- Narrated by: Sharon Salzberg
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy—both with others and with ourselves—creates feelings of pain and longing. But these feelings can also awaken in us the desire for freedom and the willingness to take up the spiritual path.
Written by: Sharon Salzberg
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Lotus Girl
- My Life at the Crossroads of Buddhism and America
- Written by: Helen Tworkov
- Narrated by: Helen Tworkov
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The daughter of an artist, Helen Tworkov grew up in the heady climate of the New York School of Abstract Expressionism; yet from an early age, she questioned the value of Western cultural norms. At the age of twenty-two, she set off for Japan, then traveled through Cambodia, India, and eventually to Tibetan refugee camps in Nepal. Set against the arresting cultural backdrop of the sixties and their legacy, this intimate self-portrait depicts Tworkov's search for a true home but also into the ways each of us can better understand and transform ourselves.
Written by: Helen Tworkov
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Presence
- The Art of Being at Home in Yourself
- Written by: Tracy Cochran
- Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Mindfulness offers us a way to be fully in the present moment—and as we start to embrace this practice, we learn that our lives are made of present moments. That gift of presence is the palpable experience of awareness that appears when we remember to be mindful of those moments. In twenty short chapters, meditation teacher Tracy Cochran encourages us to see presence as a living force—and to recognize and explore how that shows up in our lives.
Written by: Tracy Cochran
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Summoned by the Earth
- Becoming a Holy Vessel for Healing Our World
- Written by: Cynthia Jurs
- Narrated by: Cynthia Jurs
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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The most pressing question in these uncertain times may well be, How can we bring healing and protection to the Earth? It was this very question that Cynthia Jurs carried with her in 1990 as she climbed a path high in the Himalayas, to meet an old wise man in a cave a venerated lama from Nepal. In response to her question, the old lama gave her a formidable assignment based on an ancient practice from Tibet: she must procure earth treasure vases made of clay and potent medicines, fill them with prayers and symbolic offerings, and bury them around the world where healing is called for.
Written by: Cynthia Jurs
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Zen Buddhism and Its Relation to Art
- Written by: Arthur Waley
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
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In this entertaining pamphlet, the author, who was an expert on the artistic traditions of China and Japan, examines the effect of Zen Buddhism on popular culture. He provides a perceptive thumbnail view of the development of Buddhism in the Far East, and engaging portraits of its luminary figures.
Written by: Arthur Waley
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Jesus Christ, Zen Master
- The Top 116 Sayings of An Enlightened Jesus (Zennish Series, Book 4)
- Written by: Matthew Barnes
- Narrated by: Kara Jackman
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Jesus Christ was a Zen master? In at least one version of early Christian belief, he sure sounded like one. The Jesus narrative that eventually won out was passed on to future generations while the losers had their books burned and adherents imprisoned, tortured, or put to death. Talk about issues with freedom of religion! Luckily, an early Christian group called the “Gnostics”, in seeing their beloved books burned and adherents mistreated, buried their most important works in hopes of future discovery.
Written by: Matthew Barnes
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The Book of Bushido
- The Complete Guide to Real Samurai Chivalry
- Written by: Antony Cummins
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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Dive into Japanese history—and discover who the samurai really were—in this fascinating study that reveals the flawed human warriors behind the idealistic myths.
Written by: Antony Cummins
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Enlightenment Is an Accident
- Ancient Wisdom & Simple Practices to Make You Accident Prone
- Written by: Tim Burkett, Wanda Isle - editor
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
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A well-known spiritual saying goes, "Enlightenment is an accident. But we can make ourselves more accident-prone." As an authentic American Zen takes shape, enlightenment continues to be misunderstood as a project to be completed, a goal to be achieved, or a prize to be awarded. Tim Burkett's new book unhooks enlightenment from the hot air balloon of ego and brings it back down to earth.
Written by: Tim Burkett, and others
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Zen in the Vernacular
- Things As It Is
- Written by: Peter Coyote, Lewis Richmond
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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Exploring Buddha’s core teachings, the author shares his own secular and accessible interpretations of the Four Noble Truths, the Three Treasures, and the Eightfold Path within the context of his lineage and the teachings of his teacher and the teachers before him. He looks at Buddha’s teachings on our singular reality that appears as a multiplicity of things and on the “self” that perceives reality, translating powerful spiritual experience into the vernacular of modern life.
Written by: Peter Coyote, and others
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Good Karma
- How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering
- Written by: Thubten Chodron
- Narrated by: Peter Aronson
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Why do things happen the way they do in our lives? How do we create the causes for a happy life? The Buddhist practice of mind training gives us the answer to these questions: it involves overcoming our self-centered attitude and replacing it with an attitude that cherishes others. This, in turn, leads us to act in ways that naturally lead away from suffering and toward happiness—in short, to create good karma.
Written by: Thubten Chodron
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Buddha or Karl Marx
- Written by: Dr. B R Ambedkar
- Narrated by: Siddhartha Valicharla
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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Buddha or Karl Marx is a comparative study of the two philosophies Buddhism and Marxism. It concludes by presenting in plain English that Buddhism through changing man's disposition is a superior way to achieve and most importantly maintain a society sans suffering, greed and fostering Maitri (universal love and brotherhood).
Written by: Dr. B R Ambedkar
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, Revised and Updated Edition
- The Spiritual Classic & International Bestseller
- Written by: Sogyal Rinpoche
- Narrated by: Lorraine Velez
- Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
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A newly revised and updated edition of the internationally best-selling spiritual classic, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, written by Sogyal Rinpoche, is the ultimate introduction to Tibetan Buddhist wisdom. An enlightening, inspiring, and comforting manual for life and death that the New York Times calls, “The Tibetan equivalent of [Dante’s] The Divine Comedy,” this is the essential work that moved Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions, to proclaim, “I have encountered no book on the interplay of life and death that is more comprehensive, practical, and wise.”
Written by: Sogyal Rinpoche
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How to Focus
- Mindfulness Essentials, Book 9
- Written by: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
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The simple, refreshing meditations of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh give us the tools to cultivate concentration. Practicing mindfulness brings concentration, and concentration brings insight and understanding. With our world experiencing the deep effects of loneliness, digital overload, and a proliferation of potential distractions, this How To book reminds us of the value of developing our concentration, so we can let go of misperceptions and cultivate the clarity of mind that is the basis for understanding ourselves, each other, and the world.
Written by: Thich Nhat Hanh
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Practical Buddhism for Modern Life
- Key Buddhist Teachings to Help Women Get Through Their Days
- Written by: Priya Roshan
- Narrated by: Melli Achna
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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In today's fast-paced world, many women are searching for ways to find greater peace, balance, and fulfilment in their daily lives. Practical Buddhism for Modern Life offers a comprehensive guide to the key teachings and practices of Buddhism, tailored specifically to the needs and challenges for the women of today.
Written by: Priya Roshan
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How to Train a Happy Mind
- A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment
- Written by: Scott Snibbe
- Narrated by: Scott Snibbe
- Length: 10 hrs
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Eager to share the life-enhancing benefits he found in Buddhism, skeptic Scott Snibbe presents this 8-step programme that allows anyone to build positive mental habits. Inspired by the ancient Buddhist path to enlightenment yet firmly grounded in modern science, How to Train a Happy Mind is the first mainstream book to show how you can achieve happiness using analytical meditation. Working in much the same way as cognitive behavioural therapy, analytical meditation goes beyond the calm-inducing practice of mindfulness to actively train the brain through easy-to-follow narrative visualizations.
Written by: Scott Snibbe
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Buddhist Meditation
- Classic Teachings from Tibet
- Written by: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
- Narrated by: Lee Osorio
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
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Drawn from Tibet's rich contemplative literature, Buddhist Meditation offers classic exercises focused on the opportunities and challenges of life; cultivating inner calm; fostering a wider perspective on oneself in relationship to others; working with negative emotions, and the highest values of the Buddhist tradition, love and compassion.
Written by: Kurtis R. Schaeffer
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Beauty as a State of Being
- Mastering Mind and the Spiritual Path
- Written by: Solomon Katz
- Narrated by: Solomon Katz
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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This book is required listening for everyone who has a mind. The mind is a powerful tool capable of great creativity and invention. But, when used improperly, the mind can also become an instrument of suffering. Beauty as a State of Being shows the listener how to use the mind well, so that peace can reign in the individual life and, by extension, the life of the world.
Written by: Solomon Katz