Philosophy audiobooks

The Wild And Timeless Poet

By: Thomas Rain Crowe

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

“You don’t need to go looking for answers. Probably the best way to find them is to stop looking for them, in the sense of being still and being in one place.” These words from Thomas Rain Crowe come straight from his own experience. After following the poet’s path through Ireland, France, and the beat neighborhoods of San Francisco, he found a... Read more

Creating Conscious Community

By: Carolyn Shaffer & Kristin Anundsen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Shaffer and Anundsen discuss how modern times have created new needs as well as opportunities for creating effective community of many kinds. Our human need for connection is as strong as ever, and here are creative, encouraging ways to fulfill our connection in the context of today's world. Read more

Thomas Merton Remembered

By: Brother Patrick Hart, Father Timothy Kelly, Bro...

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

On the 25th anniversary of Thomas Merton's untimely death in Bangkok, Michael Toms visited Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky, and talked with several of those who knew the remarkable Trappist monk and acclaimed writer when he lived there during the last 27 years of his life. Read more

Discovering Soul in the Workplace

By: David Whyte

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

The soul would much rather fail at its own life than succeed at someone else's, notes poet David Whyte. "So far, much of corporate America has been about succeeding at other people's lives." Determined to change this situation, Whyte has been working with organizations to help them foster creativity in their employees, for the simple reason that... Read more

A Deep Ecology of the Heart

By: John Seed

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

John Seed travels the world in service to the earth. As a founding father of the Deep Ecology movement, he’s noticed that “we speak of ‘the environment,’ which makes it sound as though this is something that’s far away from us. But if we hold our breath for a few minutes while we consider the matter, we quickly realize that ‘the environment’ is... Read more

Finding the Mystical in Ordinary Life

By: James Carse

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This is for everyone who has ever felt that mystical awareness and inner contentment are impossible given their current life situations. Mystical traditions, on the contrary, widely agree that ordinary experience is where we find the key to deep involvement in life. Read more

A Brief History of God

By: Richard Smoley

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Richard Smoley is one of the world's most distinguished authorities on the mystical and esoteric teachings of Western civilization. He's at home with intriguing and complex questions about the history and evolution of Christianity, and how it reflects teachings of the other great wisdom traditions. Read more

Time, Space and the Cosmos

By: Paul Davies

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What is time? Is time travel possible? What is a black hole like? Here are some clear and fascinating explanations of many idiosyncrasies of science and philosophy on which modern physics has been shedding new light. "There is more to the universe," says Davies, "than meets the eye…Matter is far more nebulous and mysterious than we thought." Read more

God Is Alive And Well In The Cosmos

By: Bernard Haisch, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Craig Hamilton

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Scientist and former priest Haisch says, “I see God as a macro-designer, one whose ideas become the laws of physics.” He presents a theory of how the gap between science and religion is thinner than one might believe. Read more

Insight and Wisdom Through Loss

By: Isabel Allende

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What are the most important things in life? How can we experience them deeply, and how do we learn from them? Isabel Allende is a master of these questions, having wrestled with profound losses in her life as well as experiencing great love, pain and joy. Read more

Principles of the Peaceful Warrior

By: Dan Millman

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

All my life, says Dan Millman, "I've searched for principles that seem to have a certain integrity and permanence, that apply in all conditions." Here we are treated to the fruits of this search, as Millman discusses the "Laws of Spirit" that he has discovered, and how we can use them to live the life of the "Peaceful Warrior"--a life of... Read more

Creating Your Afterlife

By: Carter Phipps

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What really happens after you die? Will you walk through a tunnel toward a white light? Will you be joined by Jesus? Or Krishna? Will you be reincarnated? Everyone has an opinion about the afterlife, but most conclude we'll never really know for sure. Or will we? Recent studies have produced some hard data that reveal some intriguing clues about... Read more

A Native American Dream

By: Russell Means

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Means recalls memories of his grandfather and his extended Native American family as well as the recovery of personal identity and pride. He shares what he has learned about history, oppression, and freedom, and gives insights into the current political story, how history is repeating itself in modern America and what still needs to happen. Read more

Roping the Sacred Cows: Learning to Question Authority

By: Joel Kramer & Diana Alstad

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This moment in history, says Joel Kramer, is a historical crossroads when "the moral order, the glue that has held civilizations together, begins to unravel"--a time to escape authoritarian constraints and move into self-trust and creativity. Read more

The Cauldron of Wisdom

By: Nicki Scully

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Within each of us is a "cauldron" of knowledge and wisdom about ourselves and the world, which we can access through shamanic techniques. Scully describes how and why trance journeys into the world of deities, totems and archetypes work to give us courage, insight or healing. Read more

Through the Wilderness of Dreams

By: Robert Bosnak

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Is it possible that the world of dreams is just as real as our waking life? Are our dreams more than just "suds from the brain"? And how can we be sure we aren't dreaming even now? A therapist who has worked with thousands upon thousands of dreams shares his provocative insights and stories about possibilities you may never have considered. Read more

Light And Quantum Mind

By: Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Mark Walstrom

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Zajonc explores the history of light and attempts to unravel its mysteries. He has incorporated into his research the struggle to bridge the vital connection between the outer light of nature and our inner spiritual light, stressing the relationship between human experience and scientific exploration. Read more

Entering Into Relationship With Everything

By: Derrick Jensen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jensen notes: a principal problem with Western thought is that it views the natural world as a metaphor and nature as a commodity. He argues that the key to change and life sustaining action is rooted in seeing nature as sentient – a being worthy and deserving of personal relationship. 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

Exploring The Dark Night Of The Soul

By: Marabai Starr

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Starr gets personal, diving deep into her own journey, sharing her pain and passion of the dark night of the soul, and the refuge she found in exploring the wisdom of these ancient texts. “The dark night of the soul is about the spiritual value of suffering and the stripping away of everything we have ever believed and relied upon.” Starr shares... Read more

Living the Heart Path

By: Doug Boyd

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

There are many avenues of personal empowerment available in today's world--but none of them mean anything unless we put our abilities into service for other people. This teacher of powerful medicine ways shares his insights about the power of making ourselves available to people, and the path of humanity toward service and compassion. Read more

Courage, Conversation and Changing the World

By: Margaret Wheatley

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Never before in human history have we been exposed to so much data from so many sources, a veritable deluge. According to Wheatley, "We have to slow down. Nothing will change for the better until we do. We need time to think, to learn, to get to know each other. We are losing these great human capacities in the speed-up of modern life and it is... Read more

True Prosperity

By: Shakti Gawain

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

When most of us think of prosperity, we immediately think of money.  Shakti Gawain has another definition:  "Prosperity is the experience of having what we truly need and want in life.  Prosperity is an experience, it doesn't come from anything external." Read more

The First People - 11,000 Years of Wisdom

By: Evan T. Pritchard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

A descendant of the MicMac Indians and tutored by Algonquin elders, Evan Pritchard has done much to bring recognition of this tribe’s influence on the culture, history and government of the United States.  He speaks of the “crossroads” we now face, and how the ancient Algonquins knew a time would come when, “What we do now matters more than it... Read more