Philosophy audiobooks

The King Within - Abridged

By: Douglas Gillette & Robert Moore

Narrated by: David Dukes

Length: 3 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this pioneering contribution to the men's movement, Robert Moore, a Jungian psychoanalyst and Douglas Gillette, a mythologist, examine the inner “King”—one of the four archetypes of the male psyche. The King Within both responds to the needs formulated by the men's movement and addresses the larger questions of male psychology. The inner King... Read more

Ancient Culture, Contemporary Wisdom

By: Helena Norberg-Hodge

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What do we have to learn from a tiny, arid mountain culture in the Himalayas? Helena Norberg-Hodge has spent many years becoming intimately familiar with the Ladakhi language and culture, and offers us colorful descriptions of their family and social life. Read more

Mind At Large

By: William Irwin Thompson

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Open your mind and brace yourself as this visionary intellect blasts brilliant, biting and provocative insights across every subject he faces, including CNN, global politics, pop culture, the men's movement, virtual reality, Joseph Campbell and Rudolf Steiner. Whether comparing television to radio or Aztec human sacrifice to computer terminal... Read more

The Passion of Grace

By: Bernadette Roberts

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

After spending nine years in a Catholic convent, Bernadette Roberts went on to earn degrees in philosophy and education, start a Montessori school, and raise four children. Here she shares the nature of self and its relationship with God, the action of grace in our lives, the spiritual value of suffering, the meaning of the Virgin Mary, the... Read more

Return to the Sacred

By: Father Bede Griffiths

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

This discussion with a remarkable Benedictine monk who founded an ashram in South India is a beautiful, stirring exploration of human spirituality. In a rare synthesis of Christian, Hindu and modern scientific thought, the late Father Bede discusses the infusing of gross matter and daily life with spirit and much more. Read more

From Confusion to Clarity: Understanding Mind

By: Lama Sogyal Rinpoche

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Here Sogyal Rinpoche, an incarnate lama and meditation master, provides insights about the nature of mind and how we can bring more wisdom into our lives. His comments about death as a healing; enlightenment; family relationships and Buddhism in the West are especially provocative. Read more

Physics of the Mind: Holographic Realities

By: Michael Talbot

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

The mathematics that the brain uses for memory are the same as those used in creating a hologram, says Michael Talbot. This and other scientific evidence suggests that the mind/brain - and perhaps the entire universe – is a kind of hologram. This revolutionary model of reality sheds new light on such phenomena as psychic powers, poltergeists,... Read more

Taking Off the Colored Glasses

By: Robert Nozick

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Award-winning author and professor of philosophy at Harvard University,Robert Nozick shares his reflections here on happiness, spirituality, pain and suffering. “The world is unsuspectedly rich if one approaches it with the right attitude,” he tells us, and encourages us “to pay a particular kind of attention to this world, and to view it... Read more

The Universe is a Story

By: Brian Thomas Swimme, PhD

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

According to cosmologist Swimme, science, humanity, and the natural world have all suffered from a myopic fragmentation of scientific knowledge. Yet some voices in physics today are beginning to echo the wonder and mystery of ancient mystical intuitions, and to present a more unified view of the nature and history of the world. Join Swimme in... Read more

Essential Reality

By: David Bohm, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Bohm addresses the nature of thought and thinking, and how our conditioned minds become subordinate to the way we think. He says the thinking process “is a representation of what is, but is not what is” and goes on to challenge our perception of time and space as illusory. This conversation ranges from mindless thought to experiencing each... Read more

Towards Wholeness

By: David Bohm, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Renowned physicist, David Bohm, describes scientific theory as the myth that drives our culture, and points out the fallacy of our belief system. He also presents his alternative for addressing the world’s mega-problems through engaging in a new level of “dialogue” among small groups of people. Read more

Perennial Wisdom

By: Huston Smith, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A new wind is blowing ... and the future is radically open, says the eminent philosopher, professor and author of the now-classic Religions of Man (republished as The World's Religions, HarperSanFrancisco 1992), as he recalls his spiritual roots and points to a new balance between the worlds of science and mysticism. Read more

The Philosophy Of Wildness

By: Paul Shepard

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Shepard intimates that, In contrast to the modern technological world, wildness is part of our heritage. Even though suppressed, its lure is constant. He spent a lifetime exploring the wonders of the wild. He reveals the dangers of domesticating animals. He tells some great stories about bears and encourages us to recognize our kinship with all... Read more

Who Needs God? - Abridged

By: Harold Kushner

Narrated by: Harold Kushner

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

CAN YOU BEAT THE ODDS?

In today's high pressure world the odds are that you may feel overwhelmed, dissatisfied or unable to cope with unforeseen problems in your life. Harold Kushner's philosophy has brought inspiration to millions, and now he tells you how to live with more confidence and hope no matter what challenges you face in life.... 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

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

The Bhagavad Gita

By: Barbara Miller

Narrated by: Jacob Needleman

Length: 2 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Moments before entering the battlefield, the great Pandava warrior, Prince Arjuna, faces a moral dilemma about the violence and death the war will cause. Questioning the meaning of life, Arjuna asks himself, "Why do I exist? Why should I fight against my loved ones? And where shall I go after I die?" Arjuna seeks out Krishna for the answers in... 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