Philosophy audiobooks

Fully Present

By: Susan L. Smalley & Diana Winston

Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

“Excellent. Fully Present offers one of the clearest introductions to mindfulness in the field.”
—Library Journal  Mindfulness has attracted ever‑growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and... Read more

Nonduality

By: David R. Loy

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

Length: 14 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

One of Western Buddhism's most sophisticated thinkers on one of Buddhism's most central topics.



The concept of nonduality lies at the very heart of Mahayana Buddhism. In the West, it's usually associated with various kinds of absolute idealism in the West, or mystical traditions in the East—and as a result, many modern philosophers are poorly... Read more

Glücklich leben - Band 5: Ethik und Moral

By: Michael von Känel

Narrated by: Michael von Känel

Length: 1 hour 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Glücklich leben 5: Ethik und Moral Warum die ungeschriebenen Gesetze des Zusammenlebens für unser Glück so wichtig sind Ethik und Moral sind schwer zu verstehende Begriffe. Und sie stehen für Bereiche des zwischenmenschlichen Zusammenlebens, die für uns ebenso schwer fassbar sind. Darum werden Ethik und Moral oft etwas stiefmütterlich behandelt.... Read more

The Path of Aliveness

By: Christian Dillo

Narrated by: Stephen R. Thorne

Length: 12 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Find a sense of nourishment and embodied aliveness in every aspect of your life with this fresh and accessible guide to Zen practice.

Buddhism aims for the development of a flexible mind and skillful responsiveness—whether toward problems in one's personal life or broader issues like the ecological crisis. But in a culture now saturated with... Read more

Stoicism

By: Brad Inwood

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 3 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Stoicism is two things: a long past philosophical school of ancient Greece and Rome, and an enduring philosophical movement that still inspires people in the twenty-first century to rethink and reorganize their lives in order to achieve personal satisfaction. What is the connection between them?



This Very Short Introduction provides an... Read more

Isaiah - The World English Bible, Book 23 (Unabridged)

By: Various Authors

Narrated by: Sam Kusi

Length: 3 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Within the text of the Book of Isaiah, Isaiah himself is referred to as "the prophet", but the exact relationship between the Book of Isaiah and the actual prophet Isaiah is complicated. The traditional view is that all 66 chapters of the book of Isaiah were written by one man, Isaiah, possibly in two periods between 740 BC and c. 686 BC,... Read more

An Analysis of Tarot Cards

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Opinions of authorities differ widely concerning the origin of playing cards, the purpose for which they were intended, and the time of their introduction into Europe. In his Researches into the History of Playing Cards, Samuel Weller Singer advances the opinion that cards reached Southern Europe from India by way of Arabia. It is probable that... Read more

Glücklich leben - Band 4: Nächstenliebe

By: Michael von Känel

Narrated by: Michael von Känel

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Glücklich leben Band 4: Nächstenliebe Warum Nächstenliebe bei Selbstliebe beginnt und uns so das Glück finden lässt Nächstenliebe ist eine edle Sache. Aber wie oft verwenden wir diesen Begriff, ohne uns Gedanken darüber gemacht zu haben, was eigentlich hinter ihm steht? Nächstenliebe hat mit unseren Mitmenschen und mit Liebe zu tun. Aber für... Read more

The Cryptogram as a Factor in Symbolic Philosophy

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

No treatise which deals with symbolism would be complete without a section devoted to the consideration of cryptograms. The use of ciphers has long been recognized as indispensable in military and diplomatic circles, but the modern world has overlooked the important rôle played by cryptography in literature and philosophy. If the art of... Read more

Alchemy and Its Exponents

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Is the transmutation of base metals into gold possible? Is the idea one at which the learned of the modern world can afford to scoff? Alchemy was more than a speculative art: it was also an operative art. Since the time of the immortal Hermes, alchemists have asserted (and not without substantiating evidence) that they could manufacture gold... Read more

The Theory and Practice of Alchemy

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

ALCHEMY, the secret art of the land of Khem, is one of the two oldest sciences known to the world. The other is astrology. The beginnings of both extend back into the obscurity of prehistoric times. According to the earliest records extant, alchemy and astrology were considered as divinely revealed to man so that by their aid he might regain his... Read more

Rosicrucian Doctrines and Tenets

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Trustworthy information is unavailable concerning the actual philosophical beliefs, political aspirations, and humanitarian activities of the Rosicrucian Fraternity. Today, as of old, the mysteries of the Society are preserved inviolate by virtue of their essential nature; and attempts to interpret Rosicrucian philosophy are but speculations,... Read more

Freemasonic Symbolism

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 40 minutes

Abridged: No

According to Freemasonic symbolism, Enoch, fearing that all knowledge of the sacred Mysteries would be lost at the time of the Deluge, erected the two columns mentioned in the quotation. Upon the metal column in appropriate allegorical symbols he engraved the secret reaching and upon the marble column placed an inscription stating that a short... Read more

Mystic Christianity

By: Manly Palmer

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story of the life of Jesus of Nazareth has never been unfolded to the world, either in the accepted Gospels or in the Apocrypha, although a few stray hints may be found in some of the commentaries written by the ante-Nicene Fathers. The facts concerning His identity and mission are among the priceless mysteries preserved to this day in... Read more

The Mystery of the Apocalypse

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Subjected to more criticism than any other book now incorporated in the New Testament, the Apocalypse--popularly accredited to St. John the Divine--is by far the most important but least understood of the Gnostic Christian writings. Though Justin Martyr declared the Book of Revelation to have been written by "John, one of Christ's apostles," its... Read more

Fundamentals of Qabbalistic Cosmogony

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The Qabbalists conceive of the Supreme Deity as an Incomprehensible Principle to be discovered only through the process of eliminating, in order, all its cognizable attributes. That which remains--when every knowable thing has been removed--is AIN SOPH, the eternal state of Being. Although indefinable, the Absolute permeates all space. Abstract... Read more

The Qabbalah, The Secret Doctrine of Israel

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Hebrew theology was divided into three distinct parts. The first was the law, the second was the soul of the law, and the third was the soul of the soul of the law. The law was taught to all the children of Israel; the Mishna, or the soul of the law, was revealed to the Rabbins and teachers; but the Qabbalah, the soul of the soul of the law, was... Read more

Qabbalistic Keys to the Creation of Man

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

The Old Testament--especially the Pentateuch--contains not only the traditional account of the creation of the world and of man, but also, locked within it, the secrets of the Egyptian initiators of the Moses concerning the genesis of the god-man (the initiate) and the mystery of his rebirth through philosophy. While the Lawgiver of Israel is... Read more

The Tabernacle in the Wilderness

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

There is no doubt that much of the material recorded in the first five books of the Old Testament is derived from the initiatory rituals of the Egyptian Mysteries. The priests of Isis were deeply versed in occult lore, and the Israelites during their captivity in Egypt learned from them many things concerning the significance of Divinity and the... Read more

The Tree of the Sephiroth

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The Tree of the Sephiroth may be considered an invaluable compendium of the secret philosophy which originally was the spirit and soul of Chasidism. The Qabbalah is the priceless heritage of Israel, but each year those who comprehend its true principles become fewer in number. The Jew of today, if he lacks a realization of the profundity of his... Read more

Fishes, Insects, Animals, Reptiles, and Birds

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The creatures inhabiting the water, air, and earth were held in veneration by all races of antiquity. Realizing that visible bodies are only symbols of invisible forces, the ancients worshiped the Divine Power through the lower kingdoms of Nature, because those less evolved and more simply constituted creatures responded most readily to the... Read more

Flowers, Plants, Fruits, and Trees

By: Manly Palmer Hall

Narrated by: Dennis Logan

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Flowers were chosen as symbols for many reasons. The great variety of flora made it possible to find some plant or flower which would be a suitable figure for nearly any abstract quality or condition. A plant might be chosen because of some myth connected with its origin, as the stories of Daphne and Narcissus; because of the peculiar... Read more

Rules

By: Lorraine Daston

Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organize the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under the rules we have, and yearn for ones we don't, yet no culture could do without them. In Rules,... Read more

Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching

By: Dahui

Narrated by: Keong Sim

Length: 16 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Treasury of the Eye of True Teaching (Chinese Zhengfayanzang) stands as among the greatest classics of Chan (Chinese Zen) Buddhism, combining speeches, stories, dialogues, poems, and commentaries that the influential master Dahui (1089–1163) extracted from Chan lore. Compiled by Dahui's students during Song Dynasty China, this work is replete... Read more