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Title: The Naked Buddha

Subtitle: A Practical Guide to the Buddha's Life and Teachings

Author: Venerable Adrienne Howley

Narrator: Deidre Rubenstein

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-15-06

Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 365 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

Buddhism is the fastest-growing religion in Australia. For the many people who are interested in learning more about it, here is a primer on Buddhism and Buddhist practice written in a deceptively simple manner, with an engaging, gentle humor and flavor. Adrienne Howley's purpose is to demystify Buddhism, stripping away the layers of ritual and iconography that have grown up around it over the centuries, and to present the original, basic tenets and practices in a way that will be appealing to Western readers.

©1999, 2002, and 2003 Venerable Adrienne Howley; (P)2005 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.

Critic Reviews:

"A streamlined, appealing primer for everything you wanted to know about Buddhism but were afraid to ask." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

A very good place to start

I have always been interested in Buddhism and found this audio book to be an excellent introduction to future study. The narration is done well and I found it very easy to pay attention to. Perhaps most helpful is the list of questions she answers at the end that most beginners would have. To her, Buddhism is not a religion but a way of looking at the world. It is completely compatible with other religions. If you are just curious about Buddhism, this is a good place to start.

Excellent intro to Buddhism

This was exactly what I was looking for. Being new to Buddhism I was confused by all of the available literature on this subject and was looking for what I now consider to be an a wonderfully, unfettered introduction to what Buddhism really is and what it means for me. It has given me more confidence in my pursuit to understand Buddhism and myself.

Good listen

I liked her approach. Clear and simple, yet still enough depth to give a good idea what it's all about.

Very Enlightening!

I found this book interesting and informative. Delivered in a light-hearted and honest manner that the narrator captures very well!

I recommend this audiobook!

I have listening to this book at least three times

Very good listen, the narrators voice is lovely and captivating. The story of this Buddhist Nun is very fascinating and her insight and wisdom has been immensely helpful in my new journey into the Buddhist philosophy. Great for those that are just starting to travel the path of the Buddha. She is very simple and matter of fact, states her wisdom plainly and clearly, yet holds your interest to a high level. I have listening to this book at least three times, every time finding new insight and great wisdom.

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Title: Touching the Earth

Subtitle: The Five Prostrations and Deep Relaxation

Author: Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong

Narrator: Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong

Format: Abridged

Length: 1 hr and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-16-05

Publisher: Sounds True

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 81 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

Through the songs of Sister Chan Khong (whom Thich Nhat Hanh has called a living bodhisattva, or one dedicated to the enlightenment of all beings) you also gain an ancient Buddhist technique for communicating tenderness and healing to your body.

Members Reviews:

background noises really distracting

Would you listen to Touching the Earth again? Why?

The content here is absolutely great. The background noises which are just as loud as the

speaker are absolutely ridiculous-constant coughing sneezing, endless, really endless.. These people have been making recordings for years and should be able to filter out these distractions. It came to the point where I had to stop listening.

Spiritual heart surgery.

The voice of Thich Nhat Hanh still echoes in my mind very gently. I felt blessed after listeing. Sister Chan Khong sings for you! Softened my heart. Recommendedd to buddhist pactitioners everywhere.

Love hearing Thich...the sister well

I could listen to Thich for endless hours...and i already have. In this recording I loved hearing him introduce the prostrations...when sister Chan spoke..well it almost felt like a Saturday night live sketch...this could just be me... and unfair, but I just didn't connect to her..

inspired

peace deluverd in word and songs The songs penetrate calm and strengthen the soul and heart

Healing

This is healing on many levels. Thank you sister, for singing my body to peace. Mother earth holds me in her lap and heals me while you sing. She is you and I am to.

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Title: Your Primal Nature

Subtitle: Connecting with the Power of the Earth

Author: Caroline Myss

Narrator: Caroline Myss

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 17 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-10-03

Publisher: Sounds True

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 55 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

In Your Primal Nature, renowned medical intuitive Caroline Myss explores the natural energy of the earth, its awesome potential for transforming our lives, and our instinctual need to connect with it. Myss brings us face to face with our spiritual roots in the pagan past, and explores why our spirits long for the wild, sensual energy that only nature can provide. Without the cooperation of nature and its energy, she says, we can never integrate our instincts with our higher spiritual functions, such as intuition. Available only in audio, this exclusive session explores:

©2003 Caroline Myss; (P)2003 Sounds True, All Rights Reserved

Members Reviews:

Need Grounding

This short book is all about bringing you down into your fifth chakra and connecting you to the earth, to your tribe, and to the physical world. If you're in your head all the time, this book will help bring you back down into your body. The beginning has a short meditation sequence, but after that it's mostly the author talking about connection the earth and the physical plane.

lovely visualization

I felt so much better after allowing my Self to go in to this information and visualization. I definitely felt at one with my body, my body felt connected with the earth. So often I feel as though I'm giving higher energy centers most the attention. This audio allowed me to Know how I

am meant to be connected to earth as well as heaven. I felt much more physical energy after actively listening & participating with it. I didn't realize I was unbalanced until this audio helped me awaken my lower body and get my feet on/in the ground. my head feels relief, too. I'm loving this feeling of lower energy--I feel like moving into my earth life, a feeling I haven't had in awhile.

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Title: Waking Up

Author: Swami Yogeshananda

Narrator: Charlton Griffin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 07-12-02

Publisher: Audio Connoisseur

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 59 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

Vedanta does not seek converts, nor does it wish anyone to abandon their religion. Rather, it seeks to deepen and broaden the faith that already exists within every truth seeker, and to expand our capacity for compassion and love. The present Vedanta movement was founded by Swami Vivekananda, chief disciple of Sri Ramakrishna, a student and devotee of the world's major religions. His legacy to mankind has been the founding of the Ramakrishna Mission with its many centers of Vedanta located throughout the world.

Members Reviews:

quick comprehensive intro to vedanta hinduism

features the main "beliefs" and shows beautifully how compatible vedanta is with other religions

eh.

There were a couple things said that I took away, but ... Primitive Old School Bla..

Fantastic Book!

A wonderful book. Precise and to the point. Very valuable. Would like to listen to an expanded version of swami Vivekananda book.

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Title: The Beginner's Guide to Meditation

Subtitle: How to Start Enjoying the Benefits of Meditation Immediately

Author: Shinzen Young

Narrator: Shinzen Young

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 11 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-02

Publisher: Sounds True

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 41 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

With The Beginner's Guide to Meditation, you will learn how to start using simple yet effective techniques - proven at medical centers and clinics worldwide to promote physical and emotional health. Respected teacher Shinzen Young explains how meditation works and what different methods offer, and guides you through specific practices that can radically improve the way you think, feel, work, and connect with others.

This program includes tips for bringing mental forces and inner calm to any situation, defusing stress and difficult emotions, and a three-part session to get you started right now.

Members Reviews:

This is the best ever. I used it all of the time.

This is the best ever. so have used this for years. so relaxing. So focused! I love it!

Excellent

An excellent, relaxing yet energising meditation. I have a lot of respect for Shinzen having read some of his books. Highly recommended as a teacher.

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Title: Blessings from the Other Side

Author: Sylvia Browne

Narrator: Sylvia Browne

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 08-06-01

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 52 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

The other side has a lot to teach us and Sylvia Browne shares its most important wisdom and comfort. With advice on forgiveness, past lives, contacting the Other Side and finding your life's purpose, she tells uplifting stories of those people she has helped through remembering their time in the afterlife. She believes if we can remember why we are here and what we are supposed to be doing here, then our lives will become happier, healthier, and more spiritually fulfilling.

Let Blessings from the Other Side be your guide to remembering how beautiful your life can be.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Exactly as described and arrived on time.

Five Stars

Very informative and written well.

Sylvia Brown excellent spiritual guide and author

interesting read..making sense of our lives here on earth and paths we take, and people we come in contact with..

exciting

Sylvia is an exciting author. She has a lot of help from the Other Side and she makes the Other Side more intelligible and potentially available

Blessings From the Other Side: Wisdom and Comfort from the Afterlife...

THIS BOOK WAS OK, SEE IF YOU LIKE IT...? IM UP IN THE AIR ABOUT Sylvia Browne BOOKS..?, SO IF YOU LIKE THE SUBJECT MATTER TRY THIS BOOK OUT..!!!

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Title: The Art of Meditation

Author: Daniel Goleman

Narrator: Daniel Goleman

Format: Original Recording

Length: 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-27-00

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

You'll learn The Breath Meditation, one of the simplest and most widespread of meditative methods, found in almost every ancient spiritual tradition. You'll learn The Body Scan Meditation, a powerful way to become deeply relaxed by moving your mind throughout your body to soothe and ease your muscles. Then there's The Mindfulness Meditation, a technique to enrich perception and gain direct insights into the inner workings of your mind. Finally, you'll discover The Walking Meditation, an ancient method particularly useful for people who find it difficult to sit still while meditating, or who have trouble maintaining concentration.

Members Reviews:

Goleman's contribution = 5 stars...

... but it is evident that this is supplemental audio to a book that contains the actual content. With respect to its usefulness as a meditation coach the recording format leaves a bit to be desired. There are 4 (I think) meditations and a brief intro, but the recording isn't divided up that way. This makes it difficult to locate the one you want. I re-recorded it just to divide it up logically. That said... it's worth 7 bucks.

excellent

Better than anything on you tube, these are great for daily practice. my favorite is the Body Scan.

Short story

Informative but short on content. Perhaps more useful if more examples were included. A medical analysis would've added to the depth of material.

Good basic understanding but not relaxing

Provides a good background on the basic methods although I found the readers very noticeable in breaths between sentences off putting. As a result was unable to relax.

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Title: Meditations on Tantra

Author: Osho

Narrator: Osho

Format: Original Recording

Length: 3 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 03-16-00

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 62 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

Osho is an enlightened mystic whose spontaneous talks to disciples and friends have been transcribed and published in more than 650 books in 35 languages worldwide.

Critic Reviews:

"With Osho as a guide, Tantra can give you a new perspective, a new way of looking at yourself and at life, a new way of living in harmony with existence." (Penguin Books)

Members Reviews:

Transforming hell into heaven

A beautiful introduction to Buddhist Tantra based on the Tilopas sutras (The father of the Tibetan-Buddhism lineage (Tilopa -> Naropa->Marpa -> Milarepa).

As always, Osho's speaking is beyond words.

Rambly, heady stuff...

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Osho is pretty rambly on those live recordings. He likes to throw lots of factoids at his devotees. It's all from the head. Very disapointing overall. However, I did participate years ago in a few worshops in Vancouver with someone who lived with a Osho for a while. This Vancouver teacher was a great teacher and I really trust his opinion to this day. He did mention that Osho was the real deal and I believe Osho it despite of those tapes.

He had lots of great body-release breathing techniques, etc. But nothing is new in those live tapes. All that being said, I was very surprised by a 'newer' teacher: Adyashanti. Don't get fooled by the fact he is a California dude and has no beard. Adya is clearly a great teacher, a real good one. Lots of insights in the audiobook I got. He is a bit more à la Krishnamurti... but he offers a clearer path than 'K' and he is less critical of society's structures, etc. Than 'K'. Best,

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Osho?

You can't have an actor replace a spiritual master, unless you really need to. I am not bothered that much by Osho's East Indian accent. His vocabulary is good and he is a very-well read fellow.

You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

I am sorry, not much in my opinion. Both Osho purchases fall in the waste of cash category... though I still respect him. Osho's real edge was more the vast array of techniques from different traditions he put together. His 'two cents' on the tantra is not something of much value in my opinion. Keep your dough from some better stuff.

The truth about tantric arts

Great work of esoteric knowledge .. Bravo to this brave , powerful work of mystic beauty ,and spiritual self empowerment , another rung on the ladder to enlightenment.

Not what i expected

The man was funny, the audio held my attention, but it really only had about 15 minutes worth of tantric sexual information.

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Title: The Accidental Buddhist

Subtitle: Mindfulness, Enlightenment, and Sitting Still

Author: Dinty W. Moore

Narrator: Jack Hawkins

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-10-00

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 114 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

Dinty Moore never intended to change his life, he just wanted to document the lives of others. This investigative reporter set out to explore America's fascination with Buddhism and found himself enthralled. You will be too, as Moore takes you into the world of American-style Buddhism, from a mountain retreat for executives learning to deal with stress to a Tibetan Freedom Concert with the Beastie Boys. You'll meet a Zen teacher holding classes in an old Quaker farmhouse and sit in on Change Your Mind Day, a kind of annual be-in held in Central Park. And who knows? Maybe your life will change too.

©1997 Dinty W. Moore; (P)1997 by Audio Renaissance Tapes, a division of CPU, Inc.

Members Reviews:

ineresting and worthwhile

Moore goes to several different kinds of Buddhist retreats and monasteries and reports his experiences. He is skeptical but also really wanting to find meaning. The narrator is good, seems to fit the voice you'd expect of the possibly irritating personality of the author. I found the book worthwhile on several levels. Thought provoking due to the philosophy. But also very humorous. And fun because of the great variety of events he attends. After paying for attendance and travel to all kinds of places, he stumbles on a group in his hometown.

If this book sounds interesting to you, pick it and you won't find it to be a disappointment. I enjoyed it. If it sounds dumb, don't pick. I suspect many would not like this selection, might react "what rot".

A really good read if contemplating Buddhism

What did you love best about The Accidental Buddhist?

I'm someone who's been exploring religion and Buddhism for a while, trying to understand my own spirituality. I enjoyed this read as I related to the author in a number of ways. It's a lighthearted easy short read (listen) and I can see myself listen to it again a few times over.

Good introduction

Journal of a man who finds Buddhism. Good book if you want a little information to get started on a long journey. It is short, interesting, and a quick listen.

I really enjoyed this book

As a novice to Buddhist ideas I found this book to be very accessible and enjoyable. Jack Hawkins seemed to have just the right pitch and feel for the material.

Great Concepts

A good read for those interested in buddhism and for those who are just looking for a fresh perspective on life.

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Title: Meditation for Beginners

Author: Jack Kornfield

Narrator: Jack Kornfield

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 38 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-17-99

Publisher: Sounds True

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 154 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions

Publisher's Summary:

Mindfulness meditation is the time-honored practice of calming the spirit and clearing the mind for higher understanding. In this guide, designed specifically for beginners, meditation teacher, author, and psychotherapist Jack Kornfield offers a straightforward, step-by-step method for bringing meditation effortlessly into your daily routine. You'll discover how easy it is to use your breath, physical sensations, and difficult emotions to create tranquility and kindness in your life. Kornfield lived in Asia as a Buddhist monk for 5 years and later cofounded the Insight Mediation Society in Barre, MA, and obtained a doctorate in clinical psychology.

© and (P)1998 Jack Kornfield, All Rights Reserved

Members Reviews:

just as it says

If you are beginning to explore sitting meditation, this is an excellent audio guide and introduction. The guided practice is succinct and well-done, and I appreciated the commentary before and after. It is a nice progression - from breathing meditation and slightly beyond - easy to listen to and nicely explained. A friend had recommended the printed version of this book, but I found that having the audio guided practice much more appropriate than trying to read/remember/practice. Initially, the audio helps me to re-direct/return to focus. Highly recommended.

Great, compact, effective

This is what a meditation audio should be. It's brief and includes four or five guided meditations of around ten minutes each, along with brief discussions by the author before and after each meditation.

Meditation fro beginners

Excelent introduction to starting to meditate. Great teacher.

Down to earth and useful

Practical guidance in the first half with useful, grounding 5-10 minute meditation practices punctuating each progression. I'm enjoying learning to meditate this way. He's clearly realistic about this practice and it's difficult points and funny at times.

The second half describes Buddhism's 4 noble truths, with short meditations on each - personally a bit less useful to me, but I think I may be too inexperienced to really get something out of meditations about particular philosophies. I'll probably pick those up again later to see if I feel differently.

Either way, this does well as an audiobook and is a great intro to meditation. Narrator is easy to listen to.

Great way to learn

I am new to meditating and trying to do it on my own was difficult. This audio book made it easy and enjoyable.