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- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Abridged
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This story of Lord Rama — the 7th incarnation of Lord Vishnu— i s a wondrous tale of cosmic adventure that immerses the listener in a world of heroes, gods, and demons.
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- By Robert on 12-23-10
By: William Buck
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Essence of the Upanishads
- A Key to Indian Spirituality
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Easwaran's classic manual is a unique source of practical spiritual support for new and experienced meditators, and gives all the instruction needed to establish a vibrant meditation practice and keep it going. In passage meditation, you focus attention on passages, or texts, drawn from all the world's sacred traditions. You choose the passages that appeal to you, so this universal method stays fresh and inspiring, prompting you to live out your highest ideals.
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- By Max on 03-26-18
By: Eknath Easwaran
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Brilliant as the Sun: A Retelling of Srimad Bhagavatam
- Canto Two: Mysteries of Creation
- By: Krishna Dharma, Chintamani Dhama Dasi
- Narrated by: Krishna Dharma
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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In this second canto of Srimad Bhagavatam, we hear the great sage Shukadeva Goswami answering the questions of King Parikit, who has been cursed to die in seven days. After briefly delineating man’s highest duty and the best way to conquer suffering and death, Shukadeva explains the path of mystic yoga and meditation.
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well done I hope they make more
- By Christian Zagarskas on 12-26-19
By: Krishna Dharma, and others
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The Foundations of Western Civilization
- By: Thomas F. X. Noble, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thomas F. X. Noble
- Length: 24 hrs and 51 mins
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What is Western Civilization? According to Professor Noble, it is "much more than human and political geography," encompassing myriad forms of political and institutional structures - from monarchies to participatory republics - and its own traditions of political discourse. It involves choices about who gets to participate in any given society and the ways in which societies have resolved the tension between individual self-interest and the common good.
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Not Engaging or Very Interesting
- By Tommy D'Angelo on 03-05-17
By: Thomas F. X. Noble, and others
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The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda
- Volume 1
- By: Swami Vivekananda
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 18 hrs
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What Hinduism needed, amidst the general disintegration of the modern era, was a rock where she could lie at anchor, an authoritative utterance in which she might recognize her self. And this was given to her in the words and writings of the Swami Vivekananda.
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This book corrects "Pop" Spirituality/Metaphysics
- By St. Paul on 12-16-18
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The Ramayana
- Rama the Personality of Godhead
- By: Valmiki Muni
- Narrated by: Radha Krsna Das, The Vraj Kunj
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
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The epic poem, by Maharishi Valmiki Muni, narrates the life of Lord Rama, a legendary prince of Ayodhya city in the kingdom of Kosala. The epic follows his fourteen-year exile to the forest urged by his father King Dasharatha, on the request of Rama's stepmother Kaikeyi. He traveled across forests in the Indian subcontinent with his wife Sita and brother Lakshmana. Rama endured the kidnapping of Sita by Ravana–the demon king of Lanka, which resulted in a great war; and Rama's eventual return to Ayodhya to be crowned king amidst jubilation and celebration. The
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The Dhammapada
- By: Eknath Easwaran
- Narrated by: Paul Bazely
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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Dhammapada means "the path of dharma", the path of harmony and righteousness that anyone can follow to reach the highest good. This classic Buddhist scripture is a collection of vivid, practical verses gathered from direct disciples who wanted to preserve what they had heard from the Buddha himself. Easwaran's translation of this classic Buddhist text is the best-selling translation in the US.
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Audio doesn’t include full book
- By Montgomery on 01-25-18
By: Eknath Easwaran
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The Sages of Naimishiranya
- Brilliant as the Sun: A Retelling of Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto One
- By: Chintamani Dhama Dasi, Krishna Dharma
- Narrated by: Krishna Dharma
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
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Srimad Bhagavatam is the most prominent of the Puranas, or histories of the Ancient World. The original Sanskrit text of the work, penned by the great sage Vyasadeva, says it is "as brilliant as the sun", because its teachings can illuminate our consciousness even in the darkest times. Much like the Arabian Nights, it has an intricate structure of stories within stories; epic tales of divine incarnations, saints, sages, gods and earthly kings that span vast periods of time.
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Great audiobook
- By Amazon Customer on 08-12-20
By: Chintamani Dhama Dasi, and others
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The Thirteen Principal Upanishads
- By: uncredited
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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Upanishads are mankind's oldest works of philosophy, predating the earliest Greek philosophy. They are the concluding part of the Vedas, the ancient Indian sacred literature, and mark the culmination of a tradition of speculative thought first expressed in the Rig-Veda more than 4,000 years ago. Remarkable for their meditative depth, spirit of doubt and intellectual honesty, the Upanishads are concerned with the knowledge of the Brahman, the Ultimate Reality, and man's relationship with it.
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Wonderful! Just blessing Wonderful!
- By Seenath on 07-31-18
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The 108 Upanishads
- An Introduction
- By: Roshen Dalal
- Narrated by: Suchitra Gupta
- Length: 16 hrs and 37 mins
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This book is a thoroughly researched primer on the 108 Upanishads, philosophical treatises that form a part of the Vedas, the revered Hindu texts. These Upanishads contain the most crystallized bits of wisdom gleaned from Hinduism. Roshen Dalal explains the concepts at the core of each Upanishad clearly and lucidly. Moreover, her vast, diverse philosophical and theological readings add priceless scholarly context to this comprehensive and fascinating volume.
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Obsessive categorization
- By Hasan on 01-19-20
By: Roshen Dalal
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Mahagatha
- 100 Tales from the Puranas
- By: Satyarth Nayak
- Narrated by: Ish Thakkar
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
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Delving into the minds of gods, demons and humans alike, Mahagatha seeks a deeper understanding of their motivations. The timelessness of their impulses speaks across the aeons to audiences of today. Written in lively prose, these 100 tales will entertain and enlighten, and make you connect the dots of Hindu mythology like never before.
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Worth a Shot!
- By Ravi Shankar on 12-10-24
By: Satyarth Nayak
In India it is said that Mahabharat encompasses all the aspects of human existence. It is a shame that this epic is relatively obscure once you move out of India. maybe it is their immense size because of which Indian epics are relatively unknown to outside people. Reading the actual text has its own pleasure, but you cannot expect people not from Indian origin to read 10 volumes of such ancient text. Krishna Dharma has done a great job in shrinking it down and making the text easy to read for modern casual audience, while at the same time preserving most of the details.
I noticed that he had to sacrifice on the depth of some characters, especially complex ones such as Bheesma and Karna, but considering that he had to compress this ginormous epic, I am not too upset. The other let down was his coverage of Gita, I was hoping that he will go in more details on the wonderful work known as the bhagvat gita, but he compressed that brilliant work into just one Chapter and that also mostly covered Krishna's Viraat Roopa rather than covering the Philosophical aspects.
Unfortunately audible does not have many options for Mahabharat, so I will give 5 stars, because at least the epic is there for you to listen to, it would have been worse if there was no version of this great text available to listen to. Mahabharat in my opinion is the best work on mythology ever produced, no other work can surpass it in terms of the characters, plot, imagination and ethics. Do not miss on this great work of fiction. maybe you will not find it as the best, but surely you will enjoy listening to this age old story.
Good for someone new to Mahabharata
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There are some minor editing issues with the recording. Sounds of the narrator stopping to take a breath or turn a page are sometimes left in but it doesn't ruin anything. The narrator has a good voice which is important on a 45 hour audio book.
Really long but a pretty good story.
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Best book I've ever heard
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How much I did not know 🙄
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SPIRIT
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Must have book for all mankind!!!
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This is an AMAZING historical narration of events
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Amazing story
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What made the experience of listening to Mahabharata: The Greatest Spiritual Epic of All Time the most enjoyable?
Heart felt reading. well translated. I have read/listened to many renditions -not having time to read a full translation. This and Jaya are my favorite so far.What did you like best about this story?
Its comparative completeness.What about Sarvabhavana Das’s performance did you like?
Very heartfelt, warm reading. However, if you have no patience with a homey read, this may not be for you. Can sometimes hear his chair squeak or can tell he has a cold. Chapter ten was obviously never edited and he has a cough that can be distracting.Any additional comments?
Jaya is another rendition of the Mahabharata that I highly recommend. If you like to feel you are listening to a friend read, this is an excellent listen. I downloaded in parts and the end of part three and beginning of part four have three or four incomplete sentences. In such a long production, I felt the problems were small quirks. But I do hope if they go back and edit the production, Audible will offer us the edited version to replace this one.Great Listen
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Incredible
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