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New Visions of Consciousness
By: Stanislav Grof, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
A pioneer in the exploration of the human mind and psyche, Grof points to a vast domain, far beyond the mechanistic conception of human memory, that opens to the full range of the human past and present. He speaks to a unity underlying apparent separateness--a continuity of experience which pervades consciousness. Read more
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The Ground of Being
By: Huston Smith, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
A dialogue with one of the world's foremost scholars of religion and philosophy about the role of spirit in modern life, focusing on how to understand the difference between the secular and the sacred in a scientifically biased world. Professor Smith is the wisdom guide as he spins the mystical mandala pointing to the unity of all the great... Read more
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Creativity, Natural Philosophy and Science
By: David Bohm, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Bohm tells us why science has become specialized and fragmented at the cost of its soul. He describes his theory of “implicate order” and its implications for human consciousness. He observes that thought is based in memory but true creativity depends on getting beyond the thought process. Read more
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Astrophysics and the Middle Way
By: Vic Mansfield
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
The parallels between science and mysticism are explored as Mansfield, a professor of physics and astronomy at Colgate University, speaks of how he as a physicist has been influenced by exposure to eastern philosophical systems, especially Buddhism. Read more
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The Heart of Healing
By: Stephen Levine
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Out of his extraordinary work with those who came to him to die, Levine has emerged with a vision of healing capable of opening the heart and mind as well as the body. He speaks of the "real healing" as "the one we took birth for." We're all born in this realm to become complete. Read more
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The Different Drum - Abridged
By: M. Scott Peck
Narrated by: M. Scott Peck
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes
Abridged: Yes
For a World in Conflict...
New Hope for Wholeness in the Modern Age!
A society of rugged individualists and economic competitors A world of nuclear politics and uncontrollable forces For many, modern living means loneliness, disaffection, apathy and isolation.
Is there an escape?
In a startling, life-affirming work by one of America's... Read more
Creating Freedom
By: James Fadiman, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Freedom comes from within and requires seeing and transforming the blocks inside that hold us captive. Psychologist Fadiman views himself as "seeing things differently, and I call it consulting." Indeed, his perspective challenges us to examine how we hold ourselves back and to explore the possibilities for greater freedom and sanity in our lives. Read more
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Adventures of the Mind
By: Joseph Chilton Pearce
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Understanding the basis of learning and how the brain works lie at the core of Pearce's message, which is both disturbing and inspiring. His natural fervor and steady presentation of facts challenge the mind to recognize its limitations while seeing its possibilities. Read more
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Clear View: Vedanta for Westerners
By: Jean Klein
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
A French philosopher and teacher of Advaita Vedanta, the late Jean Klein is said to have attained realization. Klein spent several years in India where he met his guru, who eventually sent him back to Europe to teach Vedanta. Espousing a non-dualistic view of life, Klein speaks of a direct approach instead of a progressive one, beyond the... Read more
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The Art of Creativity
By: Betty Edwards
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Here the author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain tells how to use drawing to tap into the powers of the dual brain function for enhancing creativity, imagination, and problem solving. The capacity to create is within everyone, according to Edwards, and she provides a wealth of insight for everyone interested in creative problem solving... Read more
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Helping Yourself
By: Ram Dass
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
In his inimitable and articulate style, Ram Dass talks about serving others, i.e., helping as a path of wholeness. A legend in his own time, he brings a wealth of direct experience as a psychologist, seeker and spiritual teacher together with a wonderful ability to reveal himself fully, serving as a mirror from which we can reflect our own journey. Read more
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Greener Tomorrows
By: Ernest Callenbach, Fritjof Capra & Hazel Henderson
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Three of the cultural visionaries of our time come together to explore the emergence of a new paradigm for viewing reality based on the fundamental inter-dependence of all life with the cycles of nature. They stress the shift from a mechanistic and patriarchal world view to a holistic and ecological view, if we are to survive as a species and a... Read more
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Sustaining the Land
By: Wes Jackson
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Re-connecting to the land and living in harmony with the natural environment are the twin touchstones of this eloquent advocacy of sustainable agriculture. Jackson says that only by returning to nature's roots can we see a valid way out of the fossil fuel farm, which breeds costly high technology, ecological damage and bankrupt small farmers. Read more
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Daily Bread
By: Wendell Berry
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
This farmer, ecologist, and writer Berry speaks of enduring values, the wholeness of life, and the interdependence of all creatures (including humans). Berry’s self-discipline and ethical sense come through as he leads us from the microcosm of his Kentucky hill farm to the macrocosm of a sane and reasoned planetary vision based on personal... Read more
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Walking the Earth
By: Colin Fletcher
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
Hard-core wilderness lovers and deep ecology buffs will especially appreciate this conversation with the quintessential walker, Colin Fletcher, author of The Complete Walker III. Fletcher speaks of the joys and wonders of trekking in the real wilderness. Read more
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Becoming Whole
By: Virginia Satir
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Acknowledged by her peers as the "therapist's therapist," the late Virginia Satir traveled the planet sharing her insightful wisdom and changing people's lives for the better. In this dialogue she speaks about shifting family and workplace environments, plus a great deal more. Read more
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The Fourth World Community
By: Gregory McGee & John Papworth
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
In the midst of the Superpowers and the Third World, a new vision is emerging of a Fourth World, encompassing small communities as an alternative to the notion that “bigger is better.” Returning power to a personal level is one of the goals and Papworth provides some useful ways to meet the challenge he so eloquently describes. Read more
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Morphic Resonance and the Mind
By: Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: No
Further explorations into the revolutionary "hypothesis of formative causation" put forth by British biochemist Rupert Sheldrake. Since its debut in 1981, Sheldrake's theory has sent large ripples through the scientific community, and has inspired experimental testing that so far has tended to confirm the theory Read more
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Goddesses As Inner Images
By: Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Psychiatrist Jean Bolen describes seven archetypal patterns embodied in seven of the Greek goddesses. In knowing which “goddess” is present, a woman can have a deeper understanding of everyday occurrences as well as more dramatic events--not to mention the benefits men can realize through a better understanding of the female psyche. Listen in... Read more
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Dance of The Tao
By: Chungliang Al Huang
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Huang touches on those principles of inner dancing that make life a joy. In this amusing and enlightening conversation, he encourages us to move freely, to laugh, to embrace paradox, to take ourselves and our world lightly. Take the S out of cosmic and enjoy what’s left.” Read more
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On The Trail Of The Hundredth Monkey
By: Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Daniel Drasin
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a special documentary program featuring Dr. Rupert Sheldrake, the British biologist whose controversial book, A New Science of Life, proposes a nonmaterial basis for heredity, instinct, mind and memory. This program answers many of the most frequently-asked questions about Sheldrake’s radical ideas, and describes recent experiments which... Read more
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Metamind — Metamorphosis
By: Albert Hofmann
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
In April 1943, working in his Sandoz laboratory, the Swiss research chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann discovered LSD-25, and thus changed the lives of millions over the next decades. Here he tells how LSD affected his own life and, in the process, weaves an intriguing story of mysticism in the midst of science Read more
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Parts of the Whole
By: David Bohm, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Theoretical physicist Bohm developed a theory of quantum physics that addresses both matter and consciousness as an unbroken whole. The late Bohm’s concept of “implicate order” provides a basis for bridging science to the realm of spirit. For two decades, he explored this possibility with religious philosopher J. Krishnamurti. Read more
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Understanding Mind-Active Drugs
By: Andrew Weil, MD
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 53 minutes
Abridged: No
In American society one could hardly find a subject more controversial or more apt to raise hackles, prompt desires or trigger fears. For this reason alone it is important for us to dissolve the myths and uncover the truth about substances that cause significant changes in the body and/or mind. Weil, an M.D., provides us with an overview not... Read more
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