Bestsellers
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The Cat Who Taught Zen
- By: James Norbury
- Narrated by: Christian Coulson
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance27
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Story27
Warmly narrated by Christian Coulson with atmospheric music and sound design,this audiobook offers listeners a gentle and reflective listening experience. From the author and illustrator of the international bestseller Big Panda and Tiny Dragon comes a beautifully illustrated exploration into...
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A good and meaningful listen
- By Jody Deats on 03-14-26
By: James Norbury
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A Cup of Zen
- 21 Short Stories to Calm the Mind, Stop Overthinking, and Find Inner Peace: Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller, Book 1)
- By: Kai Tsukimi
- Narrated by: Andrew Rowe
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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Story13
This collection of 21 short, soul-soothing Zen stories is designed to help you quiet your mind, let go of unnecessary worries, and reconnect with the simplicity of the present moment.
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Excellent
- By Renz on 06-17-25
By: Kai Tsukimi
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Peace Is Every Step
- The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,336
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Performance6,323
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Story6,252
Lucidly and beautifully written, Peace Is Every Step contains commentaries, meditations, personal anecdotes, and stories from Nhat Hanh's experiences....
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60% teaching, 40% political and personal agenda
- By LonnieatkGardennut on 04-27-16
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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Old Path White Clouds
- Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,013
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Performance903
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Story901
Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life....
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Breathtaking accomplishment!
- By Karamelfun on 05-14-16
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
- By: Marie Kondo
- Narrated by: Sarah Skaer
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance46
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Story46
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The book that sparked a revolution and inspired the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo: the original guide to decluttering your home once and for all. ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE—CNN Despite constant efforts to declutter your...
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finally?
- By Anonymous on 03-17-25
By: Marie Kondo
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Striking Thoughts
- Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
- By: Bruce Lee
- Narrated by: Peter Kim
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall350
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Performance295
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Story293
Within the chapters of Striking Thoughts, you will find the secrets of Bruce Lee's incredible success—as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world.
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Great book, awful audio book
- By Sam Vo on 06-17-20
By: Bruce Lee
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The Cat Who Taught Zen
- By: James Norbury
- Narrated by: Christian Coulson
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance27
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Story27
Warmly narrated by Christian Coulson with atmospheric music and sound design,this audiobook offers listeners a gentle and reflective listening experience. From the author and illustrator of the international bestseller Big Panda and Tiny Dragon comes a beautifully illustrated exploration into...
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A good and meaningful listen
- By Jody Deats on 03-14-26
By: James Norbury
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A Cup of Zen
- 21 Short Stories to Calm the Mind, Stop Overthinking, and Find Inner Peace: Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller, Book 1)
- By: Kai Tsukimi
- Narrated by: Andrew Rowe
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance13
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Story13
This collection of 21 short, soul-soothing Zen stories is designed to help you quiet your mind, let go of unnecessary worries, and reconnect with the simplicity of the present moment.
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Excellent
- By Renz on 06-17-25
By: Kai Tsukimi
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Peace Is Every Step
- The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7,336
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Performance6,323
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Story6,252
Lucidly and beautifully written, Peace Is Every Step contains commentaries, meditations, personal anecdotes, and stories from Nhat Hanh's experiences....
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60% teaching, 40% political and personal agenda
- By LonnieatkGardennut on 04-27-16
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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Old Path White Clouds
- Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,013
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Performance903
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Story901
Drawn directly from 24 Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha's life....
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Breathtaking accomplishment!
- By Karamelfun on 05-14-16
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
- By: Marie Kondo
- Narrated by: Sarah Skaer
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall51
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Performance46
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Story46
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The book that sparked a revolution and inspired the hit Netflix series Tidying Up with Marie Kondo: the original guide to decluttering your home once and for all. ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE—CNN Despite constant efforts to declutter your...
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finally?
- By Anonymous on 03-17-25
By: Marie Kondo
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Striking Thoughts
- Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living
- By: Bruce Lee
- Narrated by: Peter Kim
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall350
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Performance295
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Story293
Within the chapters of Striking Thoughts, you will find the secrets of Bruce Lee's incredible success—as an actor, martial artist, and inspiration to the world.
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Great book, awful audio book
- By Sam Vo on 06-17-20
By: Bruce Lee
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Becoming Yourself
- Teachings on the Zen Way of Life
- By: Shunryu Suzuki, Jiryu Rutschman-Byler - editor, Sojun Mel Weitsman - editor
- Narrated by: Peter Coyote, Shunryu Suzuki
- Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall40
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Performance38
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Story38
From the beloved author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind comes a new book of teachings on the essence of Zen practice "I felt a burden being lifted from my shoulders just by reading this remarkable book." —Oliver Burkeman “Our way of sitting is for you to become yourself.” In this...
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Very interesting
- By L. Freed on 03-28-26
By: Shunryu Suzuki, and others
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The Monkey and The Way of Zen
- A Transformational Journey in 28 Short Stories—Embrace Mindfulness, Overcome Overthinking, Let Go, and Find Inner Peace and Happiness (Zen Philosophy Books)
- By: Serena Choo
- Narrated by: Kevin Harries
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance29
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Story29
Let go of overthinking, make peace with uncertainty, and discover a calmer way of living—without needing to attend meditation retreats, follow rigid philosophies, or master complicated teachings.
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Be Smarter Than the Monkey
- By Walt Legion on 08-28-25
By: Serena Choo
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Zen Golf
- Mastering the Mental Game
- By: Dr. Joseph Parent
- Narrated by: Dr. Joseph Parent
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,759
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Performance1,327
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Story1,313
Zen Golf offers a fresh perspective for golf and for life. Rather than focusing on what's wrong with us....
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All golfers read this book
- By Patrick on 05-16-04
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The Way of Zen
- By: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Jeremy Stockwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall148
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Performance121
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Story120
In his definitive introduction to Zen Buddhism, Alan Watts ("the perfect guide for a course correction in life" —Deepak Chopra), explains the principles and practices of this ancient religion. With a rare combination of freshness and lucidity, he delves into the origins and history of Zen to...
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Just fantastic.
- By Amazon Customer on 02-10-23
By: Alan Watts
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Fear
- Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,774
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Performance1,472
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Story1,456
“Written in words so intimate, calm, kind, and immediate, this extraordinary book feels like a message from our very own heart….Thich Nhat Hanh is one of the most important voices of our time, and we have never needed to listen to him more than now.” —Sogyal Rinpoche Fear is destructive...
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A great great book
- By Lana Abu Ayyash on 10-04-13
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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You're It!
- On Hiding, Seeking, and Being Found
- By: Alan Watts
- Narrated by: Alan Watts
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,763
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Performance3,147
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Story3,094
The Universe Is Playing Hide and Seek—and You’re It! Imagine you’re climbing a mountain path that will lead you to a paradise where all your needs are met and your questions answered. What do you find when you reach the top? A mirror. This is the great cosmic game, reveals Alan...
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All the Watts you'll ever need
- By Rich S. on 12-02-11
By: Alan Watts
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Mastery
- The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
- By: George Leonard
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall969
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Performance792
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Story786
Drawing on Zen philosophy and his expertise in the martial art of aikido, best-selling author George Leonard shows how the process of mastery can help us attain a higher level of excellence and a deeper sense of satisfaction and fulfillment in our daily lives....
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thank you.
- By cjkliemann on 03-24-19
By: George Leonard
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3 in 1: The Zen Master Collection
- 63 Short Stories to Stop Overthinking, Relieve Stress & Anxiety, and Find Inner Peace in Just Minutes: Includes Reflections for Beginners (The Zen Storyteller)
- By: Kai Tsukimi
- Narrated by: Andrew Rowe
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5
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Performance5
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Story5
Searching for a Moment of True Peace and Stillness? Get 3 Zen Books in 1—63 Short Stories to help you slow down, calm your mind, and relieve stress. The Zen Master Collection brings together all three bestselling books—A Cup of Zen, The Flow of Zen, and Beauty in the Zen.
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The peace and serenity that shared that is shared like a flame by many candles
- By W. Halliday on 03-15-26
By: Kai Tsukimi
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You Are Here
- Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh, Sherab Ch÷dzin Kohn - translator
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall671
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Performance559
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Story551
This moment is the gateway to enlightenment. It is the only moment we have to be joyful, mindful, and awake. The key is to be there for yourself--to learn to be fully present in your life. This, Thich Nhat Hanh explains, is the heart of Buddhist practice. In this introduction to the practice of...
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knowing who you are
- By Japhet Lopez on 08-08-20
By: Thich Nhat Hanh, and others
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Zen in the Art of Archery
- By: Eugen Herrigel
- Narrated by: Ralph Blum
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
- Abridged
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Overall884
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Performance742
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Story739
This intriguing, influential work of literature—an outstanding way to experience Zen—is now available on cd It is almost impossible to understand Zen by studying it as you would other intellectual pursuits. The best way to understand Zen is, simply, to Zen. This is what author Eugen Herrigel...
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Terrific!
- By Peter S. on 04-02-18
By: Eugen Herrigel
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The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom)
- By: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Narrated by: Michael Lunts
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall171
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Performance144
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Story146
The Gay Science (The Joyful Wisdom) is one of Nietzsche's greatest books....
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I am now a full-fledged fan of Nietzsche
- By RS on 02-24-18
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Buddhism Plain and Simple
- By: Steve Hagen
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall488
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Performance421
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Story414
The observations and insights of the Buddha are practical and eminently down to earth, dealing exclusively with awareness in the here and now. Buddhism Plain and Simple offers listeners these fundamental teachings, stripped of cultural trappings that have accumulated around Buddhism over the...
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Thrilled this Is Finally an Audiobook
- By Asha Ember on 01-28-17
By: Steve Hagen
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Zen and the Birds of Appetite
- By: Thomas Merton
- Narrated by: Greg Chun
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall69
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Performance60
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Story60
Exploring the relationship between Christianity and Zen, especially through his dialogue with the great Zen teacher D.T. Suzuki, the book makes an excellent introduction to a comparative study of these two traditions, as well as giving the listener a strong taste of the mature Merton....
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a great book for those with a Christian belief
- By Nick V on 04-09-22
By: Thomas Merton
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True Love
- A Practice for Awakening the Heart
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: James Gimian
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall495
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Performance409
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Story407
Love might not be what we think it is. We all seek the happiness that comes from loving and being loved, yet we often find ourselves dissatisfied in our relationships and unable to grasp the cause. Thich Nhat Hanh here shows the way to overcome our recurrent obstacles to love--by learning to be...
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Practical compassion
- By Marquel S. on 05-22-18
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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The Diamond Sutra
- By: Red Pine
- Narrated by: Brian Arens
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance10
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Story10
A masterful translation of the Diamond Sutra, an essential Zen Buddhist scripture—The Diamond Sutra contains insightful commentary and helpful historical context.
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all of it
- By Realcheese on 02-12-25
By: Red Pine
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The Pema Chödrön Audio Collection
- By: Pema Chödrön
- Narrated by: Pema Chödrön
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,404
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Performance987
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Story969
Pema Chödrön, one of the West's most beloved teachers of Buddhism, makes the Tibetan vajrayana tradition accessible in today's world. Now three of her most popular teachings are available in one boxed set, The Pema Chödrön Collection, which includes: Pure Meditation—Step-by-step...
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Ancient insights for a Modern Audience
- By Tricia, Audible Editor on 04-11-12
By: Pema Chödrön
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The Gateless Gate
- The Classic Book of Zen Koans
- By: Koun Yamada, Ruben L. F. Habito - foreword
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance6
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Story6
In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism’s uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen’s greatest collections of teaching stories.
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Extremely helpful.
- By Dominic on 12-11-24
By: Koun Yamada, and others
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The Monk and the Butterfly
- 60 Beautiful Stories of Zen
- By: Kai T. Murano
- Narrated by: Jason Meno
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance18
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Story18
Whether you’re just beginning your mindfulness journey or seeking to deepen your spiritual path, The Monk and the Butterfly offers quiet companionship in a noisy world. You can listen to the stories in any order, revisit them again and again, and let them settle where they may.
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Very reflective
- By Zoe on 02-10-26
By: Kai T. Murano
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The End of Your World
- Uncensored Straight Talk on the Nature of Enlightenment
- By: Adyashanti
- Narrated by: Adyashanti
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,197
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Performance1,016
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Story988
Caution Spiritual Seekers: You Might Just Find What You're Looking For! Underneath the turmoil of thought, emotion, and personal will, there is a flow. If you're reading these words, you've probably felt it—the natural movement of life, the truth that beckons below the surface of things. What...
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quietly blasting through the usual zen-fare
- By rebecca purcell on 06-15-13
By: Adyashanti
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The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
- A Translation of the Majjhima Nikāya
- By: Bhikkhu Ñānamoli, Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Narrated by: Taradasa
- Length: 47 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall160
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Performance143
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Story141
This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pāli Canon, the authorised scriptures of Theravada Buddhism....
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I can't believe it's FINALLY an audible book!
- By Yetanotherguy on 12-08-19
By: Bhikkhu Ñānamoli, and others
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Silence
- The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall512
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Performance442
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Story439
The Zen master and one of the world's most beloved teachers returns with a concise, practical guide to understanding and developing our most powerful inner resource—silence—to help us find happiness, purpose, and peace. Many people embark on a seemingly futile search for happiness, running...
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better than good
- By Eric Love on 02-07-16
By: Thich Nhat Hanh
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On Having No Head
- By: Douglas Edison Harding
- Narrated by: Richard Lang
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall675
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Performance555
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Story551
Reason and imagination and all mental chatter died down... I forgot my name, my humanness, my thingness, all that could be called me or mine. Past and future dropped away... Lighter than air, clearer than glass, altogether released from myself, I was nowhere around....
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Wonderful, secular explanation of Zen ideas
- By Litbovely on 01-19-19
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The Lankāvatāra Sūtra
- By: D.T. Suzuki
- Narrated by: Ratnadhya
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance11
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Story11
The Lankavatara Sutra, dating from the early years of the Common Era, sometime before 443, is one of the most important Mahayana Buddhist texts, not least because of its influence on later Tibetan, Chinese and Japanese Buddhism. One of its possible early translators in the 8th century was...
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Excellent!
- By Skeet Fortner on 11-09-23
By: D.T. Suzuki
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Reconciliation
- Healing the Inner Child
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,174
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Performance979
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Story982
Reconciliation is an exciting contribution to the growing trend of using Buddhist practices to encourage mental health and wellness....
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Life Changing book
- By Ms Anne Graham on 06-10-17
By: Thich Nhat Hanh