Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Meditation Now or Never Author: Steve Hagen Narrator: William Hope Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 43 minutes Release date: May 15, 2017 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: In Meditation Now or Never, Steve Hagen, a Zen priest and best-selling author of Buddhism Plain and Simple, provides an accessible and thorough manual on meditation for both newcomers and experienced practitioners. In the modern world, our lives are more frenetic than ever. We live with a burning sense that we have to get something done. But what do we really achieve? And why are we never satisfied? This book is an invitation to switch off and to enjoy stillness - right now. Steve Hagen offers simple practices that avoid needlessly complicating meditation; highlights where many of us get stuck in meditating - and how to get unstuck; and, above all, focuses on meditation not simply as a spiritual technique but as a way of living.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730997 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Therigatha: Poems of Early Buddhist Nuns Author: K. R. Norman Narrator: Jinananda Jinananda Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 7, 2015 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: This remarkable collection of 73 verses contained in the 'Khuddaka Nikaya' section of the Pali Canon dates from the BC 6th century. It is said to be the earliest voices of women in recorded history. The verses, some brief, some more extended, are the utterances of the bhikkhunis, the nuns at the time of the Buddha, concerning their life and their ‘awakening'. Often they give a penetrating insight to the life of women in ancient India: high-ranking members of courts, courtesans, wives of merchants and farmers - women from all social levels who left their homes to follow the spiritual life as forest renunciants. This recording also includes the personal histories of many of the individuals written by the 6th century CE monk Dharmapala who had access to sources which are now lost. Among these individuals are some famous bhikkhunis whose stories are more widely known, including Kisagotami (and the mustard seed), Mahapajapati Gotami (the first woman to request ordination from the Buddha), and Dhammadinna (once praised by the Buddha for her Dhamma talk).

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730962 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Dhammapada, The Udana, The Itivuttaka: Key Texts from the Khuddaka Nikaya Author: John D. Ireland Narrator: Jinananda Jinananda, Patience Tomlinson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 7, 2015 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: The Dhammapada, a collection of 423 verses in 26 chapters, is perhaps the most famous of all Buddhist texts. It presents the Buddha's teachings in a clear and highly accessible form and has been used for personal instruction and teaching for centuries throughout the Buddhist world. It comes from the Khuddaka Nikaya section of the Pali Canon and is here collected with two other key texts from the same source. The Udana (‘inspired utterance') contains stories from the Buddha's life, each of which conclude with a verse. Among these are Bahiya of the bark-cloth and Meghiya, who wanted to meditate but had, perhaps, chosen an inappropriate time. The Itivuttaka (‘it was said') was reputedly recited to a queen at court by a lay female disciple of the Buddha who had listened to him teach. It is a collection of 112 short discourses and is, again, very clear in form.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/708871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wicca Made Easy Author: Phyllis Curott Narrator: Phyllis Curott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 19, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Welcome to the oldest spiritual tradition in the world.One of the first Wiccan Priestesses to 'come out of the broom closet,' Phyllis Curott has forever changed the perception of Wicca in the Western world. In this audiobook, Phyllis re-introduces the life-sustaining wisdom and techniques that will connect you to the Divine and to the love, abundance and spiritual wisdom of Mother Earth. You'll learn how to: attune your body, mind and spirit to Nature's rhythms to create a life of harmony, peace and fulfillment enter spirit realms and work with spirit guides, power animals and spirits of place for guidance and healing cast gorgeous spells and create sacred spaces and altars to nourish your soul practice empowering lunar and Sabbat rites to experience divine communion embody your spirit, empower your purpose and manifest your giftsThis engaging and inspiring audiobook will open your heart, your mind and your spirit to the Sacred around and within you. It's time to awaken your life to its divine magic!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/708802 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sweetly Set on God: The Piety of David Brainerd Author: Dustin Benge Narrator: Marcus Jackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Sweetly Set on God introduces readers to the life and journal writings of David Brainerd (1718-1747), best remembered for his missionary work among the American Indians. Dustin Benge begins by presenting the events of Brainerd's short life and the intense personal spiritual piety that undergirded his pioneering missionary work. Then, in fifty-one excerpts drawn from Brainerd's journal, readers will discover his evangelical humiliation, his understanding that God had altered his sinful human nature, his sensitivity to sin, and his holiness of life. Read this book and come to view Brainerd as Jonathan Edwards, his biographer, did: as 'a remarkable instance of true and eminent Christian piety in heart and practice.'

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/708715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - ملخص كتاب أشهر خمسين خرافة عن الأديان Author: تمارا سون Narrator: Sahla Books Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 25 minutes Release date: August 31, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: هل تتعارض نظرية التطور مع قصَّة الخلق كما وردت في العهد القديم؟ هل صلبَ اليهود المسيح؟ هل يعبُدُ البوذيّون بوذا؟ ما أساس عقيدة الجهاد في الإسلام؟ وهل يكافئ الله الإرهابيين باثنين وسبعين حورية في الجنّة حقا؟ هل يعني عدم إيمان الملحدين بالأديان، افتقارهم للمنظومات الأخلاقية بشكلٍ عام؟ كثيرٌ من الخرافات يجري تداولها حول الأديان وأتباعها، فمن أين تنشأ تلك الخرافات؟ وما مدى صحتها؟

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/708495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo tengo respuestas Author: Morfeo Narrator: Lucía I.A. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 39 minutes Release date: May 26, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Carlos Augusto Martini expone en su obra Yo tengo respuestas un punto de vista inaudito sobre dios, el universo y la energía: son lo mismo. ¿Son lo mismo? Eso es lo que piensa, y no te quedará más remedio que leer sus palabras para ver si estás de acuerdo con él o no. Ten por seguro que su idea no te dejará indiferente.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707715 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hades: Myth, Magic & Modern Devotion Author: Jamie Waggoner Narrator: Tegan Ashton Cohan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 19 minutes Release date: February 8, 2024 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: One of the most recognizable but misunderstood Greek gods, Hades plays a valuable role that has not garnered much adoration. Using myth, storytelling, and practical exercises, author Jamie Waggoner shows how Hades is more than the keeper of souls and the land of the dead. She reveals his true nature and provides everything you need to build your own rich devotional practice. Discover Hades's real story with passages written in his own words, excerpts from historical texts, and Jamie's personal experiences. She helps you cultivate an unexpectedly life-affirming relationship with him through meditations, altar building, and other magical work. With Hades's wisdom, you will develop a deep appreciation for the glorious spectrum of experience we can have in this mortal lifetime.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707667 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Transforming Your Thought Life: Christian Meditation in Focus Author: Sarah Geringer Narrator: Nikki Zakocs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Your mind is under attack. Thousands of thoughts fly through our minds every day, many of them negative. And Satan knows how susceptible we are to these negative thoughts that leave us frustrated and feeling defeated. However, the time-honored practice of Christian meditation can help us find victory in these spiritual battles. Transforming Your Thought Life offers guided meditations and personal examples that will help you train your mind to stay grounded in God's Word. Each chapter examines a particular kind of negative thought pattern and provides key Bible verses and prayers for standing strong against it. Day by day, as you hide God's Word in your heart and mind, you will move closer to the heart and mind of God.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/706596 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic Author: Eliphas Levi Narrator: Henry Schrader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 50 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: The Doctrine of Transcendental Magic was first published in 1854. This work establishes the concepts behind symbols like the tetragram and pentagram, the significance of Hebrew letters and numbers, and the relationship between science, occultism, and formal religion. Levi was the first to document the meaning of the points of the pentagram. He stated that a pentagram with only one point up and two down is a symbol of the Savior, and a pentagram with two points up and one down is a “symbol of evil and attracts sinister forces.” This work explores the magician’s foundations for his spiritual beliefs, as well as his idea that an elite class of priests would be necessary to lead the people into both social and magical order. He writes, “Occult philosophy seems to have been the nurse and godmother of all intellectual forces, the key of all divine obscurities, and the absolute mistress of society, in those ages when it was exclusively reserved for the education of priests and of kings...Magic is the traditional science of the secrets of Nature which comes to us from the Magi.” Although Levi didn’t enjoy much notoriety during his life, his works eventually became highly influential among other occultists, and he is now considered one of the fathers of modern mysticism. Famous occultist Aleister Crowley even claimed to be Levi himself in one of his past lives, as he was born less than six months after Levi’s death in 1875.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/706060 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sura?gama Sutra Author: Charles Luk Narrator: Ratnadhya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 36 minutes Release date: September 28, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: The Sura?gama Sutra, one of the most important works of Mahayana Buddhism, dates from some time before the 8th Century when the first Chinese translation was written, probably from an Indian original. It has long been a seminal work for Buddhist practitioners in East and South-East Asia, especially China and Korea. Indeed this “Sutra of the Indestructible”, as it is often translated, is regarded as a staple manual of practice for newly-ordained monks of the Ch'an and Zen schools, giving instruction, through the words of the Buddha himself, in the correct understanding of the Buddha-nature or ‘Tathagata-garbha', that seed of enlightenment that lies dormant within all of us. Taking the form of a dialogue between the Buddha and his cousin Ananda, it is based on the premise that even committed disciples can fall back into the world of sensual desire (and consequently of suffering) if their understanding and practice of the Dharma is incomplete. Rescued from the enticements of a prostitute by the Buddha, Ananda is then taught about the distinctions between the one True Mind, corresponding to absolute reality and the illusory mind or everyday reality, as manifested through our senses, reinforcing as they do our underlying attachment to the idea of a fixed self or ‘ego'. In the Sutra, the Buddha and his followers teach Ananda the great ‘Sura?gama Samadhi', a meditation practice that allows us to see through the falseness of deceptive, or ‘discriminative' senses by returning each of them to their source in the ‘alaya' or ‘store consciousness' of our minds. The Sutra is also concerned with the vital importance of living a truly ethical life, without which any amount of meditation will not lead to true enlightenment, as well as the dangers of spiritual complacency; the idea that we should settle on anything less than complete liberation. This translation, by Charles Luk, an Upasaka in the Ch'an school of Buddhism, includes a number of footnotes and comments, which help to explain some of the terminology used in the text.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705750 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Teatime Discipleship for Mothers and Daughters: Pouring Faith, Love, and Beauty into Your Girl’s Heart Author: Sally Clarkson Narrator: Sally Clarkson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Establish a Legacy of Love Life is sweeter when a hot pot of tea and a lovely talk of faith are shared between a mother and her daughter! From author and podcast host Sally Clarkson comes this keepsake guide filled with simple moments that create lasting heart-connections centered on friendship and discipleship. When you prioritize this sacred work of fellowshipping with your family, you'll also grow in love and wonder for the God who has woven your shared stories into the tapestry of His big-picture plan. Within this book, you'll find themed teas and interactive offerings to help you gently guide and invest in your daughter over cozy treats and thoughtful discussions about seasons of faith, godly womanhood, and more. Modeling your faith becomes mentoring her heart when you welcome open conversation, earnest listening, and sincere prayer. Teatime Discipleship for Mothers and Daughters will help you steep together in Scripture as you make meaningful time for God and for each other.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Judaism Is About Love: Recovering the Heart of Jewish Life Author: Shai Held Narrator: Josh Bloomberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 30 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: A profound, startling new understanding of Jewish life, illuminating the forgotten heart of Jewish theology and practice: love. A dramatic misinterpretation of the Jewish tradition has shaped the history of the West: Christianity is the religion of love, and Judaism the religion of law. In the face of centuries of this widespread misrepresentation, Rabbi Shai Held—one of the most important Jewish thinkers in America today—recovers the heart of the Jewish tradition, offering the radical and moving argument that love belongs as much to Judaism as it does to Christianity. Blending intellectual rigor, a respect for tradition and the practices of a living Judaism, and a commitment to the full equality of all people, Held seeks to reclaim Judaism as it authentically is. He shows that love is foundational and constitutive of true Jewish faith, animating the singular Jewish perspective on injustice and protest, grace, family life, responsibilities to our neighbors and even our enemies, and chosenness. Ambitious and revelatory, Judaism Is About Love illuminates the true essence of Judaism—an act of restoration from within. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730957 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cave in the Snow: Tenzin Palmo's Quest for Enlightenment Author: Vicki Mackenzie Narrator: Tenzin Palmo, Vicki Mackenzie, Georgina Sutton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 7, 2015 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Includes a bonus track of Tenzin Palmo introducing a retreat. This is the story of Tenzin Palmo, the daughter of a fishmonger from London's East End who became a Tibetan nun. After meditating for 12 years in a cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas, she became a world-renowned spiritual leader and champion of the right of women to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Diane Perry grew up in London's East End. At the age of 18, however, she read a book on Buddhism and realised that this might fill a long-sensed void in her life. In 1963, at the age of 20, she went to India, where she eventually entered a monastery. Being the only woman amongst hundreds of monks, she began her battle against the prejudice that has excluded women from enlightenment for thousands of years. In 1976, she secluded herself in a remote cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas, where she stayed for 12 years between the ages of 33 and 45. In this mountain hideaway she faced unimaginable cold, wild animals, floods, snow and rockfalls, grew her own food and slept in a traditional wooden meditation box, three feet square - she never lay down. In 1988, she emerged from the cave with a determination to build a convent in Northern India to revive the Togdenma lineage, a long-forgotten female spiritual elite. Despite her international teaching schedule, Tenzin Palmo maintains a deep commitment to her nunnery, Dongyu Gatsal Ling, in Himachal Pradesh.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705144 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Advent of Glory: 24 Devotions for Christmas Author: R.C. Sproul Narrator: Michael Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 28, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Daily Advent devotions that will help you to slow down and appreciate the wonder of Christmas. These straightforward, short, and profound Advent readings have been edited from talks given by much-loved Bible teacher, Dr. R.C. Sproul, helping readers to benefit from his enduring insight and wisdom. They delve into the details of the Christmas story and reflect on how these impact our lives now, combining scholarly detail with heartwarming application. Each day also includes a prayer written by a well-known Bible teacher of our own day, to guide your own reflections. As R.C. Sproul observes, the narrative of the birth of Jesus is so familiar to many of us that “the words just slip over us.” So, take the time to slow down and dwell on the words of the Christmas story so that you arrive at Christmas Day full of awe and wonder at the birth of Jesus.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Keep a Quiet Heart Author: Elisabeth Elliot Narrator: Nancy Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: August 9, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Where can you turn when you long for a quiet refuge when life gets too busy, too impersonal, or too much to handle? To the comforting arms of our omnipotent and infinitely loving heavenly Father. In Keep a Quiet Heart, beloved author Elisabeth Elliot shares more than 100 short passages that help you learn to know, trust, and walk with God in a world that does everything in its power to distract us. If you long for a bit of relief and rest, let Elisabeth Elliot be your compassionate guide.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/705006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Every Step is Home: A Spiritual Geography from Appalachia to Alaska Author: Lori Erickson Narrator: Lori Erickson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Globetrotting travel writer Lori Erickson has long searched for the sacred in locations and cultures far from home as well as in her beloved Iowa. But when the pandemic put both air travel and in-person worship off-limits, Lori and her husband hit the road with a camper in tow to discover spiritual sites and experiences in their own home country. From the Serpent Mound of Ohio to the Redwoods of California—and, ultimately, by air to see natural wonders in Alaska and Hawaii—Erickson uncovers deep connections both to the lands that now make up the United States and to the elements that have had sacred meaning to people throughout history and across the globe. Through her profound, informative, and witty reflections on the power of stone, water, light, fire, and more, listeners will discover new destinations in North America while deepening their own connection to spirit. Whether exploring national parks or visiting holy sites, this book makes for the perfect spiritual companion and guide. Perfect for book clubs!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/704955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Communion with God Author: John Owen Narrator: Wayne Evans Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 14, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Focusing on one of the most fundamental aspects of the Christian walk, John Owen delves into the heart of any healthy relationship - communication. Owen emphasizes how crucial it is to understand the Trinity and how the importance of communion applies to each person of God. Owen explains that in fully understanding the Triune God, it is clear that each part has a unique role and therefore encourages unique relationships and communication with believers. A healthy Christian life is grown through open communication and a dedicated connection with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/704943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Daring to Draw Near: People in Prayer Author: John White Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 6, 2017 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Prayers are windows--windows on eternity. Through the prayers in the Bible we look into the profoundest issues of life and death, and the deepest longings of our own hearts. And we learn about the God to whom we pray, the one who wants to talk with us, the one who takes the initiative in our relationship with him. In this classic book on prayer, John White helps us listen to Abraham plead for Sodom and Gomorrah. We watch Jacob wrestle with the Angel of the Lord. We hear David confess his sin. We also see him dance before the ark of the covenant. We hear Hannah ask for a child. Finally, John White shows how Jesus' prayers on the cross present a model for facing our last hours as well. The ten prayers in this book will take you near to the holy one of the universe, the personal God of each person in the world.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/704602 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gnosis Author: Philip Gardiner Narrator: Synthetic Voice (tts) Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: This audiobook has been recorded using Text to speech (TTS). Gnosis means knowledge of the most esoteric kind. This is the story that has been kept from the ears of mankind for too long, it is a truth hidden beneath the layers of religious deceit for centuries. This is the truth behind the world’s most infamous secret societies including the knights Templar, it is the revelation of the archaeon secrets of mankind and the amazing discovery of the secret of Solomon’s temple, and you cannot live life until you have Gnosis.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703557 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whom Shall I Fear?: 366 Scriptures for Following Christ and Facing Persecution Author: The Voice Of The Martyrs Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 1, 2024 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Featuring testimonies from Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand and other persecuted Christians from throughout history until today, Whom Shall I Fear? invites you to encounter 366 biblical passages that will take you beyond anxiety, doubt, and fear, grounding your faith in God’s character as you live obediently for Christ in the face of any opposition.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Geschenke der Gnade Author: Arthur Bennett Narrator: Hamm Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 51 minutes Release date: August 8, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Die Gebete in diesem Buch stammen aus dem größtenteils vergessenen Fundus puritanischer geistlicher Übungen und Meditationen. Sie bezeugen den Reichtum und die Farbe des puritanischen Gedankenguts und dessen Sprache, die einem wichtigen Teil des englischen religiösen Lebens eine lebendige Frömmigkeit eingehaucht hat. Es ist zu hoffen, dass ihre Veröffentlichung dabei helfen wird, der Vernachlässigung dieses riesigen Ozeans puritanischer Spiritualität entgegenzuwirken. Viele damalige Geistliche rieten ihren Versammlungen, private Gebetsgedanken zu Papier zu bringen und auszusprechen. Auf diese Weise entstand eine wichtige Sammlung inspirierender puritanischer Gebete.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703174 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Praying for Your Child from Head to Toe: A 30-Day Guide to Powerful and Effective Scripture-based Prayers Author: Sharon Jaynes Narrator: Jennifer Jill Araya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 0 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: God has given parents the privilege of shaping not just a human being but an eternal soul. Sometimes that responsibility can feel overwhelming, especially when it comes to prayer.   In Praying for Your Child from Head to Toe, bestselling author Sharon Jaynes helps us use the words of Scripture to pray over our children with intention. This practical and encouraging guide offers: - A unique head-to-toe pattern to help us make prayer for our kids a natural habit - Thirty brief reflections with sixteen prayers each, taking you from prayers for your child’s mind, eyes, and ears, to their shoulders, gifts, and relationships - Flexibility, whether you are looking for a month-long devotional or Scripture prayers to use again and again As Sharon reminds us, prayer is not a means of gaining control over our children to make them the men and women we want them to be. Prayer is a means of relinquishing control and asking God to shape our children into the men and women that He wants them to be.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703089 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prayer of the Lord Author: R.C. Sproul Narrator: Michael Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 5 minutes Release date: July 28, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: The Bible teaches us to pray without ceasing, but many Christians struggle with prayer. Is there a right way to pray? How should we address a holy God? Does prayer really change things? Even Jesus’ disciples understood there was something lacking in their prayer life after they observed Jesus in prayer. When Jesus taught His disciples to pray, He gave them a model of prayer as an example to follow in communing with God. In The Prayer of the Lord, Dr. R.C. Sproul helps us understand how to pray according to the pattern Jesus set for us. Each chapter focuses on a single line of the Lord’s Prayer, shedding light on God’s holiness and our need to humbly depend on Him. Dr. Sproul reminds us that as adopted children of God, we have an unspeakable privilege in prayer—to call upon our heavenly Father.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730956 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal: The Original Lecture Series Author: Urgyen Sangharakshita Narrator: Urgyen Sangharakshita Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 10, 2016 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: The Bodhisattva - one who is becoming awake or enlightened - is one of the great inspiring figures in Buddhism. The title can refer to a mythical being with qualities to which we aspire, such as Avalokitesvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion; or an ordinary person on the quest for enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings. It is a profound ideal for life. In this important lecture series, Urgyen Sangharakshita, one of the most important leading Western Buddhist teachers, sets out the path of the aspiring Bodhisattva living in the 21st century. How should we act? What principles should we follow? How can we balance the urge to benefit others yet follow a true spiritual path ourselves? This clear, challenging and stimulating series of eight talks is one of the many groundbreaking lectures given in the 1960s, when Sangharakshita, having returned to the UK after 25 years in India, was setting up a new Western Buddhist movement, now called the Triratna Buddhist Community. Aspects of the Bodhisattva ideal contain such specific talks as the Bodhisattva vow, altruism and individualism in spiritual life and masculinity and femininity in spiritual life. These talks have been remastered.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702844 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kingdom Values Devotional Author: Tony Evans Narrator: William Andrew Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 18 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Living Out God's Kingdom Day-by-Day Embracing kingdom values isn't about checking things off a list or posting virtue signals online. It's about stepping into the abundant, joyful life God designed just for you. Instead of chaos, you'll discover calm. Instead of wandering aimlessly in pain, you will experience peace. When Jesus talks about kingdom values, He gives us an incentive: if you embrace the ways of God's kingdom, you will discover a life of blessing and purpose. Based on the challenges and blessings Jesus lays out in the beatitudes, this ninety-day devotional will both inspire and challenge you. Through Scripture, action points, prayers, and practical insights, Dr. Tony Evans helps you ● align your thoughts, words, and actions with God's values ● receive peace, comfort, and purpose ● usher in authentic change for others in our culture When you choose to live and be shaped according to kingdom values, you will unleash and access all that God has planned for your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ancestral Whispers: A Guide to Building Ancestral Veneration Practices Author: Ben Stimpson Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 12 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: An Invaluable Resource for Connecting to Your Ancestors Presenting historical and cultural examples of ancestral veneration from around the world, Ben Stimpson shows you how to build a strong, healthy relationship with your ancestors. He teaches the concepts and considerations of this important practice, walks you through the ins and outs of ritual, and shares profound insight on building community. Ancestral Whispers provides exercises and journal prompts specially designed to help you develop an authentic, living practice. Stimpson reveals the various types of ancestors and discusses the physical elements of practice, including sacred space, objects of power, and offerings. He also encourages you to explore the elements of pilgrimage and reflect deeply on your own beliefs. With this book, you can create a legacy for current and future generations.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702588 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems, and Meditations for Staying Human Author: Cole Arthur Riley Narrator: Cole Arthur Riley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 16, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A collection of prayer, poetry, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world, from the author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies “A true spiritual balm for our troubled times.”—Michael Eric Dyson, author of What Truth Sounds Like For years, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amid ongoing national racial violence, the isolation of the pandemic, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian spaces, she began dreaming of a more human, more liberating expression of faith. She went on to create Black Liturgies, a digital project that connects spiritual practice with Black emotion, Black memory, and the Black body. In this book, she brings together hundreds of new prayers, along with letters, poems, meditation questions, breath practices, scriptures, and the writings of Black literary ancestors to offer forty-three liturgies that can be practiced individually or as a community. Inviting readers to reflect on their shared experiences of wonder, rest, rage, and repair, and creating rituals for holidays like Lent and Juneteenth, Arthur Riley writes with a poet’s touch and a sensitivity that has made her one of the most important spiritual voices at work today. For anyone healing from communities that were more violent than loving; for anyone who has escaped the trauma of white Christian nationalism, religious homophobia, or transphobia; for anyone asking what it means to be human in a world of both beauty and terror, Black Liturgies is a work of healing and empowerment, and a vision for what might be.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702308 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Buddhist Meditation: Classic Teachings from Tibet Author: Penguin Random House Narrator: Lee Osorio Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: A Tibetan Buddhist anthology of accessible and authentic contemplative exercises to help cultivate innate yet undeveloped powers of mind, emotion, and body. A Penguin Classic     Drawn from Tibet's rich contemplative literature, Buddhist Meditation offers classic exercises focused on the opportunities and challenges of life; cultivating inner calm; fostering a wider perspective on oneself in relationship to others; working with negative emotions, and the highest values of the Buddhist tradition, love and compassion. Several dozen meditation instructions are collected in twelve chapters. All major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism are represented. The book is structured on 'foundation practices', practice manuals that immerse the reader in the search for meaningful and compassionate responses to the ubiquity of human suffering, and in the contemplative techniques that translate that search into consequential action.     Spiritual exercises introduce 1) the opportunity for self-betterment and to be of benefit to other living beings; 2) the inescapable persistence of suffering in life, and the reality of death; 3) the workings of ethical cause and effect, otherwise known as karma; and 4) the ever-repeating succession of frustration known as cyclic existence, or samsara. The second set of foundation practices provide tools to build upon including: 5) taking refuge in Buddhism—a deep formal commitment to integrate Buddhist contemplative and ethical teachings into one's life; 6) cultivating love and compassion for all living beings; 7) clearing away cognitive, emotional, and behavioral impediments to actualizing love and compassion; 8) developing with wisdom and the experience and excellent qualities necessary to put love and compassion into practice; and 9) dedicating oneself to a spiritual mentor to serve as a guide through this intensive program of training.     Part existential philosophy, part ethics, part self-help program, part cosmology—the foundation exercises present a complete Buddhist picture of life, the ethical universe, and the first steps in making a positive impact in life for ourselves and others, steps anyone can begin to take by dedicating themselves to train in contemplative exercises.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700929 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Greater Joy TWOgether: A 52-Week Marriage Devotional Author: Ted Cunningham Narrator: Ted Cunnigham Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Does your soul mate feel more like a roommate? This year-long devotional will help you and your spouse go deep in your faith, nurture your marriage, and make laughter a part of your everyday life. Each weekly devotion in Greater Joy TWOgether includes a short reading, a Scripture verse, thoughtful conversation prompts, ideas for putting the week’s theme into action, and prayer starters to draw you closer to God and each other. With his trademark blend of humor and inspiring biblical content, author Ted Cunningham helps you and your spouse: - Realize the importance of intentional little connections - Be more engaged with each other throughout the week - Encourage and equip other couples  Whether you have been married a few weeks or several decades, Greater Joy TWOgether will add spark to your relationship as you prioritize faith, each other, and the lighter moments of your crazy life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Convert to Islam and Become Muslim Author: The Sincere Seeker Collection Narrator: Austin Vanfleet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 8 minutes Release date: July 17, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Discover the essentials of submitting to your Creator and converting to Islam in this short, concise, and easy-to-understand guide. This book will teach you what you need to know, believe, and practice to become a Muslim. From the basic Islamic beliefs and your life's purpose to what you must do after your conversion, this book will help you understand the faith and how to live as a faithful follower of Islam. Whether you're curious about Islam, ready to convert, or have converted already this guide will provide the knowledge and guidance you need to take the next step on your spiritual journey.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700866 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Journey Through the Evidence of Islam and the Holy Quran's Divine Origin Author: The Sincere Seeker Collection Narrator: Austin Vanfleet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 21 minutes Release date: July 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Discover the many proofs and evidence of Islam and the Holy Quran that attest to their Divine origin and absolute truth. Discover these irrefutable proofs for yourself. In this short book, you'll discover the miraculous quality and eloquence of the Holy Quran, the scientific miracles the book contains, the prophecies and predictions it makes, and its many mathematical wonders - all of which combine to prove the point that the Holy Quran could have come only from our All-Wise Creator. Through examination of the evidence, this book will demonstrate why Islam is the true religion of God and why the Holy Quran is the true speech of God. This book makes a great resource for sincere seekers of the truth.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dealing With Doubts in Islam Author: The Sincere Seeker Collection Narrator: Austin Vanfleet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 48 minutes Release date: July 17, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: This book was written for the benefit of three categories of people: those close to converting to Islam but who have doubts, those who struggle with the whispers of Satan, causing them to doubt Islam, and those interested in learning more about Islam to get closer to God and invite others to the faith. It's natural to have doubts and to question your beliefs about God and Islam. Islam encourages the one with doubts to seek knowledge and understanding to cope with these feelings. Neglecting your doubts can cause confusion and great damage to your spiritual health. Yet embarking upon a journey of understanding, dealing with your doubts, and not allowing Satan's whispers to lead you astray will clear your understanding so that you can get closer to your Creator. Due to certain misconceptions about Islam, as spread through existing anti-Islamic websites, you may have been fed some concepts that make you question whether Islam is a religion of and from God. This book addresses the top misconceptions and misunderstandings about Islamic concepts. They include Aisha's age when she married Prophet Muhammad PBUH, evolution, why God created evil, why Caliph Uthman burned the Holy Quran, whether the sword spread Islam, the question of whether women are oppressed in Islam, the concept of Jihad, Jizya, different sects of Islam, female inheritance, the punishment for Apostasy, hand cutting, lashing, the question of whether Prophet Muhammad PBUH or Satan could have written the Holy Quran, and much more! Topics in this book include: The Young Age of Aisha When She Married Prophet Muhammad PBUH If God Exists, Why Does He Allow Evil, Pain, Suffering, and Sickness? If God Preordained Everything, Why Should I be held Accountable? Does Islam Believe in Evolution? What is the Concept of Hell? Can Hell be Justified? Why Did God Create Hell, Knowing that Some People Will Be Condemned? Could Prophet Muhammad PBUH have Copied its Text from Another Source? Could the Holy Quran Be Inspired b

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700859 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Getting to know Allah Our Creator Author: The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection Narrator: Brad Grochowski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 31, 2022 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Children are a trust given to parents by Allah (God) as much as they are a precious gift. Parents are responsible for the care & upbringing of their children. Parents will be held accountable on the Day of Judgement for how they raised their children. With proper upbringing must come the teaching of Islam and the introduction to who Allah (God) is at an early age so they can develop their Islamic worldview and virtues. A fun way to start introducing Allah (God) to your children is through reading to them and encouraging them to read. Getting to Know Allah Our Creator by the Sincere Seeker Kids Collection teaches your children who Allah, our Creator is & introduces His Attributes to them in a fun, interesting, & engaging way. The purpose of this book is to demonstrate God’s Love & Mercy to your children so they can grow up to love Him & be more conscious of Him. This book also teaches your child some of the 99 names of Allah. This Islam for kids book also makes a great Eid gift for kids as well as a great Ramadan for kids’ book. Grab this cute Amazon best-seller Islamic storybook for Muslim kids now! About The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection The most significant & longest-lasting inheritance you can gift your child as a parent is a proper Islamic upbringing & knowledge of Islam. As a parent, you must teach your children about Allah (God), the Holy Quran, the religion & lifestyle of Islam, & about Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Every parent must instill interest & love for Islam among their children at an early age, so they can grow up with an Islamic mindset & lifestyle. Every household must set a daily time to develop and grow their child’s connection with Allah to nourish their souls. Just like our physical bodies need food & water to grow & nourish, our souls need the remembrance of Allah & the recitation of the Holy Quran to enrich, nourish, & give life to our souls. The Sincere Seeker Kids Collection is designed to introduce and teach your chil

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700820 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conjuring the Calabash: Empowering Women with Hoodoo Spells & Magick Author: Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani Narrator: Ja'air Bush Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 8, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: 'This book is about Black girl magick, queer girl magick, straight girl magick, trans magick, bisexual magick. This book is about giving yourself the power to be fierce . . . Black women are Hierophants, Magicians, Empresses, and High Priestesses.'—Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani Authentic and unapologetic, this guide to magical spirituality empowers women of color to take back the power to heal and shine under their own strength. Written by an accomplished Hoodoo practitioner, this book features spells, recipes, and rituals that help listeners like you rise out of the constrictions around them. The calabash (gourd) is a sacred vessel in Yoruba cosmology; it's the ultimate emblem of female fertility. Sharing folk traditions, personal stories, and her favorite songs and pop stars, Mawiyah Kai El-Jamah Bomani shows you how to bless your gourd with love and reawaken your fullest potential. She teaches not only how to cast spells for better sex, money, and success, but also how to empower the men and children in your life. An inclusive and intersectional voice in contemporary Hoodoo, Mawiyah will help you become as fierce as Beyoncé herself.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730951 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Bodhicaryavatara: A Guide to the Buddhist Path to Awakening Author: Santideva Narrator: William Hope Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: February 17, 2016 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Written in India in the early eighth century CE, Santideva's Bodhicaryavatara takes as its subject the profound desire to become a Buddha and save all beings from suffering. The person who enacts such a desire is a Bodhisattva. Santideva not only sets out what the Bodhisattva must do and become; he also invokes the intense feelings of aspiration which underlie such a commitment, using language which has inspired Buddhists in their religious lives from his time to the present. Important as a manual of training among Mahayana Buddhists, especially in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, The Bodhicaryavatara continues to be used as a basis for teaching by modern Buddhist teachers. His Holiness the Dalai Lama frequently cites passages as his highest inspiration. In this recording, William Hope first of all reads the work in its entirety so that the listener can gain an overall perspective and emotional engagement with the text and then embarks on the 'study' section, where the translators introduce each chapter, making crucial helpful points. Translated with introductions and notes by Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton. With a general introduction by Paul Williams.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700808 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cursed Britain: A History of Witchcraft and Black Magic in Modern Times Author: Thomas Waters Narrator: Jake Ruddle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 4 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Cursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses, and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed—dark supernatural forces. Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. Waters takes us on a fascinating journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing. Along the way, we examine an array of remarkable beliefs and rituals, from traditional folk magic to diverse spiritualities originating in Africa and Asia. This is a tale of cynical quacks and sincere magical healers, depressed people and furious vigilantes, innocent victims and rogues who claimed to possess evil abilities. Their spellbinding stories raise important questions about the state's role in regulating radical spiritualities, the fragility of secularism, and the true nature of magic.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/700806 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ishmael in the Shadow of Israel: God's Prophetic Plan for Abraham's Firstborn Author: Tony Maalouf Narrator: Barry Abrams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 10 minutes Release date: December 19, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: A thoughtful and well-documented call to rethink the role of Arabs in the plan of God Western Christianity's long-standing support of Israel has, perhaps unintentionally, nurtured a prejudice against Arab people—the descendants of Abraham's first son, Ishmael. Author Tony Maalouf contends that this bias differs dramatically from the biblical portrayal of Ishmael and the nations that have sprung from him. With meticulous research and theological astuteness, Maalouf surfaces the positive portrayal of the Arab people in ancient and prophetic history, clearly showing that the Israeli-Arab conflict is a recent development in history. By bringing to light the nature of relationships that have prevailed among the Jews and Arabs throughout history, Maalouf strives to change the thinking of Bible believers to a more accurate understanding of this crucial contemporary issue. He traces the Abrahamic heritage of the Arab people and majors on the positive Arab-Israeli relationships in biblical history. The descendants of Ishmael have an important role in the sovereign plan of God—right up to the final moments of history.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Yo Católico Author: Dr. Ryszard Gron Narrator: Andres Lopez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 25 minutes Release date: July 4, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: El libro fue escrito por la necesidad de un corazón sacerdotal, de manera espontánea, frente a las amenazas de las ideologías globales del mundo moderno, que son y deben ser un serio desafío tanto para la Iglesia como para todo católico. La maldad de estas ideologías proviene de su sistema de valores y razonamiento, alternativo al cristianismo, que trastorna todo el orden moral y jurídico del mundo y, como consecuencia, puede conducir a una catástrofe cultural de nuestra civilización. Su denominador común es construir un mundo sin Dios para sentar en su trono a un hombre secularizado y liberado de toda limitación moral y espiritual. La historia de la civilización occidental conoce numerosos intentos de este destronamiento de Dios y la liberación secular de la humanidad. Sin embargo, nunca antes se habían tomado ideologías similares a escala global para poder amenazar a toda la civilización humana. Y estos peligros se tratan en este libro, dando a los católicos una comprensión básica de ellos.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699776 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Morning by Morning in Modern English Author: Charles H. Spurgeon, Roger McReynolds Narrator: Eric M. Monstrum Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 1, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: This is a Modern English update of Morning by Morning using the Christian Standard Bible (CSB) as the Scripture text. Complete and Unabridged.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lent in Plain Sight: A Devotion through Ten Objects Author: Jill J. Duffield Narrator: Nan Mcnamara Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: God is often at work through the ordinary: ordinary people, ordinary objects, ordinary grace. Through the ordinary, God communicates epiphanies, salvation, revelation, and reconciliation. It is through the mundane that we hear Gods quiet voice. In this devotion for the season of Lent, Jill J. Duffield draws listeners attention to ten ordinary objects that Jesus would have encountered on his way to Jerusalem: dust, bread, the cross, coins, shoes, oil, coats, towels, thorns, and stones. In each object, listeners will find meaning in the biblical account of Jesus final days. Each week, listeners encounter a new object to consider through Scripture, prayer, and reflection. From Ash Wednesday to Easter, Lent in Plain Sight reminds Christians to open ourselves to the kingdom of God.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Remade: Embracing Your Complete Identity in Christ Author: Paul Tautges Narrator: William Sarris Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 20, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: A believer's identity in Christ is both deeply comforting and highly motivational. Do you know who you are? Take ninety days to better grasp the full picture through this gospel-rich devotional.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699069 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Jesus' Name: 5 Altars of Prayer That Move Heaven and Earth Author: Rick Dubose Narrator: Jim Denison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 20 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Whoever Controls the Altar Controls the Outcome Throughout Scripture, God's leaders built altars where He met them in powerful, miraculous ways. God still longs to pour out His power at those altars. But we've been seduced away by worldly wisdom and man-made distractions and plans, leaving us ineffective against the evil sweeping across our land. With insight and humility, international leader and pastor Rick DuBose shows the path back to five forgotten altars—and ultimately, the path to your place in heaven's throne room. Full of real-world application and encouraging inspiration, this book will help you ignite a fire for effective prayer, stand your ground in five key areas, create a culture of prevailing prayer in your church, and build spaces to repent, receive, and encounter God. It's time to storm the altars and pray with humble authority that moves heaven—and unleashes victory here on earth.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699001 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the People Pray: An Invitation to Intercede for Your Pastor and Revive Your Church Author: Thom S. Rainer Narrator: Michael Beck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: A convenient and easy way for pastors to ask for the prayer support they desperately need. "Will you pray for me?" is a question pastors hear every day. But when have you heard a pastor ask that question for themselves? Frankly, it's rare. That was the question Thom Rainer asked his congregation. The response was overwhelming. Within two days, more than one hundred people committed to praying for him, and the church was transformed over the next year. Thom cannot imagine what would have happened if he hadn't overcome his initial reluctance to be that vulnerable with his congregation. In this book, there are thirty reflections and thirty prayers that give church members a glimpse into the struggles most pastors face and helps them pray in specific ways. In the back of this book, there are instructions on how to start a prayer ministry for your pastor, a prayer ministry for members of your pastor's family, and a thirty-day prayer challenge. God promises to honor the prayers of his people. When the People Pray is an invitation to unleash those promises.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/698888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Sündlosigkeit der Propheten | Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Author: Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Narrator: Muzafar Mahmood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 44 minutes Release date: July 7, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Das ursprüngliche Ziel aller Religionen und das des Islam besteht darin, dass der Mensch eine lebendige Beziehung mit seinem Schöpfer eingeht, um so den wahren Sinn seines Lebens zu erfüllen und Erlösung zu erlangen. Dabei ist dieses Ziel nur zu erreichen, wenn man einem spirituellen Wegweiser, einem Propheten folgt. In diesem Essay des zuletzt erschienenen Propheten und Verheißenen Messias des Islam wird erklärt, welche Funktion Propheten im religiös-spirituellen Kosmos innehaben und welche Merkmale sie erfüllen müssen, um dieselbe ausführen zu können. Gezeigt wird, dass Propheten als Vermittler zwischen dem Göttlichen und Menschlichen von Sünden befreite Menschen sind, die allein als Vorbilder und Fürbitter dem Jünger den Pfad zur Erlösung weisen können.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/698869 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Christian Kingdom Culture Author: Dr. David K. Ewen Narrator: Dr. David K. Ewen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 41 minutes Release date: July 8, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: The audiobook with the title 'Christian Kingdom Culture: A Way of Life Rooted in Love, Peace, and Justice' offers a profound exploration of a transformative way of living based on the principles of the kingdom of God. This audiobook delves into the essence of Christian Kingdom Culture, highlighting its core values and providing practical insights on how to integrate them into everyday life. From its foundation of love, the audiobook explores the significance of loving God and others selflessly, embracing peacemaking as a means to resolve conflicts and inspire reconciliation. It challenges readers to champion justice, standing against injustice and striving to create a society characterized by equity and righteousness. The audiobook also delves into the importance of cultivating compassion, extending support and comfort to those who are suffering, and becoming beacons of hope in a world in need of solace. It unveils the dynamic nature of Christian Kingdom Culture, going beyond a mere set of beliefs or rules and permeating every aspect of existence, offering the potential for profound personal and societal transformation. Furthermore, the audiobook highlights the imperative of advocating for the poor and marginalized, addressing issues of poverty and discrimination to create a more equitable and just society. It underscores the significance of environmental stewardship, urging readers to adopt sustainable practices and actively protect the planet for the benefit of present and future generations. With a focus on promoting peace and reconciliation, the audiobook offers practical guidance on engaging in peaceful conflict resolution, fostering understanding across diverse cultures and communities, and working towards unity. It also explores the challenging concept of loving our enemies, emphasizing forgiveness, kindness, and compassion as transformative acts that embody the power of love.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Theragatha: Poems of Early Buddhist Monks Author: Ajahn Sujato, Caroline A.F. Rhys Davids Narrator: Tejasvini, Ratnadhya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 24, 2017 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: The Theragatha is one of the most striking texts in the Pali Canon. It is a collection of 264 poems or verses - some short, some long - by monks who, traditionally, lived at the time of the Buddha, and which expressed their experience of insight, the culmination of their spiritual path. In fact, it is generally recognised now that this collection was added to over the years, so that some of the verses date from a later time. But this does not diminish this collection, as the verses reflect the intimate and very honest thoughts of those monks - sometimes clearly intent on the goal, sometimes struggling not to be diverted; also strongly evident, however, is the joy and sense of fulfilment of their practice. What makes this collection all the more vivid is that in the fifth century CE, a monk, Dhammapala, drew together the biographies of these individual monks (from sources now lost), which bring these personalities to life in an extraordinary way. In this recording, the biographies precede the verses. Every verse, therefore, emerges from a human being whom we have come to know - albeit briefly. Some came from wealthy backgrounds but were so persuaded by the Buddha's teaching that they left their world of comfort and ease and donned the yellow robes and took up the lifestyle of a wandering monk on the dusty roads of India; others were from very poor families. Sometimes, it was the direct intervention of the Buddha that prompted the change of life direction: the Buddha could see that a person, however unlikely from appearance, had a special quality for spiritual practice 'like a lamp shining in a jar' and urged him to follow the Dhamma. It is the combination of these biographies and the verses which makes the Theragatha so absorbing - and curiously relevant to today. Dhammapala's biographies are presented here in the classic translation (revised for this recording) by Mrs Caroline Rhys Davids. However the poems have been newly translated by Ajahn Sujato and are fresh and direct. Both are read by Ratnadhya. At the end of the Theragatha, we present a fascinating essay by Mrs Rhys Davids in which she makes some astute observations about the historical, poetic and spiritual background to the works, giving us a greater understanding of this unique corner of the Pali Canon. The Therigatha, Poems of the Early Buddhist Nuns, is also available from Dharma Audiobooks.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/698444 to listen full audiobooks. Title: An Honest and Well-Experienced Heart: The Piety of John Flavel Author: Adam Embry Narrator: Jonathan St. John Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 12 minutes Release date: July 6, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: An Honest, Well-Experienced Heart introduces us to the life and writings of Puritan preacher and author John Flavel (1627-1691). In his brief, introductory biography, Adam Embry discusses Flavel's background, ministry, and theology of keeping the heart, which, for Flavel, is the great business of a Christian's life. Centuries ago, Flavel wrote, Above all other studies in the world, study your own hearts. Embry guides us through forty-two short passages from Flavel's writings that acquaint us with this dedicated Puritan minister's piety and help us see the importance of this great business of keeping and managing our hearts.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/698012 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Il Silenzio Tra Due Onde Author: Corrado Pensa Narrator: Ubiliber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 29 minutes Release date: June 29, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Nel Silenzio tra due onde assistiamo a un’impresa tutt’altro che facile e di rara preziosità: la voce rassicurante e sicura di Corrado Pensa insegna, in armonia con le altre grandi tradizioni sapienziali, a trasformare gradualmente la nostra quotidianità in virtù di una risposta via via più convinta e ricettiva all’insegnamento del Dharma, dimostrando che la meditazione è molto di più di una semplice pratica di raccoglimento.Pressoché impossibile intercettare pause nel perpetuo moto delle onde: richiede attenzione profonda e una disposizione d’animo capace di abbracciare le contraddizioni dell’esistenza intera. L’incessante sciabordio dell’acqua sulla riva sembra scandire i battiti del cuore, instancabilmente alla ricerca di tregua dalla sofferenza sollievo dalle angosce, pace vera per sé e per tutti gli esseri. Eppure, rimanendo raccolti, in ascolto della propria interiorità, tra un’onda e l’altra è possibile cogliere un attimo liminale, un momento di confine ed estrema apertura al tempo stesso. È il silenzio tra due onde, uno spazio di consapevolezza cristallina che può dischiudersi per mezzo di una pratica meditativa devota e sincera. Verso del poeta inglese T. S. Eliot e titolo del presente libro, questa immagine così potente suggerisce uno dei possibili obiettivi a cui tendere nel cammino interiore, racchiude l’impegno e la spontaneità necessari nella ricerca e molto racconta dell’orizzonte culturale dell’autore di queste pagine, che sono un viaggio di approfondimento sulle tematiche fondamentali del buddhismo. Corrado Pensa, pioniere della diffusione degli insegnamenti del Dharma in Italia, allievo di Giuseppe Tucci e Raniero Gnoli, e considerato uno tra i più autorevoli esperti di pensiero oriental, con la sua opera ha contribuito a restituire la complessità dell’universo concettuale buddhista in lingua italiana, gettando le fondamenta per la creazione di quel lessico che ha permesso a molti la comprensione del significato profondo del messaggio del Buddha. Grazie alla sua lunga esperienza di praticante e insegnante, alla sua vasta conoscenza dei testi buddhisti, ai suoi riferimenti alla psicologia, alla letteratura e, non ultimo, alla sua profondità spirituale, ecco che si fanno più vicini e chiari il senso della vita e del dolore, la liberazione, la pratica quotidiana della meditazione e della consapevolezza in azione. Nel Silenzio tra due onde assistiamo a un’impresa tutt’altro che facile e di rara preziosità: la voce rassicurante e sicura di Pensa insegna, in armonia con le altre grandi tradizioni sapienziali, a trasformare gradualmente la nostra quotidianità in virtù di una risposta via via più convinta e ricettiva all’insegnamento del Dharma, dimostrando che la meditazione è molto di più di una semplice pratica di raccoglimento PUBLISHER: TEKTIME

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/698009 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Il Buddhista Nel Braccio Della Morte Author: David Sheff Narrator: Ubiliber Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: June 29, 2023 Genres: World Religions Publisher's Summary: Questo libro mostra in maniera vivida come, anche di fronte alle più grandi avversità, la compassione e l’attenzione premurosa nei confronti degli altri portino pace e forza interiore. S.S. il Dalai LamaAvrebbe potuto restare un nome qualunque quello di Jarvis Jay Masters, uno dei tanti nel lungo elenco dei condannati ingiustamente alla pena di morte in qualche durissimo penitenziario americano. Un giorno avremmo sentito distrattamente la notizia della sua esecuzione, ci saremmo indignati di fronte a una simile barbarie, poi, passato lo sdegno, ci saremmo dimenticati di lui e della sua storia. Sì, perché la vita di Jarvis aveva tutti i presupposti per un copione prevedibile dal finale altrettanto scontato: un’infanzia negata nella più totale assenza d’amore, sfociata in un’adolescenza all’insegna della criminalità, fino alla reclusione nel carcere di massima sicurezza di San Quentin a soli diciannove anni, e in aggiunta a tutto questo l’imputazione infondata per concorso in omicidio di una guardia carceraria costatagli il trasferimento nel braccio della morte. In quel luogo di vite senza futuro, vecchiaia, rimorso e rimpianto, Jarvis si ritrova solo con se stesso, a dover fare i conti con il suo passato di sofferenza subìta e inferta. Crisi di panico, scatti d’ira e forti stati di depressione gli sconvolgono l’anima, ma arriva un consiglio non richiesto e inaspettato che scombina il suo destino, solo all’apparenza già scritto: provare a calmarsi con la meditazione. È così che, nonostante un’iniziale refrattarietà, intraprende un percorso irreversibile di liberazione che lo porterà molto più lontano di quanto avessero immaginato lui e chiunque gli sia stato affianco negli ormai trentadue anni di reclusione. Guidato da venerabili maestri buddhisti come Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche e Pema Chödrön, tuttora una delle sue più grandi amiche e sostenitrici, Jarvis si è scoperto un uomo diverso, un uomo di pace, capace di vivere il suo dolore ma soprattutto di curarlo e prevenirlo attorno a sé, aiutando chiunque, vicino e lontano, a trovare la chiave per uscire dalla propria prigione. Serviva una voce estremamente sensibile per ricostruire il lavoro che Jarvis ha fatto sulla sua mente, una voce che riuscisse a raccontare questa storia straordinaria senza cadere in cliché. David Sheff ha raccolto la sfida, e se in un primo tempo è stata la curiosità a portare la sua attenzione questo caso, poco alla volta si sono fatti spazio in lui un sincero interessamento, la stima e l’amicizia nei confronti di un uomo che ha imparato a dare un senso al suo dolore e una nuova direzione alla sua vita. Nessuna critica al sistema giudiziario americano in queste pagine, l’ineluttabilità e la durezza della pena di morte sembrano perdere consistenza, il braccio della morte diventa allora metafora delle prigioni mentali che ognuno di noi crea e alimenta, in un racconto biografico che mette il lettore di fronte alle proprie chiusure. Non si proveranno né pena né pietà, si rimarrà invece accecati dalla luce degli occhi di Jarvis, tanto da desiderare di voler incrociare quello sguardo. La forza e la bellezza del suo cambiamento hanno valicato l’asfissiante perimetro della sua cella, in un’onda di compassione capace di travolgere chiunque in ogni luogo. PUBLISHER: TEKTIME