Wisdom Philosophy

Stoicism: The Timeless Wisdom to Living a Good Life - Develop Grit, Build Confidence, and Find Inner Peace takes you on a journey into yourself and delivers you into the future you desire. It liberates you from the flawed thinking that your happiness and peace is dependent on the people or things in your life. It aims to unlock the greatness within and put the power to change your life squarely in your hands. 

"Den Himmel auf die Erde holen“ - das ist von jeher das zentrale Anliegen des I Ging Orakels, eines uralten Weisheitsspiels aus China, das vor tausenden von Jahren im Reich der Mitte entwickelt wurde. Das I GING wurzelt ideengeschichtlich im Daoismus. Der Daoismus ist eine philosophische Religion, die aus der Beobachtung der Vorgänge auf der Erde auf kosmische Zusammenhänge im Universum schließt.

Knowledge without wisdom can be even more dangerous when coupled with someone talented in rhetoric. Rhetoric in this audiobook is defined as the use of knowledge and beautiful speech to achieve a political objective. Philosophy is defined as the “love of wisdom”, and the search for it among the rhetoric will prove difficult.  

孔子的话，绝大多数是针对人性而发。虽然时隔千年之久，沧海已成桑田，但自古以来唯一鲜有变化的就是人性，所以说，即便是千年之后的现代人品味起孔子的那些智慧，依然可以获得很大的启益与帮助。…… 孔子的話，絕大多數是針對人性而發。雖然時隔千年之久，滄海已成桑田，但自古以來唯一鮮有變化的就是人性，所以說，即便是千年之後的現代人品味起孔子的那些智慧，依然可以獲得很大的啟益與幫助。

Stoicism is a branch of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in the third century BC, though it was made popular by practitioners such as Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, and Seneca. The philosophy primarily espouses that virtue (wisdom) alone leads to happiness, and that we don't have the power control all external circumstances though we can control our responses.

Do you find yourself confronted with the nagging feeling that you should be doing more, making better decisions, being a better person, and wanting more out of your life? Once upon a time in Ancient China, there was a farmer with a brand-new horse. One day, his horse ran away. His neighbors gathered around him and said “It is so unfortunate for your horse to run away.”

Is meditation an escape from - or a solution to - our psychological problems? Is the use of antidepressants counter to spiritual practice? Does a psychological approach to meditation reduce spirituality to "self-help"? What can Zen and psychoanalysis teach us about the problems of the mind and suffering?

A Tao De Ching for Beginners: Applying its Wisdom to Your Life by Steven Humphries is an audiobook that delivers an accessible, modern translation of the ancient Tao Te Ching, one of the oldest and most beloved pieces of Chinese poetry. It offers listeners a timeless path to self-mastery, as well as an in-depth look at the philosophy that is fundamental to Chinese culture.

Mortimer Adler stood on the metaphysical and moral teachings of Aristotle and Saint Thomas Aquinas to convey to his readers an understanding of the nature of Aristotle’s rhetoric as an essential means for conveying to readers of his time and to posterity a specific understanding of philosophy as an essential humanistic educational tool that might, someday, be able to issue in global peace!

A pioneer of the self-help movement, author James Allen’s most famous title is As a Man Thinketh. This book offers the keys to personal responsibility and freedom. When you understand that what you think influences what you become, you can learn to adjust your thought life accordingly. In Allen’s classic work, he explores the fascinating connection between mind, body, and action. Using the metaphor of a garden, Allen teaches the listener how to weed out the negativity and plant useful, positive thoughts in the mind instead.

Life in Ancient Greece and Rome was tough. Violent wars and terrible diseases were much more common. And yet, some philosophers - and even one emperor - have found a way to stay resilient and reasonably happy in those hard, unpredictable times! Their ideas, known as Stoicism, have stood the test of time. And they'll make you stronger and wiser than most modern-day popular psychology.

If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you're needing is not to be in a different place, but to be a different person. Until we have begun to go without them, we fail to realize how unnecessary many things are. We've been using them not because we needed them, but because we had them. Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.

This audiobook is Your Guide to A Good Life: Stoic Secrets to Bring Wisdom, Happiness and Freedom in This Modern Era. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Stoicism: Your Guide to a Good Life and learn about how to live like a Stoic in modern day life.

For many years Josephine Moon struggled with the question of eating meat, fervently wishing to live as a vegetarian yet requiring meat in her diet. From Josephine’s philosophical, spiritual and physical battle with eating meat came, Buddhism for Meat Eaters - a book for animal lovers, the environmentally and ethically conscious, and generally thoughtful people who eat meat but perhaps aren’t entirely comfortable doing so.

Además de un brillante escritor, dramaturgo, y polemista, Oscar Wilde está considerado el mejor autor de aforismos de la historia moderna. Sus célebres pensamientos de una sola frase son ingeniosos y profundos. El autor de Nietzsche para estresados toma 99 perlas de sabiduría de quien, justamente por su vida centrada en los placeres, conoció todos los extremos del alma humana, y traslada sus mensajes a situaciones actuales para enseñarnos a sortear los problemas y gozar de la vida sorbo a sorbo.

Discover the six ingredients to becoming a supreme leader, even if you are just starting out.

Cuántica Activa Audiolibros se enorgullece en presentar el audiolibro en español "Diez reglas de oro": Plantón, Aristóteles, Sócrates, Epicteto, Epicuro, Pitágoras, Esopo: las reflexiones y enseñanzas de los filósofos de la antigua Grecia han perdurado a través de los siglos y permanecen vigentes. Los autores han destilado la sabiduría intemporal de estos y otros filósofos griegos, convirtiéndola en diez reglas fáciles de comprender y recordar cuya observación ayudará a los lectores de nuestros días a llevar una vida más rica y significativa.

Stоiсiѕm is аn аnсiеnt Grееk philosophy (dеvеlореd by Zeno оf Citium аrоund 300 BC аѕ a rеfinеmеnt оf Cуniсiѕm) whiсh tеасhеѕ thе dеvеlорmеnt of ѕеlf-соntrоl аnd fоrtitudе аѕ a means оf overcoming dеѕtruсtivе еmоtiоnѕ. It dоеѕ nоt ѕееk tо еxtinguiѕh еmоtiоnѕ competely, but rаthеr seeks tо trаnѕfоrm them bу a rеѕоlutе aѕсеtiсiѕm (а vоluntаrу abstinence frоm wоrldlу pleasures), whiсh еnаblеѕ a person tо dеvеlор сlеаr judgmеnt, innеr calm and frееdоm frоm suffering (whiсh it considers thе ultimate gоаl).

The audiobook shows you how to apply each idea to the challenges of the modern workplace and combine it with what you discover about yourself as you delve into your own strengths and weaknesses. You'll develop your own ability to see The Big Picture, connect with members of your organization, foster a meaningful and productive work environment, and steer your corporate ship through any challenge. Skills and experience might land you a leadership position... but they don't make you a true leader.

The keys to an enlightened life can be found in The Silence. When you can quiet the mind and go deep within, when you can go beyond the influence of the ego into what is true and real, you are in the realm of true wisdom and knowings. This sets the stage for an enlightened life. Presented here are the third collection of such knowings found in The Silence by author Jim Larsen. Relax as you listen, as you would a meditation.