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Fajer Al-Kaisi
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"These lofty words are an antidote / for anyone sickened by extremism's poison."
Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world's birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf in search of the mysterious Simorgh, their king. Attar's beguiling anecdotes and humor intermingle the sublime with the mundane, the spiritual with the worldly, while his poem models the soul's escape from the mind's rational embrace.
Sholeh Wolpe recreates for modern audiences the beauty and timeless wisdom of the original Persian, in contemporary English verse and poetic prose.
©2017 Sholeh Wolpé (P)2021 TantorListeners also enjoyed...
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- By: Hermann Hesse, Gunther Olesch - translator, Anke Dreher - translator, and others
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In Siddhartha, Herman Hesse conveys a very profound message for all those who seek meaning in their lives. Though set in India, the concerns of Siddhartha are universal, expressing Hesse's general interest in the conflict between mind, body, and spirit. It is a story of a Brahmin boy who follows his heart and ventures out into the world to experience life as a pious Brahmin, a Samana, a rich merchant, a lover, and ordinary ferryman to a father - each life bringing a new awakening, bringing him closer to the truth until he is finally one with Buddha.
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Not THAT David Cross
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Siddhartha, the ninth book written by Herman Hesse, is about a young Indian boy who leaves his home in hopes of finding enlightenment with the wise "Goutama", which in this story is the Buddha. After learning what he can from Goutama, he decides to go off into the busy city, and leads a life of greed and lust. When he realizes that the lifestyle is not fulfilling, and he reflects on his life, he goes to a river and contemplates suicide.
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Beautiful writing and narration.
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By: Herman Hesse, and others
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The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling
- By: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrated by: Keith Moore, Toby Leonard Moore, Colin McPhillamy, and others
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Author Peter Ackroyd has won the Somerset Maugham Award, the Whitbread Novel of the Year, and the Guardian Fiction Prize, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Based on Geoffrey Chaucer’s immortal work, this retelling of The Canterbury Tales follows a party of travelers as they tell stories amongst themselves about love and chivalry, saints and legends, travel and adventure. Through allegory, satire, and humor, the tales help pass the time during their journey.
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WOW
- By Mitchell Drimmer on 02-25-15
By: Peter Ackroyd
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Siddhartha
- By: Hermann Hesse, Gunther Olesch - translator, Anke Dreher - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Mike Vendetti
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- Unabridged
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Siddhartha, written by Hermann Hesse in 1920 deals with a man's lifelong search for self discovery during the time of Buddha. He grows up the son of a Brahman, and his quest for self discovery takes him through living as an asthetic until he actually meets the Buddha, but decides not to follow him, but rather discover the joys of sex and a wealth through a beautiful courtesan. He lives the life of the Playboy until one day he renounces it all to seek a more spiritual being. In the end Siddhartha does find enlightenment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting audiobook
- By Anonymous User on 07-17-23
By: Hermann Hesse, and others
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Master
- By: Toni Sorenson
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- Unabridged
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My name will mean nothing to you, but my story is a re-telling of the greatest story ever told and should mean everything to everyone. My story comes forth now because now is the promised day when satanic doubt spreads like black ink, threatening to blot out His very name, to reduce Him to nothing more than a teacher, to erase the eternal truths He taught and Lived. That cannot happen. Jesus was who He said He was. I know because I was there in the shadows of His holy footsteps. His miracles were real. I know because I am one of those miracles.
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Master l wonder if Judas had repented of the sin
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By: Toni Sorenson
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Francis and Jesus
- By: Murray Bodo
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Francis and Jesus is the story of how the poor and humble St. Francis of Assisi gave away all to gain all, sharing in God's kingdom on Earth. Francis' life exemplifies what it means to be a genuine disciple of Jesus, walking in Christ's footsteps to show how ultimate truth is lived in small, unique ways. Franciscan Father Murray Bodo takes us on the journey with Francis, as we see his pain, his suffering, his dying to self. On that difficult road we are reminded that death to self creates new life....
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De Profundis
- By: Oscar Wilde
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At its heart, De Profundis is a love letter and is better known as the De Profundis papers. Written in 1897, while Oscar Wilde was imprisoned in Reading Gaol, De Profundis would become one of his best-known works. The papers include Wilde's account of living a lavish lifestyle and his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, both of which he credited for his eventual downfall and imprisonment. The second half of the papers is Wilde's account of prison life and his spiritual awakening.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This Work Really Is Wilde Going Off...
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By: Oscar Wilde
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Mythology
- By: Edith Hamilton
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,741
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,503
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,511
Since its original publication by Little, Brown and Company, in 1942, Edith Hamilton's Mythology has sold millions of copies throughout the world and established itself as a perennial best-seller in its various available formats. Mythology succeeds like no other audiobook in bringing to life for the modern listener the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths and legends that are the keystone of Western culture - the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity to the present.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good reading of classical myths
- By Kathi on 03-18-13
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The Complete Collection of Emily Dickinson's Poems
- By: Emily Dickinson
- Narrated by: Elaine Sepani
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 33
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Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) was a reclusive poet whose only friendships were carried out in correspondence. Despite writing almost 1800 poems in her life, very few were published until after her death. Here, the poems are presented in chronological order in their original form, unaltered by editorial revision, in one volume. It offers a wide-angle view of Dickinson's poetic development, from the clunky rhyme schemes of her youth, through valentines she wrote in the early 1850s, to the gloomy, hell-obsessed writings of her last years.
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1 out of 5 stars
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It’s not Emily Dickinson’s Fault
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By: Emily Dickinson
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The Higher Self
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- By: Deepak Chopra MD
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Welcome on a behind-the-scenes tour of creation, an experience that will change forever the way you understand reality.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's A Book, Not A Show
- By Krandall/Shivaji on 11-01-15
By: Deepak Chopra MD
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Pilgrim's Progress
- Updated, Modern English
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Often disguised as something that would help him, evil accompanies Christian on his journey to the Celestial City. As you walk with him, you'll begin to identify today's many religious pitfalls. These are presented by men such as Pliable, who turns back at the Slough of Despond; and Ignorance, who believes he's a true follower of Christ when he's really only trusting in himself.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Annoying
- By Valid Customer on 01-04-17
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Ben-Hur
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- By: Lew Wallace
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A classic of faith, fortitude, and inspiration, this faithful New Testament tale combines the events of the life of Jesus with grand historical spectacle in the exciting story of Judah of the House of Hur, a man who finds extraordinary redemption for himself and his family. Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the first century. His old friend, Messala, arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not Like the Movie
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Oedipus the King
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- Narrated by: Michael Sheen, full cast
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In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian reference.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great Production...Questionable Translation
- By Vanessa B. Lund on 01-17-13
By: Sophocles
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The Pilgrim's Progress (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: John Bunyan
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 72
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Plagued by spiritual anguish, devout everyman Christian fears his fate in the sinful City of Destruction. He’s told that only by embarking for the Celestial City can he achieve personal salvation. After his wife and children refuse to join him, he sets forth alone into the unknown. Mocked for his faith, tempted at every turn, and heartened by fellow pilgrims, Christian’s winding journey toward grace unfolds. But as he reaches Mount Zion, his family chooses to follow the same treacherous path, hoping to join Christian in the shining light.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best version I have heard
- By Julie Rae Loving on 11-09-19
By: John Bunyan
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The Kebra Nagast
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- By: Ziggy Marley - introduction, Gerald Hausman - editor
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A sacred text to Ethiopian Christians and Jamaican Rastafarians, The Kebra Nagast tells of the relationship between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and their son, Menyelik, who hid the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia. This edition of the Ethiopian text is edited by Gerald Hausman, with an introduction by Ziggy Marley.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great
- By Rebecca Oliver on 03-20-21
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- Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz
- By: Dick Davis, Hafez, Jahan Malek Khatun, and others
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Tala Ashe, Ramiz Monsef
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. Here Dick Davis, an award-winning poet widely considered "our finest translator of Persian poetry" (The Times Literary Supplement), presents a diverse selection of some of the best poems by these world-renowned authors and shows us the spiritual and secular aspects of love, in varieties embracing every aspect of the human heart.
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Lovely, and as sweet as wine
- By Anonymous User on 03-14-21
By: Dick Davis, and others
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Layli and Majnun
- By: Nezami Ganjavi, Dick Davis - translator introduction
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a 12th-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families and whose passion continues to ripple out across the centuries. Theirs is a love that lasts a lifetime, and in Nezami's immortal telling, erotic longing blends with spiritual self-denial in an allegory of Sufi aspiration, as the amenities of civilization give way to the elemental wilderness.
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Great Book
- By Anthony W. on 10-03-22
By: Nezami Ganjavi, and others
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One Hundred Poems of Kabir
- Translated by Rabindranath Tagore
- By: Kabir
- Narrated by: Pallavi Bharti
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The poet Kabir, a selection from whose songs is here for the first time offered to English audiences, is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism.
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Beautiful Recitation
- By komal on 12-13-23
By: Kabir
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Poems of Emily Dickinson: Series 1
- By: Emily Dickinson, Thomas W. Higginson - editor, Mabel Loomis Todd - editor
- Narrated by: Kendra Murray, Nancy Beard, Jennifer Fournier, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Emily Dickinson was one of the most reclusive of all poets. She spent much of her life in seclusion in her father’s house in Amherst, and only a handful of her 1800 poems were published in her lifetime. Credit for the posthumous publication of her work must be given to her editor and friend Thomas W. Higginson, who reported that, in spite of the voluminous correspondence which passed between himself and Dickinson, he only met her twice in person.
By: Emily Dickinson, and others
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Lunch Poems
- By: Frank O'Hara
- Narrated by: Matthew Weiner
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Frank O'Hara was a pioneering modern American poet and playwright - an art critic, a musician, and a curator at the Museum of Modern Art - who defined New York City in its post-WWII heyday. For many these poems defined the city's midcentury zeitgeist.
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Mismatched*~
- By Mary K Foster on 09-25-20
By: Frank O'Hara
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- JK
- 09-14-23
WONDERFUL
This is an amazing book, so much wisdom.
It is a book that you can reach out for time and again.
The narrator’s voice is a pleasure to listen to.
Please, do yourself a favor and get this book.
My thanks to all involved, JK.
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- Nile El Wardani
- 07-10-22
Infuse Your Soul with Love and Understanding
Listen. Repeat. Repeat Again. Resign your soul and you will find understanding and love each and everytime you listen. This soulful poetry will give you calm and wisdom. Sholeh Wolpe's delicious inspiring translation and the erudite pristine voice of Rajer Al-Kaisi pull you in always. This gem by Attar, translated by Wolpe and read by Al-Kaisi - has become my daily companion. When I need calm, kindness, inspiration, and peace I randomly listen to the sublime poetry of Attar via these meaningful parables - The Conference of the Birds. Listen and repeat often. Peace to you.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-25-24
Sufi experience
The Conference of the Birds is a classic Sufi poem by Farid ud-Din Attar. It tells the allegorical story of a group of birds searching for their true king, the Simorgh. The poem explores themes of self-discovery, the nature of reality, and the journey toward enlightenment.
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- Zaheer
- 08-19-24
Sublime masterpiece
A towering masterpiece of divine wisdom. No words. Really well narrated. Thank you very much!
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- Anthony W.
- 09-30-22
Great Work of Spirituality and Storytelling
"Wayfarer, do not come
to this book for fancy poetic tales:
see it through the eyes of suffering
to understand an iota of my longing.
Do that and you've scored the goal." (348)
This is a great book about the spiritual process of coming to and unifying with the divine. The stories are entertaining and yet the true meaning of this book (i.e. a true spiritual understanding) must approach it with patience and contemplation. I've only listen once and have much to learn, but it is plain to see how important this book can be, especially if you are religious. Would recommend.
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- mks
- 10-02-22
Masterpiece
This book is a masterpiece! Amazing translation and narration. Attar in this book emphasizes that life in this world is temporary and it’s not worth gathering wealth and power. You won’t understand that real meaning of life unless you give up everything you have…
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