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Epictetus was born a slave, and became one of the most influent Stoic philosophers. Stoicism is the attitude allowing one to free oneself from the unnecessary suffering that arises from anxiety about events that are beyond our control; therefore, it can be of tremendous importance in one's life. According to Epictetus, our own actions and attitudes are the only thing in our control; whatever else happens, we should examine calmly and dispassionately, because no amount of suffering will change the impact of external events.

Sun Tzu was a revered Chinese general, strategist, and philosopher. He is credited with one of the most influent military treatises ever written, the "Art of War". Countless leaders have drawn inspiration from this work, from Mao Zedong to General Douglas MacArthur. It is so powerful and straightforward that it is still influencing many domains other than military thinking, like business tactics, legal strategy, entrepreneurship, and beyond.

Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness known to enhance capacities. It is used for a wide range of therapeutic purposes, including the reduction of pain, healing, treatment of addictions, or weight loss; it is also a way to facilitate relaxation. This audiobook describes five different methods to induce hypnosis, be it for entertainment or therapeutic purposes: a description of Dr. Cocke's method, another of Dr. Flint's method; the French method at Paris and Nancy, and the Hindoo Silent method; lastly, a much-needed method to wake a subject from hypnotic sleep.

Baruch Spinoza was one of the most important and controversial thinkers of the 17th century. He rejected both the mind-body dualism of Descartes and traditional religious views, which got him violently attacked for atheism while he was actually seeking to redefine God as the whole of the laws of Nature. His metaphysics are a brilliant attempt to reconcile human freedom with a belief in scientific explanation, and his Theological-Political Treatise, the first argument for democracy by a major philosopher, contributed as much as the Declaration of Independence or Thomas Paine's Common Sense to modern liberal, secular, and democratic thinking.

Alfred North Whitehead once noted: "the safest general characterization of the European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." Plato is indeed considered the most pivotal figure in the development of philosophy, along with his teacher, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle. But his writings are often light, fresh and funny; it was Plato who invented the dialogue in philosophy, which makes a point very easy to follow and the occasion of various scenic arrangements.

Montaigne might well be one of the most sympathetic writers ever known. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre; his style merges casual anecdotes and autobiography with deep intellectual insights. His "Essays" are among the most influential ever written; one can recognize Montaigne's direct influence on great literary figures all over the world, from René Descartes to Nietzsche, Isaac Asimov, and possibly William Shakespeare.

Immanuel Kant is one of the most important figures of German philosophy. He is said to have affected a Copernican revolution in philosophy, akin to Copernicus' reversal of the age-old belief that the sun revolved around the earth, through his ground-breaking work on the structure of experience. He argued that human experience couldn't be not affected by the features of our minds; the consequence is that we can only experience a phenomenal world, as conveyed by our senses, and never the reality itself, which nobody has ever seen. He published important treatises on ethics, religion, law, aesthetics, and history.

Half lecture, half commentary: explore the concept of the self and the Supreme Being. In a simple form, understand the beauty of raja yoga meditation, and how spiritual awareness is necessary to link the self and God. The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University is an international organisation working at all levels of society for positive change. Established in 1937, it now carries out a wide range of educational programmes for the development of human and spiritual values.

Alain Vigneau recoge en este libro los apuntes que durante cuatro años elaboró para documentar su metodología de arteterapia o el arte de reírse de uno mismo. A través de anécdotas sobre los procesos terapéuticos, los testimonios de pacientes y su personal y particular filosofía del clown, Alain consigue desde un enfoque gestáltico construir un mapa para acompañar a la gente en el camino de la resiliencia.

From the celebrated author of "As a Man Thinketh", this is another of Allen's life shaping works in audio format. "The Path To Prosperity" will teach you the secret of "Health and Success"; how to discover and direct your "Personal Force"; why the outside world is a "mirror" of you; how to direct and shape your life to "Realize Your Prosperity"; how to escape any undesirable conditions that affect your life and change for the better.

Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the greatest military figures ever. He rose to prominence during the French Revolution, after which he kept on soaring higher and higher until he was crowned Emperor of the French. He then moved on to gain control of the whole of continental Europe, before the ultimate defeat of 1815. Today, his campaigns are studied in every military school, his liberal politics have had a strong legacy worldwide, and he remains one of the most celebrated and controversial political figures in Western history.

Søren Kierkegaard, a name meaning "church's garden", is a Christian philosopher whose work had a considerable influence on western philosophy and theology. His thoughts focused primarly on what it means to become a subject of one's existence, what feelings arise when faced with life choices, and the relation with God through faith. He is credited with numerous reflections on the three stages of life; he also questioned existential despair, absurdity and anxiety.

Lao-Tzu was a philosopher and poet of ancient China. He is known as the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching and the founder of philosophical Taoism, and as a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions. As a central figure in Chinese culture, the emperors of the Tang dynasty and modern people both claim Lao Tzu. Some of his great quotes are "When goodness is lost, it is replaced by morality." "Without Darkness, there can be no Light." "The usefulness of a pot comes from its emptiness."

The Duke of Laverdale is ambitious to be appointed Master of the Horse and the new Queen Adelaide is determined that behaviour at Court should be moral after the licentiousness of King George IV. The Duke therefore ends his affaire de coeur with the enchanting Lady Sybil Mersham and drops his ballet dancer mistress as well. Up to now he has been determined not to be married, but he now decides to become respectable and find a suitable bride as befits his standing.

Schopenhauer: here's when great philosophy can be somber, pessimistic, even brutal, and still resonate with a sarcastic laugh. He was among the first to contend that the universe is essentially not a rational place; in his most famous work, "The World as Will and Representation", he argues that the individuals of a species do not have as much free will as is ordinarily thought, as the only Will that matters is that of the species, which is to reproduce and carry on. Schopenhauer is very well-known for his radical stance on women, aesthetics, and rhetoric; he is the author of "The Art of Being Right", a playful manual designed to utterly crush one's opponent in verbal battle, and of the "Metaphysics of the Love of the Sexes", a hilarious application of the theories developed in the "World as Will and Representation".

La alimentación correcta de la madre en gestación es clave para el desarrollo del bebé. Aquí se despejan todas las dudas de las embarazadas en cuestiones de alimentación. También en los casos de hipertensión, anemia o diabetes.

Unser Leben ist komplex geworden. Wir werden von Erwartungen und Informationen überflutet. Wir werden gelebt und sehnen uns danach, auszubrechen. An dieser tiefen Sehnsucht setzt Bestsellerautor Johannes Hartl an. Er analysiert den Zustand unserer Gesellschaft und zeigt glasklar auf, was uns verloren gegangen ist, psychologisch, soziologisch, aber auch spirituell. Hartl erkennt drei Grunddimensionen, die unser Leben ausmachen, aus machen könnten. Sie wieder zu entdecken, ist die große Aufgabe, für die dieses Hörbuch vorbereitet.

Die Ehe ist in unserer Gesellschaft unantastbar. Trotz ihrer Institutionalisierung wird sie als Inbegriff der Liebe romantisiert und mythisch verklärt. Dabei verschärft eine Heirat für Frauen oft die Ungleichheit, und sie führt zu finanzieller Abhängigkeit. Die Bestseller-Autorin Emilia Roig blickt hinter die Fassade eines patriarchalen Konstrukts und weist Wege zu einer Revolution der Liebe. Die Ehe normiert Beziehungen und Familie, kontrolliert Sexualität, den Besitz und die Arbeitskraft. Sie ist eine wichtige Stütze des Kapitalismus und lässt uns in binären Geschlechterrollen verharren.

La mayoría de personas se consideran "buenas", pero no siempre es fácil determinar qué es "bueno" o "malo", especialmente en un mundo lleno de elecciones complicadas, trampas y malos consejos. Afortunadamente, muchos filósofos han estado reflexionando sobre este acertijo durante milenios, ofreciéndonos su guía. Con un ingenio brillante y una visión profunda, "Cómo ser perfecto" explica conceptos como "deontología", "utilitarismo", "existencialismo", "Ubuntu" y muchos más para que podamos parecer los más listos de la clase, y convertirnos en mejores personas.

We have selected for you 100 great life lessons quotes. The range of authors of those 100 quotes about love is very wide : from Marilyn Monroe to Rudyard Kipling, from Lao Tzu, of course, to Plato, Mahatma Gandhi, Steve Jobs, Gautama Buddha, Charlotte Brontë, Friedrich Nietzsche, from George S. Patton Jr. to Dale Carnegie or Martin Luther King Jr..