Audiobooks by Huston Smith

The Power of Love: A Transformed Heart Changes the World

"THE POWER OF LOVE is an award-winning chronicle of the soul's quest. Dr. Fran Grace, a professor of religion, narrates her life journey and describes her personal encounters with some of the century's most memorable spiritual figures. Reviewers say it 'is a masterpiece,' 'splendid and moving narrative,' 'reveals love in its many facets,' 'feeds the heart and soul,' 'awakens the mind.' At age 15, the author had a mystical experience that nearly shattered her. She joined a fundamentalist sect and served it until age 33, when an unexpected love affair forced her to leave the church. Though she enjoyed success in her academic career, she suffered an existential vacuum. At 39, she encountered her spiritual teacher, Dr. David R. Hawkins, who opened her heart. She moved to be near him and worked with him closely on various projects, such as his LETTING GO book, staying with him until his death in 2012. Heartbroken from his passing, she went on a journey to learn more about the power of love. She spent time with 18 renowned spiritual leaders, scientists, activists, and artists—all of whom had been verified by Dr. Hawkins before he passed away. Fran Grace’s personal narrative is pulsed by her encounters with these teachers, each of whom has a chapter that includes a brief biography and their dialogue with the author. The book is unusual in how it interweaves advanced teachings on love from diverse teachers, with the author’s honest sharing of her struggles to embody them. The Audiobook version is a treasure trove of dialogues between the author and the great teachers on topics such as grief, addiction, spiritual ego, sexuality, relationship difficulties, phobias, despair, dementia, and seeing our ‘enemies’ through the eyes of compassion. The audio recording of a teacher's voice is either their own or that of someone affiliated with the path they teach. ALL proceeds are donated to the charitable organizations of the book's contributors."

Alexander Vesely, Anat Vaughan-Lee, Belvie Rooks, Betty Eadie, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Phd, Dedan Gills, Father Pavlos Of Sinai, Fran Grace, Phd, Huston Smith, Jean Tiller, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Mary Cimiluca, Mona Polacca, Mother Teresa, Sadhguru Vasudev, Susan Hawkins, Swami Chidatmananda, The 17th Karmapa, Viktor Frankl, M.D., Phd, William Tiller, Phd (Author), Alexander Vesely, Arvind Kumar, Belvie Rooks, Betty Eadie, Bill Huntley, Celine Ko, Chandanna Denzayll, Ed Murphy, Jordan Decker, Joseph Gheorghe, Lester Banh, Matthew Highfield, Megan Eslamboly, Steve Siler, William Dilnott-Cooper (Narrator)

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Tales of Wonder

"“In this delightful autobiography, Smith tells us how he became the dean of world religion experts. Along the way we meet the people who shaped him and shared his journey—a Who’s Who of 20th century spiritual America: the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the Dalai Lama, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, T.S. Eliot, Thomas Merton and Pete Seeger.... A valuable master class on faith and life.” — San Francisco Chronicle Book Review As Stephen Hawking is to science; as Peter Drucker is to economics; and as Joseph Campbell is to mythology; so Huston Smith is to religion. Tales of Wonder is the personal story of the author of the classic The World’s Religions, the man who taught a nation about the great faiths of the world, and his fascinating encounters with the people who helped shape the 20th century."

Huston Smith (Author), Michael McConnohie (Narrator)

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Understanding Islam

"The story of Islam is one we urgently need to hear. Now Huston Smith, the legendary authority on comparative religions, summons a lifetime of scholarship and insight to offer this welcome listener's guide to the most persistently misunderstood religion in the world. Smith takes us back to Islam's founding lineage, revealing its inspiration in Greek philosophy and its common roots with both Judaism and Christianity. With so much in common, most of all the precept of one all-powerful God, how has Islam come to inspire fear and bewilderment in the West? Join Huston Smith as he makes accessible this difficult subject, including: • The prophet Mohammed's founding of Islam in the seventh century, his flight to Medina, and final battle to bring one God to the tribes of the Mideast • The Koran: its sacred law mentions mercy 192 times, and vengeance only 17 times, yet is perceived as a tool for violence far beyond Islamic borders • Women under Islam: the surprising truth about the rights of women as described in the Koran, and much more Distilled from Huston Smith's monumental work Religions of the World audio seminar, and complete with a new, updated introduction, Understanding Islam brings a voice of understanding to this most challenging of the wisdom traditions. Note: Excerpted from the full-length audio course Religions of the World."

Huston Smith (Author), Huston Smith (Narrator)

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The Big Picture: What the Religions of the World Teach Us about the Nature of Ultimate Reality

"Over eight decades after his birth to missionary parents in China, Huston Smith now finds himself in an age of disbelief that has led to a spiritual crisis unlike any that history has previously known. On The Big Picture, Smith draws from his lifetime of scholarship to describe for us the nature of ultimate reality. His description combines the most up-to-date findings of science with the enduring truths of the world's greatest religions, an alignment that offers firm grounds for hope. The vision is mystical and, as supported by the evidence Smith introduces, completely believable. Join this distinguished author, scholar, and teacher as he explores: • What the world's great religions have in common, including their views of life after death • The unrivaled power of science to describe the physical world while being unable to deal with values, meanings, and purposes • The opportunity we now have to live in a complete world instead of the half-worlds that religion and science have thought we had to choose between, and much more From as far back as he can remember, Huston Smith tells us his deepest longing has been to know the truth about the final nature of things. The Big Picture is the culmination of his quest for the widest-angle view of the world that is available to the human mind at this point in history."

Huston Smith (Author), Huston Smith (Narrator)

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The Wisdom of Huston Smith

"A conversation between Huston Smith and New Dimensions Radio co-founder Michael Toms. The life of Huston Smith reads like an adventure novel. One of the foremost religious scholars in the world today, Smith has lived in a missionary household in China, monasteries in Japan, and a sweat lodge in North America. Smith has engaged many of the contemporary wisdom giants - including Thomas Merton and the Dalai Lama - and believes in the eternal mystery of life, cautioning against our 'tendency to reduce the Divine to where it is easily manageable by our finite mind.'"

Huston Smith (Author), Huston Smith, Michael Toms (Narrator)

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The Essence Of Religion

"Who are we? Why are we here? How should we spend our few precious years on Earth? Throughout history, we've looked to religion for answers to our deepest, abiding questions. One of the foremost scholars of religion in the world, Huston Smith, discusses the contemporary role of religion, the value religion continues to provide for those who choose to listen, the difference between religion and spirituality, and the commonalities of various religions."

Huston Smith (Author), Mark Walstrom (Narrator)

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Religions of the World: Judaism, Taoism, Christianity, Primal Religions, Buddhism, Confucianism, Islam, Hinduism

"For half of the 20th century, Huston Smith covered the world seeking answers to the supreme questions in life: Why are we here? What do we really want? What does it all mean? From humble village temples to glinting mosques and towering cathedrals, Smith has uncovered the spiritual treasures buried beneath thousands of years of historical and scientific distortions. Now, in his own words, Smith shares the true story of his epic search for the seeds of wisdom on Religions of the World. Huston Smith's intent is to awaken the fullness of our humanity—to encourage us to break free from the narrow corridors of orthodox theology, and awaken us to the values and beliefs that allow us to triumph as people and as cultures. For this is not the story of religious institutions, but of the eternal truths that inspire them, as viewed through the eyes of this great scholar, teacher, and author. With Houston Smith as your personal guide, you will examine the defining perspectives within the world's central religions—the teachings which have touched his own life directly—and learn how these traditions differ, while retaining a common interior language that speaks to our highest aspirations. Religions of the World looks beyond information, beyond doctrine and dogma, into the wisdom at the very heart of these great traditions: • Taoism • Christianity • Judaism • Primal Religions • Buddhism • Hinduism • Confucianism • Islam Here is perhaps the greatest story ever told: how religion comes alive and lights the way with a sacred flame, bringing the secret of joy into the darkest corners of the human soul."

Huston Smith (Author), Huston Smith (Narrator)

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Honoring the Wisdom Traditions

"This interview is a snapshot of the lively ongoing thought processes of a renowned scholar of world religions. It clearly illustrates how his own spiritual vision has expanded--and likewise his classic reference treatise on world religions. He describes his discovery of Tibetan Buddhism, and his personal meeting with the Dalai Lama."

Huston Smith (Author), Michael Toms (Narrator)

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The Search for Truth

Huston Smith (Author), Will Noffke (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Huston Smith

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