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Ananda Forest
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Ananda Forest
About this listen
In his breakthrough new age recovery memoir, Ananda Forest tells of how a struggle with multiple addictions morphed into a quest for spiritual enlightenment. His personal story of how he overcame a generations-old legacy of mental illness and physical abuse.
Here for the Joy describes how spiritual badass Ananda Forest followed his bliss out of the narrow confines of a privileged upbringing poisoned by abuse, alcoholism, and mental illness.
First, by learning to build houses, work on cars, and make whiskey, and later by becoming a sober shaman. The ancient traditions of sweat lodge, vision quest, and tribal drumming led him to India, where he encountered Ram Dass, Krishna Das’s guru, Neem Karoli Baba, and Amma, “the hugging saint.” These spiritual guides helped him to discover and live within the joy he had been seeking his whole life. The joy that can be found in the center of each of our hearts.
This spiritual growth audiobook for men will also appeal to anyone who has survived childhood abuse, mental illness, or addiction—or who is related to or loves someone who has. Too often these experiences blight lives, but Here for the Joy charts a different course—a journey into joy and freedom!
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"Forest has written a powerful and transcendent account of addiction, trauma, and how they can be overcome. His quest for a life filled with joy is one that speaks to everyone...this is one of the most profoundly fresh, honest and - yes - hopeful books I have ever read . It will change your life." (Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm, War and Tribe)
This book is a beautifully crafted adventure story into the power of opening ourselves to bliss, ecstasy and ...'fierce grace.'" (John Perkins, author of The World is As You Dream It and Confessions of an Economic Hitman)
"Ananda Forest has always been a great explorer of life. He has gone from the depths of suffering and addiction to navigating his way along a path that brought him to the power of a variety of spiritual traditions which teach all healing comes from love. This book is brilliantly written straight from Ananda's soul and heart to make a connection with you to inspire you to heal your old traumas. Here for the Joy helps us flow from suffering to a life and joy and provides the tools that helped Ananda walk through the darkness to a life of joy." (Sandra Ingerman, MA, shamanic teacher and author of 13 books, including Walking in Light and the Book of Ceremony)
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- The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
- By: Mira Ptacin
- Narrated by: Chloe Cannon
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4 out of 5 stars 46
They believed they would live forever. So begins Mira Ptacin's haunting account of the women of Camp Etna - an otherworldly community in the woods of Maine that has, since 1876, played host to generations of Spiritualists and mediums dedicated to preserving the links between the mortal realm and the afterlife. Beginning her narrative in 1848 with two sisters who claimed they could speak to the dead, Ptacin reveals how Spiritualism first blossomed into a national practice during the Civil War, yet continues - even thrives - to this very day.
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5 out of 5 stars
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No strings attatched
- By Sarah on 09-28-24
By: Mira Ptacin
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Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart
- By: Ya'Acov Darling Khan
- Narrated by: Ya'Acov Darling Khan
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Shaman, meaning "intermediary between spirit and the natural world", has become a much overused word in the West. It's not a job title one can give oneself, and in indigenous societies a shaman is usually born to this role. Ya'Acov Darling Khan is one of the few Westerners who have been acknowledged as shamans by indigenous elders or teachers. After being hit by lightning, Ya'Acov took a 30-year journey into the heart of shamanism to seek his own healing and to learn how he could serve others with the wisdom he acquired through his experiences.
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2 out of 5 stars
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AHHHH not so good
- By Michelle Moore on 07-06-19
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A Fierce Heart
- Finding Strength, Courage, and Wisdom in Any Moment
- By: Spring Washam
- Narrated by: Spring Washam
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story5 out of 5 stars 45
Spring Washam is a founder of the East Bay Meditation Center, the most diverse and accessible meditation center in the United States. In A Fierce Heart, she shares her contemporary, unique interpretation of the Buddha's 2,500-year-old teachings that get to the heart of mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion. Woven throughout the book are stories from her life, family, and community, along with soulful and unexpected stories of compassion in action from all over the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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inspirational
- By Aaron M. Fabun on 01-31-21
By: Spring Washam
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Swimming with Elephants
- My Unexpected Pilgrimage from Physician to Healer
- By: Sarah Bamford Seidelmann
- Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
After two decades in the study and practice of medicine, Sarah Seidelmann took a three-month sabbatical to search for a way to feel good again. Having witnessed human suffering early in her career and within her own family, she longed for a way to address more than just the physical needs of her patients and to live in a lighter, more conscious way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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drawn by the title, surprised by content
- By Maggie Hess on 06-18-18
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Walking Each Other Home
- Conversations on Loving and Dying
- By: Mirabai Bush, Ram Dass
- Narrated by: Ram Dass, Mirabai Bush
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 444
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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Story5 out of 5 stars 369
We all sit on the edge of a mystery. We have only known this life, so dying scares us - and we are all dying. But what if dying were perfectly safe? What if you could approach dying with curiosity and love? What if dying were the ultimate spiritual practice? Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and Dying reunites lifelong friends Ram Dass and Mirabai Bush, who speak on the spiritual opportunities in the dying process. They share intimate personal experiences and timeless practices for every aspect of this journey.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow - the love comes through
- By Dan Lentine on 09-13-18
By: Mirabai Bush, and others
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Marrow
- A Love Story
- By: Elizabeth Lesser
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Lesser, Sally Field
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 212
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 212
A mesmerizing and courageous memoir: the story of two sisters uncovering the depth of their love through the life-and-death experience of a bone marrow transplant. Throughout her life Elizabeth Lesser has sought understanding about what it means to be true to yourself and, at the same time, truly connected to the ones you love. But when her sister, Maggie, needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life, and Lesser learns that she is the perfect match, she faces a far more immediate and complex question about what it really means to love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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“ Love came first “
- By marie on 03-26-18
By: Elizabeth Lesser
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The Sacred Science
- An Ancient Healing Path for the Modern World
- By: Nick Polizzi
- Narrated by: Nick Polizzi
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 152
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 138
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Story5 out of 5 stars 138
In 2010, Nick Polizzi did something unimaginable. He assembled a group of eight desperately ill patients from around the world and brought them into the heart of the Amazon rain forest to put the mysterious medicines of native shamans to the test. The healing journey that unfolded would change their lives - and his own - forever. In The Sacred Science, we join Nick as he explores these primordial traditions and learns firsthand what it takes to truly heal ourselves of physical disease, emotional trauma, and the sense of "lostness" that so many of us feel in these modern times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Take this journey it’s unlike anything else
- By Mia on 04-05-18
By: Nick Polizzi
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Dreaming the Soul Back Home
- Shamanic Dreaming for Healing and Becoming Whole
- By: Robert Moss
- Narrated by: Robert Moss
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 155
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 130
The greatest contribution of the ancient shamans to modern healing is the understanding that in the course of any life we are liable to suffer soul loss - the loss of parts of our vital energy and identity - and that to be whole and well, we must find the means of soul recovery. Moss teaches that our dreams give us maps we can use to find and bring home our lost or stolen soul parts. He shows how to recover animal spirits and ride the windhorse of spirit to places of healing and adventure in the larger reality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Narration!
- By shopaholic on 04-22-20
By: Robert Moss
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How, Then, Shall We Live?
- Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives
- By: Wayne Muller
- Narrated by: Wayne Muller
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
For thousands of years, these questions - which span all major spiritual traditions - have served as beacons for spiritual seekers: Who am I? What do I love? How shall I live, knowing I will die? What is my gift to the family of the Earth? As he guides us through these questions, Muller weaves poetry with true stories of love, courage, grief, and transformation in order to show how beauty and wisdom come to us at unexpected times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed this book.
- By Amazon Customer on 10-01-18
By: Wayne Muller
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The Sum of Our Days
- By: Isabel Allende
- Narrated by: Blair Brown, Isabel Allende
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and as full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul while sharing her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory - and recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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She does not disappoint
- By ChiChi's Rule on 06-01-22
By: Isabel Allende
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At the Eleventh Hour
- The Biography of Swami Rama
- By: Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Ph.D.
- Narrated by: D. C. Rao Ph.D.
- Length: 17 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
On the surface, this is a biography of an accomplished seeker who mastered the practices of yoga and brought a system for understanding the mysteries of body, mind, and spirit to students in the West. But, like the life of Swami Rama, this audiobook offers more than a sequence of astonishing events. As you read the stories of authentic guru-disciple relationships Swami Rama had both with his master and with his own students, you will see how the spiritual wisdom is transmitted through generations. This book also serves as a guide to advanced practices of yoga and tantra not commonly understood in modern times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thought provoking and insightful
- By Hari on 03-24-15
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The Rise
- An Unforgettable Journey of Self-Love, Forgiveness, and Transformation
- By: Danette May
- Narrated by: Danette May
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 230
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 202
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Story5 out of 5 stars 198
After the tragic loss of her son and a marriage that ended in divorce and near-bankruptcy, world-renowned health and transformation expert Danette May found her life in shambles. But when her support seemed to come from few and her options seemed the most far between, she began to hear a voice inside her telling her it was time. May never predicted that her journey would take her into a world bikini competition, to a sacred healer in Costa Rica, or through a process of heart-wrenching forgiveness. Yet it was her soul's calling that led her there.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Vulnerable
- By Priscilla Lopez on 10-29-18
By: Danette May
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Comedy Sex God
- By: Pete Holmes
- Narrated by: Pete Holmes
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,982
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,754
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,745
Part autobiography, part philosophical inquiry, part sacred quest - The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck for the spiritual seeker - a hilarious, profound, and enlightening romp around the fertile mind of standout stand-up comedian, host of the hugely successful podcast You Made It Weird, and star of HBO’s Crashing Pete Holmes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed bag
- By Brandon on 06-20-19
By: Pete Holmes
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Nothing Holy About It
- The Zen of Being Just Who You Are
- By: Tim Burkett
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story5 out of 5 stars 80
According to legend, when the founder of Zen Buddhism was asked about the main principle of his holy teaching, he replied that there was "nothing holy about it!" Now, a millennium and a half later, Tim Burkett reveals how and why the wisdom of nonholiness is the key to a joyful heart. You don't need to go looking for something sacred - the happiness you seek is right where you are.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful words
- By Asiyah on 05-04-17
By: Tim Burkett
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The Journey Home
- By: Radhanath Swami
- Narrated by: Radhanath Swami
- Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 266
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 240
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Story5 out of 5 stars 240
Within this extraordinary memoir, Radhanath Swami weaves a colorful tapestry of adventure, mysticism, and love. Listeners follow Richard Slavin from the suburbs of Chicago to the caves of the Himalayas as he transforms from young seeker to renowned spiritual guide. The Journey Home is an intimate account of the steps to self-awareness and also a penetrating glimpse into the heart of mystic traditions and the challenges that all souls must face on the road to inner harmony and a union with the Divine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Julia on 01-28-21
By: Radhanath Swami
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Aging as a Spiritual Practice
- A Contemplative Guide to Growing Older and Wiser
- By: Lewis Richmond
- Narrated by: Fred Sullivan
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 222
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 191
Everything changes. For Buddhist priest and meditation teacher Lewis Richmond, this fundamental Buddhist tenet is the basis for a new inner road map that emerges in the later years, charting an understanding that can bring new possibilities, fresh beginnings, and a wealth of appreciation and gratitude for the life journey itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Aging as a Spiritual Practice ensures a life fulfilled.
- By Rizalina C. Galicinao on 06-18-17
By: Lewis Richmond