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  Copeau/Decroux, Irving/Craig (eBook, PDF)

  In this series of essays, Thomas Leabhart presents a thorough overview and analysis of Etienne Decroux's artistic genealogy. After four years' apprenticeship with Decroux, Thomas Leabhart began to research and discover how forebears and contemporaries might have influenced Decroux's project. Decades of digging revealed striking correspondences that often led to adjacent fields-art history, philosophy, and anthropology-forays wherein Leabhart's appreciation of Decroux and his "kinsfolk," who themselves transgressed traditional frontiers, increased. The following essays, composed over a 30-year period, find a common source in a darkened Prague cinema where people gasped at a wooden doll's sudden reversal of fortune. These essays: investigate the source of that astonishment; continue Leabhart's examination of Decroux's "family tree"; consider how Copeau's and Decroux's keen observation of animal movement influenced their actor training; record the challenging and paradoxical improvisations chez Decroux; and recall Decroux's debt to sculpture, poster art, sport and masks. These essays will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners in theatre and performance studies.

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  The Book of Not Knowing: Exploring the True Nature of Self, Mind, and Consciousness , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1184min

  For fans of Eckhart Tolle - a guide to mastering self-awareness through direct experience, not old presumptions or harmful thought patterns.Through decades of martial arts and meditation practice, Peter Ralston discovered a curious and paradoxical fact: that true awareness arises from a state of not knowing. Even the most sincere investigation of self and spirit, he says, is often sabotaged by our tendency to grab too quickly for answers and ideas as we retreat to the safety of the known. This "Hitchhiker's Guide to Awareness" provides helpful guideposts along an experiential journey for those Western minds predisposed to wandering off to old habits, cherished presumptions, and a stubbornly solid sense of self. With ease and clarity, Ralston teaches listeners how to become aware of the background patterns that they are usually too busy, stressed, or distracted to notice. The Book of Not Knowing points out the ways people get stuck in their lives and offers listeners a way to make fresh choices about every aspect of their lives - from a place of awareness instead of autopilot.  ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Keith O'Brien. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/005110/bk_rand_005110_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Upside Down Kingdom: Secrets of Spiritual Transformation Hidden in the Beatitudes , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 234min

  In Jesus' greatest sermon, he begins with the Beatitudes: nine statements that turn our world upside down. He's establishing a counterculture, a different way to seeing reality, with a shocking set of blessings. Jesus is asking us to join him in a kingdom that challenges everything we normally believe and hold dear...and offers us more than we've ever imagined.Sound intriguing? Hold on tight.Look at this modern translation: "God's kind of happiness comes to those who know they are poor. Divine comfort is showered on those whose hearts are broken with grief. If you are truly meek, the whole world belongs to you. And for those of you who are suffering for doing the right thing - awesome! It's a party time! You belong in God's hall of fame!"In this audiobook, Pastor Bill White gives us a door of understanding. If we walk through it, we'll find that these paradoxical truths turn conventional wisdom upside down...and they fill our hearts with God's love, forgiveness, wisdom, and strength. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Bill White. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/199095/bk_acx0_199095_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Karl Marx & The Communist Manifesto: The Life and Legacy of the Author and Book , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 102min

  The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to change it. (Karl Marx) It would be almost impossible to exaggerate the influence Karl Marx has had upon the world in the last 150 years. Marx was an influential historian, journalist, and economist who is widely considered one of the first social scientists, but he is best remembered for advocating socialism, particularly the brand that would take his name. As the father of Marxism, Marx predicted that capitalistic societies, ruled by a "dictatorship of the bourgeoisie", would eventually give way via class struggles to a "dictatorship of the proletariat" and eventually to a more stateless form of communism. The Communist Manifesto is in several respects a paradoxical document. A product of the Western European political struggles that culminated in the pan-European Revolutions of 1848, its greatest historical impact was nevertheless not felt until the following century, in countries far from Western Europe (Russia and China) that Marx and Engels would never have viewed as ripe for revolutionary activity. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Linsenmayer. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/037901/bk_acx0_037901_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Ticklers: Short Stories with a Comical Bent , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 284min

  A chance to laugh is a way to enjoy the absurdities of life whenever they occur. It is the quick mind that is ever alert to those situations that are laughable. Come listen to the following stories: In "Landshark", see what happens after thieves break into a laboratory and inject experimental shark serum into the hapless researcher; In "Smarter", see how the gift of an alien changes the life of a dumb country person; In "Fatter", the quest for a way to easily lose weight produces paradoxical results; In "The Stiff Arm War", a third-party combatant comes up with a unique way to stop hostilities; In "Roids", the possibilities of androids are explored; In "Cave Canem", the name of the dog may be dangerous to ignore; In "The Naked Truth", a holdup in a bar on a Friday night leads to revealing insights; In "Stick", two brothers invent a special rod out of a fairy tale; And lastly, "Aleph": The first Dog recounts his time in the Garden of Eden. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John E. Christ. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/120403/bk_acx0_120403_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Inheritance from Mother: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 941min

  Award-winning novelist Minae Mizumura demystifies the notion of the selfless Japanese mother and the adult daughter honor-bound to care for her. Mitsuki Katsura, a Japanese woman in her mid-50s, is a French-language instructor at a private university in Tokyo. Her husband, whom she met in Paris, is a professor at another private university. He is having an affair with a much younger woman. In addition to her husband's infidelity, Mitsuki must deal with her ailing 80-something mother, a demanding, self-absorbed woman who is far from the image of the patient, self-sacrificing Japanese matriarch. Mitsuki finds herself dreaming of the day when her mother will finally pass on. While doing everything she can to ensure her mother's happiness, she grows weary of the responsibilities of a doting daughter and worries she is sacrificing her chance to find fulfillment in her middle age. Inheritance from Mother not only offers insight into a complex and paradoxical culture but is also a profound work about mothers and daughters, marriage, old age, and the resilience of women. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Allison Hiroto. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/029102/bk_adbl_029102_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Zen: The Path of Paradox, Vol.3, Hörbuch, Digital, 1022min

  Zen says that if you want to find truth, you have to seek. Zen also says don’t seek, because then you won’t find. This is why Zen is called “the path of paradox.”Zen: The Path of Paradox explores this paradoxical world, this distinctive approach to life. Through his commentaries, Osho illustrates how the Zen anecdotes are not just ancient stories, but that their message is intensely relevant to our own concerns: corruption in politics, truth and lies, mindfulness, dying gracefully without fear.In alternate chapters, he responds to questions from listeners on a wide range of topics from daily life.“If you decide to become a buddha this moment, nobody is barring your path. Only a decision is missing, only a commitment to buddhahood is missing. Nobody is hindering you, nobody is standing in your way.”Chapter #1: Now Sit Down and Listen Chapter #2: Only One Exists Chapter #3: Take no Thought for the Morrow Chapter #4: Therapy is a Function of Love Chapter #5: A Master Echoes You Chapter #6: Grace is Being Herenow Chapter #7: A Snowflake Dissolving in Pure Air Chapter #8: The Great Doubt Chapter #9: Look! Chapter #10: A Song Untouched by Time Language: English. Narrator: OSHO. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/osho/000560/sp_osho_000560_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Spontaneous Awakening, Hörbuch, Digital, 448min

  For those who are seeking a path of simplicity, not bound by the trappings of spiritual practice, Adyashanti brings a fresh and humble approach to Zen wisdom. "Don't think that awakening is the end," teaches Adyashanti. "Awakening is the end of seeking, the end of the seeker, but it is the beginning of a life lived from your true nature." Learn more about: How genuine spiritual discovery is self-authenticating Finding for yourself "what is the most important thing" Lucid dreaming: a powerful analogy for the process of awakening How to "Allow Everything to Be as It Is" through a guided meditation Why genuine spiritual knowing requires mental subtraction, not addition The link between personal awareness and awareness itself How attachment can lead to complete freedom and unattachment Self-inquiry: how to use this potent catalyst for awakening The all or nothingness of every moment How holding even one idea about what is true can be an obstacle The teacher-student relationship: is there a correct form? How paradoxical teachings can help your mind relax How to identify and disengage from "spiritual by-passing" Language: English. Narrator: Adyashanti. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/true/000226/sp_true_000226_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  The Black Sun: The Alchemy and Art of Darkness: Carolyn and Ernest Fay Series in Analytical Psychology , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 400min

  In this audiobook, Jungian analyst Stanton Marlan reexamines the paradoxical image of the black sun and the meaning of darkness in Western culture. In the image of the black sun, Marlan finds the hint of a darkness that shines. He draws upon his clinical experiences - and on a wide range of literature and art, including Goethe’s Faust, Dante’s Inferno, the black art of Rothko and Reinhardt - to explore the influence of light and shadow on the fundamental structures of modern thought as well as the contemporary practice of analysis. He shows that the black sun accompanies not only the most negative of psychic experiences but also the most sublime, resonating with the mystical experience of negative theology, the Kabbalah, the Buddhist notions of the void, and the black light of the Sufi mystics.An important contribution to the understanding of alchemical psychology, this audiobook draws on a postmodern sensibility to develop an original understanding of the black sun. It offers insight into modernity, the act of imagination, and the work of analysis in understanding depression, trauma, and transformation of the soul. Marlan’s original reflections help us to explore the unknown darkness conventionally called the self. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Greg Young. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/135014/bk_acx0_135014_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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  Tales of the Human Condition , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 91min

  In this, her debut collection, Millicent Ally sets out to interpret her wide and sometimes painful experience of "this earthly animation . . . in the four sections [she] categorize[s] as 'Life,' 'Love,' 'Introspection,' and 'God'." A Los Angeles native who was reared in Georgia, Ally shares, in the 14 poems that comprise each of the four sections of her book, intimate details of betrayal and triumph: love gone almost right - and love gone inexplicably wrong; faith - and the crisis of its utter lack; the loving light of family - and the dark shadow it can cast. Listening, we find ourselves understanding loneliness, friendship, isolation, and despair until, ultimately, Ally brings us to the truth of the spirit that allows her to transcend all the pain of her deep humanity. "Spirit is the cradle from which we are born," she writes, and, having lived, ". . . we yield to the paradoxical Omega to which we must return." For Ally, all that occurs in between birth and death occurs solely for our deepest learning, nothing more - nor less - than "experiences which help us to gather information for our souls' collective evolution." For her listeners, there is comfort to be found in Ally's conclusion. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Millicent Ally. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/002453/bk_acx0_002453_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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