Ancient
Vairagya Shatakam
Read by Uday Sagar
Bhartṛhari
Vairagya Shatakam is one of the best books that gives the true picture of Renunciation. The book talks on how a common man gets lured by the…
The Characters Of Theophrastus
Read by David Wales
Theophrastus
Theophrastus ( c. 371 – c. 287 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, successor to Aristotle in the Peripatetic School. He wrote on many to…
On the Nature of Things
Read by Pamela Nagami
Titus Lucretius Carus
Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99-55 BC), the author of "De Rerum Natura" or "On the Nature of Things," was a Roman poet and …
The Six Books of Proclus
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Proclus and Thomas Taylor
The Six books of Proclus, the Platonic successor, on The Theology of Plato (Greek: ΠΕΡΙ ΤΗΣ ΚΑΤΑ ΠΛΑΤΩΝΑ ΘΕΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ; Latin: Theologia Platoni…
Marius the Epicurean
Read by DrPGould
Walter Pater
The conclusion of Pater's historico-philosophical novel about a young Roman nobleman's search for purpose and meaning. Set in the time of Ca…
The Spiritual Combat
Lorenzo Scupoli
Lorenzo Scupoli - The Spiritual Combat, The Peace of the Soul, The Happiness of the Heart which Dies to Itself in Order to Live To God by Lo…
Meteorology
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Meteorology (Greek: Μετεωρολογικά; Latin: Meteorologica or Meteora) by Aristotle Translated by Erwin Wentworth Webster before he fell in act…
A Short History of Greek Philosophy
Read by Peter Tucker
John Marshall
History of Ancient Greek philosophy from pre-Socratics to Aristotle and on to the Sceptics and the Stoics. - Summary by Peter Tucker
Early Greek Philosophy
Read by Pamela Nagami
Alfred William Benn
"Man is the measure of all things," said the early Greek philosopher, Protagoras of Abdera. It was in this spirit of humanistic se…
Octavius
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Marcus Minucius Felix
This ancient Roman dialogue plays out as a religious debate between the Christian lawyer Octavius, and his close friend, a skeptical pagan n…
Generation of Animals
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Generation of Animals (or On the Generation of Animals; Greek: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως (Peri Zoion Geneseos); Latin: De Generatione Animalium) Bo…
Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Unknowntranslated Bywilliam Gemmellandsamuel Beal, Translated Bywilliam Gemmellandsamuel Beal, Unknowntranslated By William Gemmell And Samuel Beal and Unknowntranslated By William Gemmell
The Diamond Sutra is a Mahāyāna (Buddhist) sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. The Diamond Sūtra …
The Enchiridion
Read by Brian Mumford
Epictetus
The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius is studied and admired by successful people the world over. Marcus Aurelius thought of the Enchiridion in…
Rhetoric to Alexander
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Rhetoric to Alexander (Latin: Rhetorica ad Alexandrum; Ancient Greek: Τέχνη ῥητορική) is attributed to Aristotle but may have been written b…
Lives of Eminent Philosophers
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Diogenes Laertius
Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers provides a wealth information about the lives and teachings of ancient Greek thinkers. Desp…
Movement & Progression of Animals
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Movement of Animals (or On the Motion of Animals; Greek Περὶ ζῴων κινήσεως; Latin De Motu Animalium) begins with a discussion of the physics…
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Adonis Attis Osiris.
Read by Leon Harvey
James Frazer
The sixth volume in the Golden Bough. Frazer continues into the second part of the compilation of analogies dealing with the recurring theme…
Neoplatonism
Read by Peter Tucker
Charles Bigg
This monograph focusses predictably on the theories and teachings of Plotinus but precedes this with a review of foregoing schools of philos…
The Life of Buddha
Read by KirksVoice
A. Ferdinand Hérold
This is more than a biography of the spiritual leader, they are lessons we all can learn from his life. This is an enjoyable venture explor…
The Diamond Sutra
Read by John Greenman
Unknowntranslated Bywilliam Gemmell and Unknowntranslated By William Gemmell
The Diamond Sutra, also known as the ‘Diamond Cutter Sutra’ or ‘Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra,’ is a remarkable Buddhist text and is co…