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Dieses Hörbuch möchte Ihnen anhand wahrheitsgemäßer Begebenheiten aufzeigen, wie die Realität durch die Vorstellung erschaffen wird. Sobald der Mensch das Rätsel der Vorstellungskraft gelöst hat, hat er auch das Geheimnis der Kausalität entdeckt. Dieses Geheimnis lautet: Die Realität wird durch die Vorstellungskraft geschaffen. Der Mensch, dem bewusst ist, was er sich vorstellt, weiß deshalb auch, was er erschafft.

Neville Lancelot Goddard (1905 - 1972) war einer der einflussreichsten neuzeitlichen Denker, der mystische und metaphysische Wahrheiten verständlich erklärte. Auf der Insel Barbados geboren, kam er 1922, im Alter von siebzehn Jahren, nach New York, um Tanz- und Schauspielunterricht zu nehmen. Aufgrund seiner Tänzerausbildung fiel es ihm vermutlich auch leicht, sich zu entspannen, eine unabdingbare Voraussetzung, die er bei seinen Lesern und Zuhörern vielleicht allzu leichtfertig voraussetzte.

Auf dieser Welt gibt es nur eine einzige Substanz. Diese wird von den Naturwissenschaftlern "Energie" genannt, in den geisteswissenschaftlichen Schriften wird sie als "Bewusstsein" bezeichnet. Es gibt nur eine einzige Ursache, und diese ist das Bewusstsein! Ihr Bewusstsein ist das Zentrum, von dem aus Ihre Erlebniswelt gespiegelt wird, und welches Ihren derzeitigen Zustand wiedergibt. Erkennen Sie, dass Ihre Lebensumstände nur das gegenständlich sichtbar machen, was Sie in Ihrem Bewusstsein tragen.

Adapted from Thomas Keneally’s novel The Playmaker, Our Country’s Good tells the true story of the convicts and marines sent to Australia as part of the first penal colony. An eloquent argument for the redemptive power of theatre, Wertenbaker’s classic drama celebrates the beauty of language – in the slang of the criminal classes and the poetry of the play – and at the same time examines how it is used as an instrument of power.

Diese Meditation führt dich liebevoll in deine innere Tiefe. Du reist mit Hilfe von Delphinen durch deine Emotionsfelder hindurch und tauchst befreit mit leichtem Herzen wieder auf. Merkst du, wie dich alte Emotionen gefangen halten? Sind es sogar Emotionen, von denen du noch nicht einmal mehr weißt woher sie kommen? Möchtest du deine alten, hindernden Emotionen ablegen und mit freiem Herzen dein Leben neu gestalten? Diese Meditation hilft dir sanft in dich selbst hinein zu tauchen um durch deine inneren Hindernisse hindurch zu schwimmen.

In Around the World in 80 Days, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions £20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just 80 days - and he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman immediately sets off for Dover, accompanied by his hot-blooded French manservant, Passepartout. Traveling by train, steamship, sailboat, sledge, and even elephant, they must overcome storms, kidnappings, natural disasters, Sioux attacks, and the dogged Inspector Fix of Scotland Yard to win the extraordinary wager.

The story of the enigmatic Kurtz and his outpost in deepest Congo as told by Marlow is an adventure story that examines the intent and effects of colonization. It remains one of the most controversial and profound writings of world literature.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was born December 30, 1865 in Bombay, India. The name Rudyard was taken from a lake in Staffordshire, England. At the age of 6, he and his younger sister were sent back to England where they lived with separate families that took in children for hire. He returned to India at age 16. Rudyard knew literary success at a young age and was able to travel. He married Carrie Balestier, an American, and moved to the United States. The Jungle Books were written in Vermont. He died January 18, 1936 in Middlesex, England during an operation.

As the son of a famous general, Aravon is proud to captain his own company against his people's enemy. But the experienced veteran’s march toward glory dissolves into pain as ruthless barbarians massacre every last one of his soldiers. Burning for vengeance, he leaps at the chance to spearhead a specially trained company and pay back his tragic defeat with blood.

Glasgow’s finest are on the case in these thrilling radio adaptations, based on the books by Peter Turnbull. In the four-part serial Condition Purple, a murdered prostitute is found in the heart of Glasgow's prosperous business quarter. Could a tattoo on her body hold the key to finding her killer? In Two Way Cut, another four-parter, a headless body without a speck of blood on it has the cops puzzled - and who was the strange figure that PC Hamilton saw running along by the canal?

Here are two classic thrillers by a master of suspense. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde explores the split nature of man. Dr. Jekyll, a respectable man, transforms into an alter ego named Mr. Hyde who carries out all the wickedness Dr. Jekyll represses. In the body of Mr. Hyde, Jekyll finds freedom from the bonds of social convention but soon finds himself lured deeper into violence, and ultimately murder. The second tale, Markheim, tells of a robber named Markheim who murders a shopkeeper on Christmas day.

Jim Hawkins and his mother unlock a sea chest belonging to Billy Bones, an old sea captain who died while staying at their inn. Inside the chest was a logbook and map. Thus begins one of the greatest adventures of all time. Once again come aboard the Hispaniola in search of treasure with young Jim Hawkins, Dr. Livesey and Long John Silver.

Twenty-three great Sherlock Holmes mysteries as published in Strand Magazine. These stories have won over readers in the thousands and have helped make Sherlock Holmes the most popular and most famous detective of all times. Arthur Conan Doyle, was born in Scotland in 1859. He was educated in Jesuit schools in England and Austria. In 1881 he finished a medical degree and signed on as a surgeon aboard a whaling vessel in the Arctic. After an unsuccessful medical practice, Doyle started writing. Sherlock Holmes was an instant success.

Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist Edith Wharton was most well known for her novels that illuminated privileged life in the 19th century, such as The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth. In addition to her award-winning novels, she also wrote poetry and short stories. Collected here are some of her best works of short fiction, including: "The Eyes", a famous ghost story; "The Daunt Diana", which tells about the love of art; "The Moving Finger", an eerie story about a man clinging to his wife's memory; and "The Debt", a story of loyalty.

Hundreds of books and articles have been written about Edgar Allan Poe. Even so, no one is really sure who Poe was. Many people say that he was as crazy as the characters he wrote about. Others say that Poe was a driven man with a simple wish. He wanted to write and to make a living by his writing. Even though Poe lived a miserable life, he wrote some of the most interesting and original literature ever created.

Holmes encounters one of his most formidable adversaries and must unlock the mystery of the demonic hound, the curse of the Baskerville family. Published in The Strand magazine in episodes between August 1901 and April 1902, The Hound of the Baskervilles became one of the most popular of all the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

Check out the greats of comedy with their early routines when they were young and struggling.

Bloomsbury presents Beastings by Benjamin Myers, read by Ralph Ineson. Winner of the Portico Prize for Literature and the Northern Writers’ Award ‘A brilliant, brutal novel’ ROBERT MACFARLANE A girl and a baby. A priest and a poacher. A savage pursuit through the landscape of a changing...

Rogue. Joker. Lover. Reluctant conspirator. The ambitious young Quillifer was been knighted for services to the crown, but was then banished from court by a queen who finds him obnoxious. Now, after a two-year voyage to improve his fortunes, Quillifer returns to court and is plunged immediately into a maelstrom of intrigue that triggers duels, plots, amours, and rollicking adventure. Bounding back and forth from the high councils of state to the warm bed of his mistress, Quillifer must exert every ounce of seductive charm and low cunning in order to survive.

As Adelko embarks on his training for journeyman at the Argolian Order's headquarters in Rima, Horskram and his superiors try to work out who is bent on reuniting the Headstone and plunging the Known World into war. Their revelations will take them back on the road again, this time to the exotic Pilgrim Kingdoms, where Urovian crusader lords live in uneasy peace with the native Sassanians.