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Love Is a Fire and I Am Wood: The Sufi's Mystical Journey Home, Hörbuch, Digital, 553min

Spiritual life is a response to a call. Our journey home, reveals the Sufi, is simple - to be burned alive in our longing for God until nothing else remains. For the deepest fire of the heart's passion and the fire of the Divine are one and the same. This is the essence of Sufism, a mystical path of love that reaches out to true seekers of every spiritual tradition. But how do we kindle this fire of divine longing within? In Love Is a Fire and I Am Wood, you are invited to sit at the side of Sufi teacher and author Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee in a series of actual Sufi meetings, recorded live as they happened. Here, among these "lovers of God", you will taste the Sufi experience for yourself through a "spiraling series of talks", each one exploring a different facet of the tradition, drawing you deeper into the heart of the Beloved. You will learn how Sufi prayer pulls you like a magnet ever closer to God; what it means to drown in the ocean of divine love; how spiritual dreamwork guides you on this journey to the "heart of hearts"; the wisdom and passionate teachings of many Sufi masters, including Bayezid Bistami, al-Hallaj, Rabi'a, Rumi, and Ibn 'Arabi; and how to balance the intensity of the mystical path with the demands of everyday life. Love Is a Fire and I Am Wood opens the door to the Sufi tradition, over 1,000 years old and intoxicatingly alive today. The Sufis believe that your deepest heartache radiates outward like a beacon of light to attract the teacher - and the teachings - that you need. If this eternal pain of love is the lantern that flickers within you, then let it be answered by the living fire of this mystical tradition. Language: English. Narrator: Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/sp/true/000928/sp_true_000928_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Ember in Space Collection 1-3: A Science Fiction Romance Thriller Series , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1358min

A girl who sees the future. An evil empire bent on using her. Can Ember destroy the empire before she becomes their deadliest weapon?From the USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of the Numbers Game trilogy come these three books bundled for fans of space fantasy and sci-fi thrillers with romance.Flicker (book one):Getting sold to the Empire was never part of the plan.Ember lives two very different lives. By day, she's a mysterious Roma future-teller, and by night, she struggles to care for her sick father. All she wants is the power to control her own life - no arranged marriage, no more poverty. Her future-reading talent is what will get her there. But when the empire discovers her gift, Ember's life changes forever. Ember soon finds her innocent talent is far more dangerous than she believed. The empire wants to turn her into a deadly weapon. But Ember has plans of her own, and they don't include living under the empire's control - because, even the best weapons can backfire.Flare (book two):The Empire has taken everything from Ember. It's time for payback.Ember doesn't have time to mourn. She's got big plans - save the oppressed flickers, rescue Stefan, and bring the Empire to its knees. But she soon discovers that her ability has a terrible, unthinkable cost. Can Ember choose between the man she loves and the Empire she hates?Stefan has succeeded in helping Ember escape. His grandmother's prophecy is being fulfilled, and he's ready to face execution for his part in it.But when he uncovers the Union's deadly secret, Stefan realizes he must survive long enough to find the Union's base and warn Ember, before she pays with her life.Flame (book three):Two flares. Only one will claim victory.Ember has thrown the Empire into upheaval. The entire realm knows her face, and her name is whispered in alleys and in the underground ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stacey Glemboski. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/218742/bk_acx0_218742_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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The Girls in the Picture: A Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 991min

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue and The Aviator’s Wife, a “rich exploration of two Hollywood friends who shaped the movies” (USA Today) - screenwriter Frances Marion and superstar Mary Pickford.“Full of Old Hollywood glamour and true details about the pair’s historic careers...a captivating ode to a legendary bond.” (Real Simple)Named one of the best books of the year by Real Simple.It is 1914, and 25-year-old Frances Marion has left her (second) husband and her Northern California home for the lure of Los Angeles, where she is determined to live independently as an artist. But the word on everyone's lips these days is "flickers" - the silent moving pictures enthralling theatergoers. Turn any corner in this burgeoning town and you'll find made-up actors running around, as a movie camera captures it all. In this fledgling industry, Frances finds her true calling: writing stories for this wondrous new medium. She also makes the acquaintance of actress Mary Pickford, whose signature golden curls and lively spirit have earned her the title "America's Sweetheart". The two ambitious young women hit it off instantly, their kinship fomented by their mutual fever to create, to move audiences to a frenzy, to start a revolution. But their ambitions are challenged by both the men around them and the limitations imposed on their gender - and their astronomical success could come at a price. As Mary, the world's highest paid and most beloved actress, struggles to live her life under the spotlight, she also wonders if it is possible to find love, even with the dashing actor Douglas Fairbanks. Frances, too, longs to share her life with someone. As in any good Hollywood story, dramas will play out, personalities will clash, and even the deepest friendships might be shattered. With cameos from such notables as Charlie Chaplin, Louis B. Mayer, Rud ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kimberly Farr. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/005315/bk_rand_005315_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Dream Thieves: Overcoming Obstacles to Fulfill Your Destiny , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 336min

Doubt, fear, and time can claw away at your confidence, stealing the dream God placed in your heart. Unexpected obstacles, with about-face twists and turns, can bump you so far off your expected path that you begin to question the validity of that dream. You may even be tempted to give up hope that you can ever become the person you see when you close your eyes. But if you yield to the pressure of these dream thieves to abandon your dream, you will forfeit your unique destiny. Furthermore, you will rob yourself of the fulfillment that only your destiny can bring. Every Dream Is Targeted by a Thief - Are You on Guard? In his revised and updated classic, Dream Thieves, Rick Renner exposes the thieves that come to oppose and rob every single dream - no matter how big or how small that dream may be. Rick also reveals the strategies that every person with a dream must adopt to ensure the fulfillment of his or her dream. Rick explains that every God-given dream has a significant purpose, leading ultimately to a specific destination. That's why dream thieves show up early and repeatedly along your journey to shift your focus from opportunities to obstacles. Their goal is to overwhelm and intimidate you until you're either immobilized and stuck or moving in a direction that's ineffective. These thieves will challenge your call, doubt your dream, and question your capacity to deliver on the vision that consumes you - until eventually the fire in your heart flickers and fades away. Obstacles Can Become the Catalyst To Reach Your Goal! But when you understand the significance of the journey toward your dream, you'll discover that a hindrance can actually further your progress. When you know how to respond to the dream thieves that oppose you - to refute instead of run from them - they can actually provide a service to help you become the person you need to be in order to fulfill your destiny. You can - you must - fulfill y ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Andrell Corbin, Stephen Sobozenski. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/017336/bk_acx0_017336_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Vis and Ramin , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 924min

Vis and Ramin is one of the world's great love stories. It was the first major Persian romance, written between 1050 and 1055 in rhyming couplets. This remarkable work has now been superbly translated into heroic couplets (the closest metrical equivalent of the Persian) by the poet and scholar Dick Davis. Vis and Ramin had immense influence on later Persian poetry and is very probably also the source for the tale of Tristan and Isolde, which first appeared in Europe about a century later. The plot, complex yet powerfully dramatic, revolves around royal marital customs unfamiliar to us today. Shahru, the married queen of Mah, refuses an offer of marriage from King Mobad of Marv but promises that if she bears a daughter she will give the child to him as a bride. She duly bears a daughter, Vis, who is brought up by a nurse in the company of Mobad s younger brother Ramin. By the time Vis reaches the age of marriage, Shahru has forgotten her promise and instead weds her daughter to Vis' older brother, Viru. The next day Mobad's brother Zard arrives to demand the bride, and fighting breaks out, during which Vis' father is killed. Mobad then bribes Shahru to hand Vis over to him. Mobad's brother Ramin escorts Vis to her new husband and falls in love with her on the way. Vis has no love for Mobad and turns to her old nurse for help. Told in language that is lush, sensual and highly inventive, Vis and Ramin is a masterpiece of psychological perceptiveness and characterization: Shahru is worldly and venal, the nurse resourceful and amoral (she will immediately remind Western readers of the nurse in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet), Vis high-spirited and determined, Ramin impetuous and volatile. And the hopeless psychological situation of Vis' husband, Mobad, flickers wearily from patience to self-assertion to fury and back again. The origins of Vis and Ramin, are obscure. The story dates from the time o ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mary Sarah Agliotta, Dick Davis (introduction). Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/010488/bk_acx0_010488_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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Mindfulness: The 21-Day Mindfulness Challenge: Mindfulness for beginners, simple step-by-step guide to living in the present moment and creating more...in your life (21-Day Challenges, Book 8) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 76min

Mindfulness for beginners: a simple, step-by-step guide to living in the present moment and creating more calm, joy and focus in your life. The 21-Day Mindfulness Challenge, the eight book in the 21-Day Challenge series! Are you tired of living on autopilot? Tired of letting your thoughts, feelings and reactions dominate you? Are you curious about how mindfulness can make a difference in your life? The present moment is a strange place. We are all trapped here, really, and there is utterly no other place to be, yet so few of us take a moment to stop and have a look around. The future and the past all exist in the mind. They are only ever memories, dreams, little flickers in the electrified meat we generously call our brains. The only thing that is real is the moment that is happening right now. To get to know the present, all you have to do is be aware. But try to become aware of the simple things around you - the sound of the birds in the trees, the smell of your coffee brewing - and you'll probably notice instantly that there is something preventing you from immersing yourself fully: your thought traffic. If you've ever tried to make a fancy dinner with a bored two year old in your presence, or tried not to think of a pink elephant (try it right now!) then you'll know the feeling. This is where mindfulness practice comes in. The 21-Day Mindfulness Challenge will help you to: Increase your awareness and live more in the present moment Get a deep understanding of what mindfulness really is and how it can improve your life Let go of excessive worrying, stress and the continuous stream of thoughts Find your own mindfulness style Develop an effortless daily mindfulness practice ..and much more inside! Learn how to practice mindfulness and create more calm, joy and focus in your life TODAY! Are you ready t ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Francie Wyck. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/052287/bk_acx0_052287_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.

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