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Readings from 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran

Summary: Voiced readings of Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet' George Russell wrote: ‘I do not think the East has spoken with so beautiful a voice since the ‘Gitanjali’ of Rabindranath Tagore as in ‘The Prophet’ of Kahlil Gibran, who is an artist as well as a poet. I have not seen for years a book more beautiful in its thought, and when reading it I understand better than ever before what Socrates meant in the ‘Banquet’ when he spoke of the beauty of thought which exercises a deeper enchantment than the beauty of form….I could quote from every page, and from every page I could find some beautiful and liberating thought.’

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  • Artist: Readings from 'The Prophet' by Kahlil Gibran
  • Copyright: Philip Snow 2012

Podcasts:

 The Prophet – the entire book | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:45:29

This is an audio podcast of the entire book. The individual chapters of the book, if preferred, can be downloaded from the other posts below. To download this file, right-click below and 'Save Link As...'' Caution: it is 193Mbs in size and 1hr 45mins long. Please don't use this player other than to hear enough to judge whether to download it; hearing more of it would take up excessive bandwidth; to hear the whole of these readings on this website, please use the Videos page; thank you.

 The Prophet – ‘The Coming of the Ship’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:33

In this, the opening section of the book, the prophet sees his ship approaching, and contemplates his departure. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Love’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:53

In this section the prophet talks about love, in response to a request by Almitra, the seeress. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Marriage’ and ‘Children’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:46

This section has the prophet talking about marriage, in response to another question from the seeress Almitra, and children, in response to a question from a woman in the crowd. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Giving’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:16

This section is the prophet's discourse on giving, in answer to a rich man's request "Speak to us of giving". To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Eating and Drinking’ and ‘Work’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:42

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Eating and drinking' and 'Work', in answer to questions from the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Joy and Sorrow’ and ‘Houses’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:21

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Joy and Sorrow' and 'Houses', in answer to questions from the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Clothes’ and ‘Buying and Selling’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:42

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Clothes' and 'Buying and Selling', in answer to requests from the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Crime and Punishment’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:52

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Crime and Punishment', in answer to a request from among the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Laws’ and ‘Freedom’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:45

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Laws' and 'Freedom', in answer to requests from among the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Reason and Passion’, ‘Pain’ and ‘Self-knowledge’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 6:30

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Reason and Passion', 'Pain' and 'Self-Knowledge' in answer to requests from among the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Teaching’, ‘Friendship’ and ‘Talking’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:44

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Teaching', 'Friendship' and 'Talking' in answer to requests from among the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Time’ and ‘Good and Evil’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:16

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Time' and 'Good and Evil' in answer to requests from among the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Prayer’ and ‘Pleasure’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 7:13

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Prayer' and 'Pleasure' in answer to requests from among the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

 The Prophet – ‘Beauty’ and ‘Religion’ | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:51

This section is the prophet's discourses on 'Beauty' and 'Religion' in answer to requests from among the people assembled in the temple square. To download right-click 'Download' (below) and 'Save Link As.....'

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