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Mind Power Meditation

Program Sessions

  1. How I Became a Madman
  2. Ascending the Mountain to Know God
  3. Solitude of Sea Night Hell and Madness
  4. Joy of Scaring Straw and Wisdom
  5. Mother Daughter Sleepwalkers Speak Hidden Truths
  6. Wise Dog Mocks Cats Praying for Mice
  7. Two Hermits One Bowl Endless Quarrel
  8. Discourse on Giving Instead of Giving
  9. Seven Selves Debate Their Fates at Night
  10. Thief Weaver Cobbler and the Price of Justice
  11. The Wise King Who Drank From the Well
  12. Weaver Carpenter Plowman Celebrate Death's Profit
  13. Angel and Devil Battle Over New Pleasure
  14. Forgetting the Language of Another World
  15. Seeds Debating Futures in Noisy Multitudes
  16. Two Caged Souls Greeting Each Other at Dawn
  17. Ants on a Sleeping Giant Mistaking Him for God
  18. Laughing at the Burial of Dead Selves
  19. Woman Divided Between Shadow and Blush
  20. Blind Devotion and the City of Literal Scripture
  21. The Good God and the Evil God Parable
  22. Defeat As Solitude Defiance and Deathless Courage
  23. Night and the Madman Twin Brothers of Darkness
  24. Seeing Through Faces to Hidden Reality
  25. Soul Seeks the Greater Sea Beyond All Observers
  26. Smiling on the Cross Between Earth and Heaven
  27. Blind Astronomer Watches Suns and Stars Within
  28. Mountain Sea and the Longing Between Them
  29. Blade of Grass and the Autumn Leaf
  30. Senses Debate the Eye's Unseen Mountain
  31. Two Scholars Who Exchanged Their Deepest Beliefs
  32. Nurturing Sorrow as a Living Companion
  33. Joy Dies Unshared in Isolation
  34. Imperfect Soul in a Perfect World

The Madman

by Kahlil Gibran

56m
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Kahlil Gibran's The Madman — the breakthrough first English-language work that launched one of history's greatest literary careers. Published in 1918, this timeless collection of parables and poems explores God, human nature, animals, and life's most profound questions with wisdom that transcends the centuries.

Not as well known as The Prophet, but many readers find it just as inspirational — perhaps more so. Each poem and parable stands as its own vivid meditation, organized as individual chapters so you can easily find and share your favorites.

  • A short, lyrical collection exploring love, suffering, freedom, and the human spirit
  • Gibran's first English publication — the beginning of a legendary literary legacy
  • A masterwork of Eastern literary tradition with universal spiritual insight
  • Gibran is recognized as one of history's three best-selling poets of all time

What You'll Learn

This is a literary and spiritual audio experience. Listeners encounter Gibran's profound meditations on freedom, self-knowledge, love, society, and spiritual liberation — told through vivid parables and lyrical poems that speak to the deepest questions of human existence.

About the Author

Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, philosopher, and artist. His masterwork The Prophet is one of the best-selling books in history. Gibran is recognized as one of the three best-selling poets of all time, alongside Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.

Program Details

Digital audio download. Duration: 56 minutes. Narrated by Joe Nuckols. Released: May 2022. Publisher: Nightingale-Conant. Series: Nightingale-Conant: Mind & Body.

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