A Confession by Leo Tolstoy ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy]

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02/16/23

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A Confession by Leo Tolstoy audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Leo Tolstoy's 'A Confession,' written in 1882 shortly after a life-altering spiritual crisis, is a brutally sincere reflection on life, morality, and the nature of faith. Tolstoy describes in great detail the process by which he lost his faith in established Christian churches, the meaninglessness of wealth and fame, the agony of acute depression, and how he overcame misery and dread through personal study of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Along the way, he contrasts the artificial faith and arrogance of educated people with the genuine faith and humility of the Russian peasant. This work, and others of its ilk, were aggressively censored by the Tsarist regime and directly led to Tolstoy being excommunicated by the Russian Orthodox Church.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:58) Chapter 02

(00:14:31) Chapter 03

(00:23:24) Chapter 04

(00:32:58) Chapter 05

(00:45:02) Chapter 06

(00:58:42) Chapter 07

(01:07:57) Chapter 08

(01:12:56) Chapter 09

(01:22:12) Chapter 10

(01:28:44) Chapter 11

(01:33:59) Chapter 12

(01:42:21) Chapter 13

(01:48:41) Chapter 14

(01:53:32) Chapter 15

(02:00:54) Chapter 16

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Bethink Yourselves by Leo Tolstoy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]

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Bethink Yourselves by Leo Tolstoy audiobook.

Genre: religion

As Russia goes to war against Japan, Tolstoy urges those at all levels of society, from the Tsar down to the common soldier, to consider their actions in the light of Christ's teaching. 'However strange this may appear, the most effective and certain deliverance of men from all the calamities which they inflict upon themselves and from the most dreadful of all—war—is attainable, not by any external general measures, but merely by that simple appeal to the consciousness of each separate man which, nineteen hundred years ago, was proposed by Jesus—that every man bethink himself, and ask himself, who is he, why he lives, and what he should and should not do.'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:06:32) Chapter 02

(00:14:03) Chapter 03

(00:20:24) Chapter 04

(00:26:29) Chapter 05

(00:33:06) Chapter 06

(00:40:39) Chapter 07

(00:45:32) Chapter 08

(00:52:03) Chapter 09

(00:59:31) Chapter 10