It’s no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light. In the first chapter, Tolle introduces listeners to enlightenment and its natural enemy, the mind.

The Bhagavad Gita is the best known of all the Indian scriptures, and Eknath Easwaran’s best-selling translation is reliable, readable, and profound. Easwaran's extensive introduction places the Bhagavad Gita in its historical setting, and brings out the universality and timelessness of its teachings. Chapter introductions clarify key concepts, and notes and a glossary explain Sanskrit terms.

Viktor E. Frankl was a medical doctor at a psychiatric hospital in 1942 when he became a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps in World War II. In 1946, he published this book about his camp experiences and a method of psychotherapy he developed. Forty-five years later, it was still named one of the most influential books in the United States. Part One describes his three years in four Nazi concentration camps, which took the lives of his wife, father, mother, and brother. He closely observed inmates’ reactions to their situation, as well as how survivors came to terms with their liberation.

「うずのしゅげを知っていますか。うずのしゅげは、植物学ではおきなぐさと呼ばれますが、おきなぐさという名はなんだかあのやさしい若い花をあらわさないようにおもいます」 キンポウゲ科のうずのしゅげは東北弁の「おじいさんのひげ」という意味です。ひっそりと野原に咲くうずのしゅげを見守る優しい眼、前回の名演で好評を博した萩原聖人が賢治の自然への憧憬を暖かく描き出します。(C)2007 TOKYO FM & Appleway

カン蛙にブン蛙、ベン蛙。三匹は年も同じなら大きさも大てい同じ、どれも負けず劣らず生意気で、いたずらもののカエルたちです。日本人ならば、丁度花見とか月見とかいうところを蛙どもは雲見をやるのだそうです。そんな仲のよかった三匹が可愛いルラ蛙に出会って仲間割れ。窪塚俊介の若々しい素直な感性が捉えた蛙たちの表情をとくとご拝聴ください。(C)2007 TOKYO FM & Appleway