Jean-François Revel (1924-2006) was a French Jean-François Revel, a French philosopher, novelist and satirist (1924–2006), published a fascinating book in 1983 entitled How Democracies Die. This book feels like a report from the future, smuggled out of tomorrow's newspapers. Revel had a clear vision of our modern paradox: the freest and richest societies can become their own enemies when their virtues are used as weapons against them. Although he was agnostic, Revel understood the void left by the abandonment of Christian civilisation and morality. He conducted a profound analysis of ‘self-dissolution’ long before social media and human resources sensitivity training made this diagnosis commonplace. This episode delves into his great warning: that the best virtues of Western civilisation are also its greatest weakness. As in a judo match, our enemies know how to use democracy's own weight to bring it down. Every pillar of Western freedom is used against it: the most advanced and secure societies open their borders wide in the name of compassion; they make a suicidal pact with “tolerance” and are so careful not to offend anyone that they neutralise language until citizens can no longer name sabotage in parliament, classrooms and popular culture. Revel saw how each virtue is exploited as a vulnerability in a relentless attack that cracks the foundations of every Western democracy. Subscribe and leave me a comment!
What a physics genius wrote... sixteen months after losing the love of his life... Richard Feynman was many things: a Nobel Prize–winning physicist, an enthusiastic teacher, a devoted father, and—believe it or not—a talented bongo drummer. But beyond the lab coat and lecture halls, he was also a man of profound love and deep emotional insight. Feynman’s heart shone as brightly as his mind. He married his childhood sweetheart, Arline Greenbaum, even as she battled terminal tuberculosis. Arline’s health declined so rapidly that she spent their entire marriage in hospitals and sanatoriums, yet their bond never weakened. Throughout this time, Richard wrote to Arline letters full of wit, warmth, and undying devotion almost every day. Many of these can be found in his remarkable collection Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track. But the most touching of them all is one he wrote to her sixteen months after she passed away, and which I read for you today. Their story—a brilliant mind, an unbreakable love—continues to move readers and admirers to this day. In fact, the auction house Sotheby’s recently published a beautiful article on their extraordinary relationship. You can find it here: https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/no-other-love-heart-wrenching-letters-from-richard-feynman-to-his-late-wife-arline Credits: Programme recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com and gabrielvoice.com Music: Ambient Melancholic Background by universefield at pixabay.com Used under license. Cover created by Ricardo Gil, scravricardo@gmail.com Image by Freepik.es. Used with license.
About Desiderata and Max Ehrmann The name Desiderata comes from Latin and means ‘things desired’ or ‘essential’, an appropriate title for a poetic manifesto on how to live wisely and well. Max Ehrmann (1872-1945) was an American poet and lawyer who studied philosophy and law at Harvard and worked in publishing and law before turning to writing full-time at the age of 40. Ehrmann wrote Desiderata in 1927, during the interwar period, a time when the world was reeling from World War I and unknowingly heading towards the Great Depression of 1929. His timeless advice for inner peace, authenticity and resilience is all the more remarkable in this context of uncertainty. Interestingly, Desiderata was not well known during Ehrmann's lifetime. It became famous after his death, when it was erroneously claimed that it had been found in a 17th century church. This myth spread rapidly in the 1960s and 1970s, during the hippie movement, when many found in its words a balm for modern life. Max Ehrmann described this poem as: “a word for the weary, to help inspire them with faith, hope and courage.” May it be so for you! Credits: Recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras, voice artist and producer for gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com. Cover by Ricardo Gil (scravricardo@gmail.com). Image created with AI on Freepik.com. Music: ‘Echo of Sadness’, by TURNIQUE. Bensound.com/royalty-free-music License code: DWVR885RV4DTZOFC
Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207-1273) was a Persian mystic, poet and scholar whose voice still resonates with astonishing force more than eight centuries later. He was born in what is now Afghanistan and was raised in the rich tradition of Sufism. Each of his verses is a dance between the human soul and the divine, an attempt to put into words the experience of spiritual love, the soul's deep longing for its origin. The ‘Dance of the Atoms’ celebrates the unity of all creation, expressing that every atom in the universe is dancing in the light and presence of God, in constant movement towards the divine. Everything is alive, interconnected, in a mystical way that sounds very close to how we understand quantum physics today and the energy that binds all matter together. Subscribe and leave me a comment! This version of Rumi's poem was created and read by Gabriel Porras for gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com. Cover by Ricardo Gil (scravricardo@gmail.com). Image created by AI at Freepik.com. Music: And my heavy heart found its wings once again, by The Laws of Gravity at artlist.io. Used with license.
🔥 How to Control Anger Before It Controls You - 10 Life-Changing Strategies If anger has made you say or do things you later regret, this episode is for you. Here you'll discover 10 strategies proven by modern psychology to calm you down before you explode. They're practical, easy and have helped thousands of people improve their daily lives. Learn how to manage your anger at work, at home, with your loved ones or even with yourself. 🌟 You are not alone. Your calm is just a step away. 💬 Let me know in the comments which of these techniques you're going to try today. 📩 Share this video with anyone who needs it. 👉 Subscribe for more emotional tools!
Fear doesn't have to control you or your actions. In this episode, I reveal 10 effective strategies for dealing with any fear, from the fear of being ridiculed to the fear of death. If you've ever felt paralysed by fear, this episode will give you practical and easy-to-use tools - don't let fear take over your life! 🔥💪 Credits: Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras for murmullosradiantes.com and gabrielvoice.com Music: Ephemeral, by David Charrier on artlist.com, is used under license. Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Image from Freepik.es. Used with license. The book by Susan Jeffers that I refer to in the programme is titled ‘Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway’. An interesting clip on the benefits of 4-7-8 breathing and a demonstration by Dr Andrew Weil: https://youtu.be/Egr8iGBg8Oc?si=yM95MvhL1CDbfQpq Share this material with anyone who might benefit from it. Leave me a comment and subscribe to the channel to help me reach more people with good taste like you.
This is a poem by the extraordinary Maria Popova, a luminous intellectual with an encyclopaedic mind and spirit who publishes a weekly review entitled ‘The Marginalian’, to which you should subscribe without further ado because it's always a treasure chest full of treasures. Subscribe right now here; it's free but worth tons of gold: https://www.themarginalian.org/newsletter/?mc_cid=fdf6301d93 Maria has the divine intelligence to find links and associations between a thousand different texts of the highest quality, making each of her deliveries a gift for the brain and the spirit. You're going to thank me for recommending her to you. Credits: Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com and gabrielvoice.com. Music: Morning Mist, by Deeper Still on artlist.com used under license. Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Image from Freepik.es. Used with license. Please share this material with anyone who might benefit from it. Also, please leave me a comment and subscribe to the channel to help me reach more people with great taste like you.
It is essential to seek help for both the body and the mind. When we face mental or emotional problems, seeking help is a sign of strength, not weakness. We do not hesitate to go to the doctor when we have a virus, so why should we not approach our inner struggles, such as sadness or depression, in the same way? The programme was recorded, produced, and presented by Gabriel Porras @artofvoicing for gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com. Text by Gabriel Porras, greatly inspired by a reflection by Emma Scrivener here: https://www.emmascrivener.net/2017/11/the-gospel-good-for-mental-health/ Cover by Ricardo Gil at ricardo@scrav.com Cover Image: “New Year Background Inspiration”, by Shad0wfall at pixabay.com. Used with license. Music and sound effects: ‘Circle of life’, by Circle of Life on artlist.io, is used with a license. ‘Bell chimes’ by josephmusic on pixabay.com, used with license. If you want to learn more about the Christian faith in a warm and relaxed atmosphere, the Alpha Course is a great introduction where you can ask all your questions and meet new friends locally. Find your local Alpha Course anywhere in the world here: https://alpha.org.uk/try
Virtue Signalling is a political phenomenon that we observe all the time but rarely stop to reflect on its nature. Virtue Signalling is what we do when we join marches, political parties or trends, not because we understand what we are doing but to show the world how good we are. We don't know who we're marching for or what we're shouting about, but we're happy to march and shout because it shows that we're admirable and generous people. Better than others. We are not sincere when we act, but we are very pious when we talk. This, of course, leads to self-deception and the division and destruction of any family, community, or nation. It closes our eyes to the truth and drives us to hate those who might take away our glory in being better. When companies, schools, and governments begin engaging in virtue signalling, the consequences are catastrophic. Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com Leave me a comment and a like. Share this programme with others, and subscribe to the channel. Cover image by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Image by Freepik.es at this link: https://www.freepik.es/imagen-ia-gratis/fotorealistas-colores-arco-iris-hombres-celebrando-orgullo-juntos_186033634.htm#fromView=image_search&page=1&position=0&uuid=5f85c6b1-e258-43e1-8ab7-277a8213618a Music and sound effects: Dramatic Atmosphere Sound Effect, from 11325622 on Pixabay. Used under license. ‘Dusk to Dawn, by Clara, on artlist.com. Used with licence. Bells, by NINETEEN95STUDIO on Pixabay. Used with licence. Applause, cheer by Driken Stan on Pixabay. Used with licence. Applause 2n, by freesound_community on Pixabay. Used with licence. Eerie Bells, by Alex Jauk, on Pixabay. Used with licence. Links: How the LGBTQ agenda is imposed on us: https://youtu.be/Q-vyHrvADsc?si=bmfhbXQWsOK5bmbP Meltdowns by Kamala Harris supporters and Jaguar commercial woke (these are just a sample; there are many more!): https://youtu.be/cykO4b62mWc?si=sMWFRGa_toaMaM-T https://youtu.be/AKt3R2W8qzY?si=kXX6Wocp21sbOKzf https://youtu.be/fuMiHV22bBs?si=cDmKUNlSSUGfJ80z https://youtu.be/9mHST4Q4kTU?si=1P5KGC7JmbFhMOOW https://youtu.be/1YkAxwr_fJ0?si=RnSv0TzKanGAZA_O https://youtu.be/-WfoCuEWupk?si=B_wiflhck1FGVn17
The recent US presidential election was a disturbing spectacle. We saw political professionals and self-appointed “experts” resort to intimidation, shaming, and apocalyptic doom and gloom to manipulate or shame people into voting for their candidate. Scaring or shaming someone into voting a certain way is a condescending and immature strategy that will always backfire because no one likes to be treated like a child by being frightened or tricked into doing things. This is typical of dictators like Nicolás Maduro, Fidel and Raúl Castro, Kim Jong Un, and Vladimir Putin— all on the left— or Adolf Hitler and the Ayatollahs of Iran on the right. Any politician who does not know how to persuade people with respect, integrity, and intelligent arguments and who has to resort instead to fear and intimidation to win votes is unworthy of leading any country, party, or company. Pop, rap, and R&B singers, as well as disturbed actors like Robert de Niro, Oprah Winfrey, and Whoopi Goldberg, made complete fools of themselves by loudly threatening Nazism, dictatorship, and the end of the world if people didn't vote the way they wanted. Sadly, this kind of political deceit is used in every continent and every political party. So, it is time to think about fatalism or catastrophism as a strategy for gaining or maintaining power. The short and brilliant text I present to you today was written by Andrew Torba, a man who gave up his easy and luxurious life in Silicon Valley to create the digital platform gab.com after seeing how Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google, and LinkedIn only promoted the posts and accounts of those who aligned with their political, social, or sexual sympathies. The gab.com platform aims to facilitate free speech for all (even those we do not want to associate with) and the parallel economy in the US. Visit gab.com and decide for yourself (I will not scare, manipulate, or shame you into doing so). Credits: Text: Andrew Torba Translation by Gabriel Porras for murmullosradiantes.com Show presented and produced by Gabriel Porras for murmullosradiantes.com Music: Until we all reach full measure, by Ghosts Of Us on Artlist.com. Used under licence. Alive & Well by Hello Love on Artlist.com. Used under licence. Cover image created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Image created by Freepik on www.freepik.es. Used with permission. Feel free to share this material with anyone who might benefit from it. Leave a comment and subscribe to the channel to help me reach more people like you.
This morning meditation is a call to action for you to choose and reinforce your excellent and healthy intention and purpose for the day. It's a proactive step to take before the inertia of the day sets in and derails your plans. Our days are often hijacked by distractions and demands, causing us to lose sight of our true selves and our desired path. But with a little persistent attention, we can turn even the most ordinary days into something extraordinary. Let's make today, and every day, an extraordinary day! The original text was written by Gabriel Porras and inspired by Lauren Brollier Newton's Intention Setting Meditation. Credits: The show was written, presented, and produced by Gabriel Porras for radianwhispers.com. Music: Meditation Relaxing and Chill, by Yurii Kohut on Pixabay. Used under licence. Cover artwork by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Photo: Landscape Nature Lake, by Kanenori on Pixabay. Used under licence. Share this material with anyone who might benefit. Leave a comment and subscribe to the channel to help me reach more people like you. Thanks for starting your day with me!
This is a modern, versified version of the original text by St Francis of Assisi, written in medieval Italian 800 years ago, in 1225. As a great mystic, St Francis calls all of nature to praise God: the sun, the moon, the wind, the fire, the water, the stars and the earth are our brothers and sisters, praising God with their natural virtues. I closely followed the English translation published by the Franciscan Fathers on their website (https://franciscanfriarscresson.org/the-canticle-of-the-sun/ ). Still, I have made it more musical and more accessible to memorise, with rhymes and cadences. The Canticle of Brother Sun is a simple and precious prayer that deserves to be memorised and kept in mind because praising God with all his creatures is always timely and appropriate. This modernised version is a passionate rendition that I hope will inspire you. Listen to it with me in prayer, and leave a comment to let me know what you think. This adaptation and rendition of the text Gabriel Porras Programme voiced, recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras at www.gabrielvoice.com and www.radiantwhispers.com Music: Pneuma, by Adrian Disch, at musicbed.com. Used with license. Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Listen to more prayers like this and other important stories and topics at www.radiantwhispers.com Please support me by subscribing, commenting and sharing this content with others.
This is a beautiful and inspiring text by Lisa Nichols, a hymn to human resilience. It is part of her excellent “Speak and Inspire” course at www.mindvalley.com (https://home.mindvalley.com/quests/en/speak/intros/4). If you want to give yourself a precious gift, it is well worth buying an annual subscription to take this game-changing course from Lisa and many more equally valuable ones. In Mindvalley, you will find a thousand paths through which your mind and spirit can travel to grow and shine like the sunrise. It's so worth it! This program was recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras, who lives at gabrielvoice.com and radiantwhispers.com. Cover by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Music: "Midnight Forest" by Syouki Takahashi on Pixabay.com Cover image: North Shore, Waialua, Hawaii Photo by Brannon Naito on Unsplash Used under licence. If you find this recording inspiring, comment and help me create more content like this. Subscribe now because more inspirational writing like this will continue to come. (Visit the channel here or my site at radiantwhispers.com, and you'll find dozens more to blow your mind. Don't miss them!)
Join me to pray together every morning this powerful prayer known as "The Breastplate of St. Patrick," which was written in the 9th century in Ireland. I invite you to pray this prayer every morning with passion, surrender, and eagerness, believing that God will transform your day. This prayer is not for the timid or half-hearted, as it requires genuine conviction and a belief that our prayers can reach beyond the walls of our room. How big is your faith? How big are your goals and aspirations? Pray this prayer with all your heart for seven days and be amazed. Listen to more prayers and important topics and stories at www.radiantwhispers.com. Also, please support me by subscribing, commenting, and sharing this content with others. Thank you! Programme voiced, recorded and produced by Gabriel Porras at www.gabrielvoice.com and www.radiantwhispers.com Music: The circle of life, by The Circle of Life @artlist.io. Used with license. Photo: Morning Sunrise at Lake Kawaguchi and Mount Fuji. Yamanashi, Japan Copyright © 2022 Wallpapers13.com Cover design by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Again: Listen to more prayers like this and other important stories and topics at www.radiantwhispers.com Please support me by subscribing, commenting and sharing this content with others.
Psalm 27 from the Bible was written over three thousand years ago by King David, "the sweet singer of Israel". It is a profound prayer of praise to God and a plea for protection and comfort in the most troubled and challenging of times. David contemplates the most outrageous and cruel destiny he can imagine: that of a child deliberately abandoned by his parents. "Even if my father and mother abandoned me, you will take care of me"... even if something as unimaginable and unnatural as being deliberately abandoned by his parents were to happen to him, even if the natural and biological order were to be so twisted, God would take care of him. Even if his father and mother conspired to abandon him. That is why I put his prayer on the lips of every aborted baby boy and girl. Text: The Voice (VOICE)The Voice Bible Copyright © 2012 Thomas Nelson, Inc. The Voice™ translation © 2012 Ecclesia Bible Society All rights reserved. Adapted and read by Gabriel Porras for radiantwhispers.com and gabrielvoice.com. Production: Gabriel Porras and Andre Sosa @drorangeacademy Cover by Ricardo Gil ricardo@scrav.com Music: "Purify" by Embrace at artlist.com. Used with license.
A jewel of Spanish-language literature, quintessentially Mexican and universal at the same time. The story of a town that is all dust, loneliness and silence “where sorrow makes her nest”. Original story by Juan Rulfo read by Gabriel Porras Translation by Stephen Beechinor Production: Gabriel Porras and Andre Sosa @drorangeacademy Cover design by Ricardo Gil ricardo@scrav.com Music: La Guanábana, by Los Parientes de Playa Vicente, from the album América Afroíndigena at freemusicarchive.com
Every year, Christmas is the greatest celebration around the globe. No other event makes us get together as families and friends like Christmas. And yet, Christmas is also the worst time of the year for millions of lonely, hurting people. Commandeered by businesses and restaurants, Christmas celebrations often obscure Christ, whose birth is the original and best reason to celebrate Christmas. Find out why the birth of Christ deserves to be celebrated with all your heart. Programme presented and produced by Gabriel Porras at gabrielvoice.com and musmullosradiantes.com Text: Nicky Gumbel Nicky Gumbel is the creator of the Alpha Course, which is a beautiful and warm introduction to Christianity. Over 26 million people have taken the Alpha Course in over 100 countries. Nicky graduated in Law at Cambridge and in Theology at Oxford. He worked as a barrister before becoming a writer and preacher. Join an Alpha Course near you here: https://alpha.org.uk/try You can also do it online. Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com with AI at www.bing.com by Microsoft Music: "Handpanophone" by David Charrier is from his album Ephemeral on artlist.io. Sound effect: Clean high bell ring, license Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://orangefreesounds.com/
Reducing the conflict in Gaza to a question of Palestinian-Israeli differences is an unforgivable mistake. The conflict that has been raging in Gaza for decades is the conflict between Islam and world civilisation, that is, between Islam and you and me, and each and every one of us who are not yet under Islam: not only Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Newagers and Hindus. Also homosexuals, transsexuals, feminists, atheists, agnostics, science, education, technology and progress and welfare for all. All this is lost if Hamas wins, and Islam advances. Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, at murmullosradiantes.com. Cover created by Ricardo Gil, ricardo@scrav.com Image by Vectonauta at www.freepik.es Music: "Gone with the winds", by Veaceslav Draganov (Picture) on artlist.com. "Jericho at Dusk", by Alon Peretz (Three Middle Eastern Cities), on artlist.com "Ruhi", by Meriem Ben Amor, on artlist.com Links and references: On how Hamas rewards its soldiers with girls as young as nine years old, see these photographs: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hamas-wedding-girls/ On Islam's hatred of women, and how it promises a paradise of luxury and sex to Hamas soldiers and Islamism, listen to these past episodes: "Islam hates women": https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-islam-odia-a-las-mujeres "Is paradise a luxury brothel?": https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-paraiso-es-un-burdel-de-lujo On the dangerous stupidity of the masses: https://soundcloud.com/murmullosradiantes/el-peligro-de-la-estupidez-mr-sc-esp A long and detailed collection of Hamas abuses on this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Hamas#Press_restrictions On the despicable sexual violence of Hamas’ attack on 07 October: https://youtu.be/2l3EbRiDATE?feature=shared Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of one of the founders of Hamas, appears in multiple YouTube videos, such as this one: https://youtu.be/H9WEcvrWvyo?feature=shared His experiences and perspectives on the workings of Hamas appear in a book entitled "Son of Hamas": https://amzn.eu/d/ff29BB7 and a film entitled "The Green Prince": https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/video/detail/B00YRUA3QU/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r On Hamas soldiers shouting "Allah is victorious" as they behead and rape innocent Israelis on October 7, 2023: https://youtu.be/SmivUM0tlwc?feature=shared A passionate article by Alan Dershowitz, professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, which inspired me to write this episode: https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/20126/hamas-nazis Photos of Mufti Husseini reviewing troops and having tea with Hitler can be seen here: https://youtu.be/ou0EgaK49Ak?feature=shared
My atheist friends love to cite Immanuel Kant, David Hume and Voltaire as leading thinkers who opened new horizons for humanity, freeing it from the religious prejudices that had enslaved it for centuries. But things were very different, and the writings of these three influential thinkers provided a framework that supported the slavery and exploitation of non-European races more than anyone else. We examine the great ambiguities of the Enlightenment and the main myths of atheism, such as The Myth of Progress, The Myth of Human Rationality and The Myth of Human Goodness, with a discussion of Steven Pinker's "Enlightenment Now". Programme written, presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor (gabrielvoice.com). Cover design: Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com). Music: "Joking Together", by Michele Nobler/Memory Tapes @artlist.io "Alive and Well", by Campagna/Hello Love @artlist.io The inspiration for this programme comes from a debate between Steven Pinker and Nick Spencer, titled "Have science, reason and humanism replaced faith?", available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ssf5XN5o9q4?feature=shared Nick Spencer published a well-argued article entitled "Atheist Fairy Tales: exposing secularism's major myths" on Premier Unbelievable: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/topics/atheist-fairytales-exposing-secularisms-major-myths/12200.article Francis Collins, the director of the Human Genome Project, published a book entitled "The Language of God", in which he makes a strong case for the existence of God.
Jack and the Beanstalk, by Roald Dahl This version of the classic children's story is way funnier... and it rhymes! Roald Dahl is a genius: his plot twists are mind-blowing, and that ending too! Brace yourself for a laugh-out-loud journey. Presented and produced by Gabriel Porras, professional voice actor (gabrielvoice.com). Cover design: Ricardo Gil (ricardo@scrav.com). Copyright Roald Dahl Story Company Ltd Roald Dahl Nominee Ltd, 1982 Puffin Books, Penguin Random House 1984 Illustration: Quentin Blake, 1982 ISBN: 978-0-141-37885-5 (Treat yourself to a copy. It's a beautiful book!) Visit the great Roald Dahl's website here: www.roalddahl.com Music: "Jay C”, by Synthet from the album Free Synthet! at freemusicarchive.org Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Sound effect: bbc.co.uk – © copyright BBC