Podcast Episodes

How to Practice the 'I am" - as taught by Nisargadatta Maharaj

This is guided meditation for practising and understanding the principles of the 'I Am' as taught by Nisargadatta Maharaj. The words are an amalgam of pointers/teachings taken from the text 'I am Tha…

Published on 1 day, 4 hours ago

Rumi ~ Love's Astrolabe ~ Sufi Mystics

Selected excertps of poems from Rumi - translations by F. Hadland Davis and R.A. Nicholson.

Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, faqih, I…

Published on 1 week ago

A Quiet Mind ~ A Guided Meditation ~ Samaneri Jayasara

This is a spoken guided meditation (no music) that commences with an open awareness and listening - accepting and allowing things to 'be' - to come and to go. It then progresses to an investigation o…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

The Vital Points of Practice ~ Padmasambhava ~ Dzogchen

Text reading taken from:Treasures from Juniper Ridge (Padmasambhava's Advice #3) by Padmasambhava by Tulku Urgyen, Erik Pema Kunsang (Translator) , Marcia Binder Schmidt (Translator).Padmasambhava, a…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Margery Kempe ~ A Mighty Faith ~ Christian Mystics

A reading of excerpts from Margery Kempe's autobiography 'The Book of Margery Kempe.' A number of translations have been consulted to render the writing into modern English parlance.

Margery Kempe (c.…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Dependent Origination ~ Paṭiccasamuppādasutta ~ Teachings of the Buddha

A reading of two discources on the profound teaching of Dependent Origination (Paṭiccasamuppādasutta) as taught by the Buddha. These suttas have been taken from:Saṁyutta Nikāya (SN 12.2) - Paṭiccasam…

Published on 1 month ago

Professor Raghavan Iyer ~ The Eye of Self Existence

Reading of excerpts from Dr Raghavan's essay 'The Eye of Self Existence'. The full text can be found here: https://theosophytrust.org/944-eye-of-self-existence

Professor Raghavan N. Iyer (1930 -1995) …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Way of Tea (Wabi-sabi) ~ Sen No Rikyu ~ Zen Buddhism

A reading of verses on 'The Spirit of Wabi-sabi: Beauty in Imperfection' by Sen No Rikyu.Sen no Rikyū (1522 -1591), was a Japanese tea master considered the most important influence on the chanoyu, t…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ramana Maharshi ~ Unconditional Surrender

Selected excerpts of Ramana Maharshi's teaching taken from the text, Aham Sphurana. With thanks to John David for permission to read from this recently published text.https://www.amazon.com.au/Aham-S…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Selfless Self ~ Ramakant Maharaj ~ Advaita

A selection of pointers read from the text, 'Selfless Self: Talks with Shri Ramakant Maharaj'.Ramakant Maharaj (1941-2018) was a direct disciple of the late Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj and spent 19 year…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago