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Master Linji Yixuan ~ Be Ordinary ~ Zen Buddhism
The Linji lu (Record of Linji) has been an essential text of Chinese and Japanese Zen Buddhism for nearly a thousand years. A compilation of sermons, statements, and acts attributed to the great Chin…
Published on 6 days, 5 hours ago
Sallatha Sutta: The Arrow - SN 36.6 ~ Pali Suttas
The "Sallatha Sutta: The Arrow" SN 36.6 (also known as the "Two Arrows" or "The Parable of the Poisoned Arrow") is a Buddhist parable that highlights the importance of understanding and managing our …
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
Longchenpa ~ Freeing Afflictive Emotions ~ Dzogchen
Longchenpa, also known as Longchen Rabjam , ‘Infinite, Vast Expanse of Space’, or Drimé Özer (1308-1364), was one of the most brilliant teachers of the Nyingma lineage. He systematized the Nyingma te…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Papaji ~ Emptiness ~ Advaita
Selected excerpts from Papaji's book - Wake up and Roar. This selection from the chapters on The Vehicle to Liberation, Thinking and Emptiness, and Realisation.Sri H. W. L. Poonja (1910 -1997) was bo…
Published on 4 weeks ago
The Sermon on the Mount ~ Jesus of Nazareth
This is a selection of verses taken from the Sermon on the Mount (using an amalgam of translations), as well as a short verse from Matthew's gospel. The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings…
Published on 1 month ago
Rumi ~ The Springtime of Lovers ~ Sufi Mystics
Selected excertps of poems from Rumi taken from Kulliyat-e Shams, 21 and Ode 314 - translated by Nevit Oguz Ergin.Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Jean Klein ~ Natural Openness ~ Advaita
This is a selection of non-dual pointers taken from Jean Klein's text, "Transmission of the Flame".Jean Klein (October 19, 1912 – February 22, 1998) was a French author, spiritual teacher and philoso…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Manjushrimitra: The Bodhicittabhavana (The Cultivation of Enlightened Mind) ~ Dzogchen
This is a reading of Manjushrimitra's the Bodhicittabhavana, a seminal early text of Ati Yoga.Mañjuśrīmitra (d. 740 CE) was an Indian Buddhist scholar. He became the main student of Garab Dorje and a…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Platform Sutra (on the Great Perfection of Wisdom) ~ Master Hui-neng
Selected passages from the "The Sutra of Hui-neng, Grand Master of Zen" (Platform Sutra), using an amalgam of translations.Hui-neng (638-713) was a seminal figure in Buddhist history and is one of th…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Annamalai Swami ~ The Peace of Shanti ~ Advaita
Excerpts of clear pointings and teachings from the book "Annamalai Swami Final Talks" edited by David Godman. Annamalai Swami (1906–1995) was a direct disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi who realized the…
Published on 2 months ago