Podcast Episodes

Saint Symeon the New Theologian ~ From my Silence

A reading of reflections and poems of Saint Symeon taken from various sources and translations including:~ The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul's Ascent from the Desert Fathers and …

Published on 1 day, 12 hours ago

John Muir ~ Come to the Woods! (Video)

A reading of selected musings from the great John Muir with nature video montage for your contemplation and relaxation.

John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mount…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Sri Aurobindo ~ The Mother (The Seminal Text)

Sri Aurobindo's seminal text The Mother (1928) is a concise, foundational work in Integral Yoga, outlining the Divine Mother's crucial role, her four great aspects (Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi,…

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Ryokan ~ The Timeless Essence ~ Zen Buddhism

Ryōkan Taigu (1758–1831) was a quiet and unconventional Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryōkan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence o…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche ~ The Empty Nature of Thoughts ~ Dzogchen

A selection of profound pointers taken from the text 'The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones' by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.H.H. Khyentse (1910-1991) was born in the Dergé region of Kham, Eastern Ti…

Published on 1 month ago

St John of the Cross ~ The Unknowing ~ Christian Mystics

A reading for meditation of the St John of the Cross poem - "I Entered the Unknown."John of the Cross (1542 -1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. Joh…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Harada Sekkei Roshi ~ The Original Condition ~ Zen Buddhism

Harada Sekkei Roshi (1926-2020) was the abbot of Hosshin-ji, a Soto Zen training monastery and temple, in Fukui Prefecture, near the coast of central Japan. He was born in 1926 in Okazaki, near Nagoy…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Jean Klein ~ A Great Laughing! ~ Advaita

This is a selection of non-dual pointers taken from Jean Klein's texts, 'Dialogues with Jean Klein' and 'The Flame of Being.'

Jean Klein (October 19, 1912 – February 22, 1998) was a French author, spi…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

The Residual Conceit 'I am' ~ Khemakasutta ~ Pali Buddhist Teachings

A reading of the Khemaka Sutta from the Saṁyutta Nikāya - Connected Discourses on the Aggregates SN22.89. Translated by Bhikkhu BodhiKhemaka's teaching clarifies that a noble one (in his case a non-r…

Published on 2 months ago

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 2 months, 1 week ago