Podcast Episodes

Hafiz ~ The Path of Love ~ Sufi Mystics

Selected poems of Hafez taken from the text 'Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved' - translated by Thomas Rain Crowe.

Persian lyric poet Hafiz (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī) grew up in…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Namkai Norbu ~ The Presence of Awareness ~ Dzogchen

Selected excerpts from the teaching given by Namkai Norbu entitled: The Mirror: Advice on Presence and Awareness.

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu (1938-2018) was a Tibetan Dzogchen master. When he was two ye…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Zen Master Ryokan ~ A Solitary Mirror ~ Zen Buddhism

Ryōkan Taigu 良寛大愚 (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 esse…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Anandamayi Ma ~ On Rebirth

Selected teachings of Ma's taken from various sources. Anandamayi Ma ( 30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) was a Bengali Saint, described by Sivananda Saraswati (of the Divine Life Society) as "the most…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

The Practice to Liberation ~ Anapanasati ~ Teachings of the Buddha

A reading of the Anapanasati Sutta: Mindfulness of Breathing - MN 118 This reading is an amalgam of translations by Bhante Sujato, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Thanisarro Bhikkhu - compiled and edited by Ayya Jit…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Way of Self-Inquiry ~ Drg Drsya Viveka ~ Advaita Vedanta

Dṛg-Dṛṣya-Viveka : An Inquiry Into The Nature of The ‘Seer’ and The ‘Seen’, Discrimination between the Real and the Unreal Attributed to Adi Śankarācarya and Bāratī Tīrtha - Translation by Richard Mi…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Madam Guyon ~ The Prayer of the Heart ~ A Short and Easy Method of Prayer

These excerpts for meditation/contemplation have been taken from Madame Guyon's text, 'A Short and Easy Method of Prayer'. Published by the Christian Classics Ethereal Library. Jeanne-Marie Bouvier d…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Song of Mind (Xin Ming) - Master Niutou Farong - Zen Buddhism

Reading of the famous seventh-century Zen classic  Xin Ming, or "Song of Mind" - this poem is a masterpiece of expressing the inexpressible.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Longchenpa ~ Samsara as Like an Echo

These sublime and profound teachings on the nature of reality by the great master, Longchenpa is taken from the Finding Rest in Illusion trilogy . It is suitable for those practitioners who have an i…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Stillpoint ~ A Guided Meditation ~ Samaneri Jayasara

This is a guided meditation spoken extemporaneously by Samaneri Jayasra on learning to recognise, abide in, and rest as, the stillpoint of intrinsic Awareness.

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago