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Vasubandhu's Six-Steps of Breathing Meditation
The Abhidharmakośabhāṣya (Treasury of Metaphysics with Self-Commentary) is a pivotal treatise on early Buddhist thought composed around the 4th or 5t…
2 years, 3 months ago
Shantideva ~ The Way of the Bodhisattva - Chapter 10 ~ Dedication
Shantideva’s Dedication Prayer is one of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama’s favourite dedications, extracted from Chapter 10 of the Bodhicharyavatara of Mast…
2 years, 3 months ago
Sudden Illumination ~ Zen Master Baizhang Huaihai 百丈懷海
Baizhang Huaihai (720–814 AD) was a Zen master during the Tang dynasty. A native of Fuzhou, he was a dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi. Baizhang's students i…
2 years, 3 months ago
Dipa Ma ~ Meditation is Love
A selection of quotes and extracts from teachings of Dipa Ma taken from the website: https://dipama.com/ Nani Bala Barua (25 March 1911 – 1 Septembe…
2 years, 4 months ago
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 Khwā…
2 years, 4 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)…
2 years, 4 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 …
2 years, 4 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 S…
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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, Th…
2 years, 4 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 Śankarāc…
2 years, 4 months ago