Podcast Episodes

Lahiri Mahasaya ~ Clear Your Mind ~ Kriya Yoga

Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Kriya Yoga school. He was a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. Acco…

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Suchness ~ Mazu Daoyi ~ Zen Buddhism (Chan)

Mazu Daoyi (709–88) is one of the most eminent of the ancient Chinese Zen masters. Two of the traditionally acknowledged major schools of Zen trace their lineage through this renowned Zen ancient. He…

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St Teresa of Avila ~ The Prayer of Quiet ~ Christian Mystics

A selection of key points for prayer and meditation from St Teresa of Avila's teachings. Excerpts taken from numerous sources, including: "The Way of Perfection", "Collected Works" and "Interior Cast…

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Annamalai Swami ~ The Thoughtfree State ~ Advaita

A reading for meditation on some key pointers of the Thoughtfree State by Annamalai Swami's ~taken from various texts. Annamalai Swami (1906–1995) was a direct disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi who rea…

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Padmasambhava ~ Self-Liberation Through Seeing with Naked Awareness~ Dzogchen

These excerpts for meditation have been taken from the text, "Self-Liberation through seeing with Naked Awareness" by Padmasambhava. Translated by John Reynolds. A text belonging to the same cycle as…

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Aware Right at Awareness ~ Upasika Kee Nanayon ~ Thai Forest Buddhism

A clear and powerful teaching given by Upasika Kee Nanayon - taken from the book "An Unentangled Knowing" - translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.

Upasika Kee Nanayon or Kor Khao-suan-luang was a realize…

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Zen Master Ryōkan ~ A Cool Breeze ~ 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…

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Bede Griffiths ~ The Unfathomable Mystery

Bede Griffiths (17 December 1906 – 13 May 1993), born Alan Richard Griffiths and also known by the end of his life as Swami Dayananda ("bliss of compassion"), was a British-born Catholic priest and B…

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The Buddha's Teaching on Not Self ~ Anattalakkhana Sutta - Pali Buddhism

The Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta (Pali) or Anātmalakṣaṇa Sūtra (Sanskrit), is traditionally recorded as the second discourse delivered by Gautama Buddha. The title translates to the "Not-Self Characteristic…

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The Record of Linji ~ Linji Yixuan ~ Zen Buddhism (Chan)

A reading of selected excerpts from the Record of Linji. 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 s…

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