Podcast Episodes

Bodhidharma - "Outline of Practice" - First Zen Patriarch - Zen Buddhism

A reading of Bodhidharma's formative teaching "Outline of Practice" which describes the four all-inclusive habits that lead to enlightenment. Translated by Red Pine.  Bodhidharma is considered the fo…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Simone Weil ~ Attention and Pure Silence ~ Christian Mystics

A selection of some key pointers for meditation from Simone Weil taken from various texts and sources.  

Simone Adolphine Weil (1909 -1943) was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist.  …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

35 Minute Yoga Nidra with Nature Sounds for Sleep and Relaxation

This is a guided Yoga Nidra of 35 minute duration with bird and nature sounds for relaxation and sleep.

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Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Siddharameshwar Maharaj ~ TRUE FREEDOM ~ Nisargadatta's Guru - Advaita Vedanta

This is a selection of key pointers from Siddharameshwar. Siddharameshwar Maharaj is one of the greatest unknown saints of the age who attained the highest abode of Eternal peace. He was born in Augu…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo - The Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra - Dzogchen

The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo is a famous Dzogchen aspiration prayer from the Gongpa Zangthal. It is the prayer of the Primordial Buddha and also a prayer of aspiration on the path of awakening to our tr…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Yoga Vasistha (Essence) ~ Ramana Maharshi - Advaita Vedanta

This is a reading for meditation of core couplets from the Yoga Vasistha Sara (Essence).  The Yoga Vasishta is a work of about 32,000 Sanskrit couplets, traditionally attributed to Valmiki, the autho…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Thomas Merton ~ A Meditation on Pure Love ~ Christian Mystics

This remarkable and profound teaching on modes of contemplation by Thomas Merton, is from the chapter, Pure Love from the text "Seeds of Contemplation."   Thomas Merton  (January 31, 1915 – December …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Ajahn Chah ~ Developing Samadhi (One Pointedness) ~ Theravadin Buddhism Forest Tradition

This is a reading of a talk given to a group of lay practitioners on the topic of samadhi at Hampstead Vihara, London in the late 1970s. It is designed to be listened to as a guided meditation.  The …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

A Guided Meditation on the 5 Elements ~ Samaneri Jayasara

This is guided meditation on the five (5) elements of the body that can help us understand with insight the true, impersonal nature of this elemental phenomena. It can also assist in  loosening our a…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Nisargadatta - Destruction of the False

This is a reading for meditation of some powerful teachings by Nisargadatta. Nisargadatta Maharaj (17 April 1897 – 8 September 1981), born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli, was an Indian guru of nondualism,…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago