Podcast Episodes

Soft Butter Meditation - Combat Exhaustion and Aid Healing - Zen

This is a guided meditation on the soft butter method introspective meditation as detailed by Zen Master Hakuin. It was taught to Hakuin as he was suffering from "Zen sickness" (exhaustion) caused by…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

A Self-Enquiry Meditation on the Nature of the Mind ~ The Flight of the Garuda - Lama Shabkar - Dzogchen

This is meditation on the Nature of the Mind by Lama Shabkar taken from the text, "The Flight of the Garuda" - translated by Keith Dowman.  

Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol  (1781-1851) was a Tibetan Buddh…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Ajahn Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~ Nibbana for Everyone ~ Theravada Forest Tradition

A reading for meditation of Ajahn Buddhadasa's teaching on the immanence of Nibbana - translated by Santikaro.  Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu (Servant of the Buddha) went forth as a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) in 1…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Etty Hillesum ~ A Free Bird ~ Jewish Mystics

Esther (Etty) Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was the Dutch author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

There is No Buddha Elsewhere ~ Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche - Dzogchen

This is a reading for meditation of the Vajra Song of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche.  

Drubwang Tsoknyi (the first), Padma Drimé Özer  (1828/49-1904)  was born in Nangchen, Eastern Tibet, in the first ha…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Longchenpa ~ Samsara like a Magical Illusion ~ Dzogchen

This sublime and profound teaching 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 a in-d…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

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, 10 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, 10 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, 11 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, 11 months ago