Podcast Episodes

Nisargadatta Maharaj - Going Beyond the I Am - A Meditation - Advaita

These selections of quotes/teachings from Nisargadatta have been formatted for Guided Meditation purposes and were compiled by Pradeep Apte.

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Hafiz (2) Selected Verses for Meditation - Sufi Mystics

Persian lyric poet Hafiz (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī) grew up in Shiraz. Very little is known about his life, but it is thought that he may have memorized the Qur’an after hearin…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Ajahn Mun - The Ballad of Liberation from the Khandhas - Theravada Forest Tradition

Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta Thera (Thai: มั่น ภูริทตฺโต,) (1870–1949) was a Thai bhikkhu from Isan region who is credited, along with his mentor, Ajahn Sao Kantasīlo, with establishing the Thai Forest Tradi…

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A Meditation on Melting in the Silence - Profound Pointings of Ilie Cioara

These poems/stanzas of profound pointings written by Ilie Cioara have been formatted for the purpose of a guided meditation. Excerpts taken from the book by Cioara, "Boundlessness" - translated by Pe…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Nagarjuna - "Mahamudra Vision" - Mahāyāna - Madhyamaka

Nāgārjuna (c.150 – c. 250 CE) was an Indian Mahāyāna Buddhist thinker, scholar-saint and philosopher. He is widely considered one of the most important Buddhist philosophers. He is also considered on…

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Anandamayi Ma - "Sad Vani" Selected Teachings and Pointers for Meditation - Bhakti

Selected teachings of Ma's taken from the text "Sad Vani" - as reported by Bhaiji - translated by Atmananda.

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Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

Shodoka: Song of Enlightenment (Full version) - Yoka Daishi - Zen Buddhism

This is the complete version of Shodoka - Song of Awakening or Enlightenment. This is one of the four essential Zen texts. It was written by Yoka Daishi in the seventh century in China. It is a testi…

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The Gospel of Mary - Christian Gnosticism - Christian Mystics

The Gospel of Mary is found in the Berlin Gnostic Codex (Papyrus Berolinensis 8502). This very important and well-preserved codex was discovered in the late-nineteenth century somewhere near Akhmim i…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago

Ibn' Arabi - Selected Verses and Teachings for Meditation - Sufi Mysticism

'Abū 'Abdullāh Muḥammad ibn 'Alī ibn Muḥammad ibn `Arabī al-Ḥātimī aṭ-Ṭāʾī  was a Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher born in Murcia, Spain on the 17th of Ramaḍān (26 July 1165 AD). He was one of the …

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Teachings of the Buddha - Bahiya Sutta - Udana 1.10 - Pali Canon

Teachings of the Buddha - Bāhiya Sutta - from the Udana 1.10 - translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.  

In this brief teaching, the Buddha taught Bahiya to put aside all views of self arisin…

Published on 3 years, 9 months ago