Podcast Episodes

A Guided Meditation on Calm Abiding (Shamatha) - H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche - Dzogchen

This guided meditation has been formatted from a teaching where H.H. gave a clear exposition on meditation practice in London, 1979. 

His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche (1904-1987) was considered the great…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Sri Brahmajna Ma - The Knowledge of the Truth (Part 1) - Advaita - Vedanta

This is reading of a selection of Ma's poems for meditation and contemplation. Sri Brahmajna Ma (21 February 1880 – 5 November 1934) was an Indian advaitin saint from East Bengal. What little is know…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Longchenpa- Part 2 - Timeless Freedom - Dzogchen

Excerpt read from the chapter "Timeless Freedom:  These  "pointers" from Longchenpa have been formatted for guided meditation purposes.   Taken from  the text  - A Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transm…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Ibn' Arabi - Alone with the Alone (and Selected Verses) - Sufi Mysticism - Poetry

Alone with the Alone by Ibn' Arabi - Translated by Henry Corbin plus selected verses of Ibn' Arabi.  'Abū 'Abdullāh Muḥammad ibn was a Sufi mystic, poet, and philosopher born in Murcia, Spain on the …

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Longchen Rabjam (Longchenpa) Timeless Freedom - Part 1 - Dzogchen

Excerpt read from the chapter "Timeless Freedom:  These  "pointers" from Longchenpa have been formatted for guided meditation purposes.   Taken from  the text  - A Treasure Trove of Scriptural Transm…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Rumi ~ "The Beloved is All" ~ Sufi Mystics

A selection of Rumi poems formatted for meditation and contemplation. Excerpts taken from the texts Kulliyat-e Shams, The Divani Shamsi Tabriz, XIII, Mathnawi II and III,  In the Arms of the Beloved.…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Ryōkan - Selected Teachings/Poetry for Meditation - Zen Buddhism

Ryōkan Taigu (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 essence o…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Lillian DeWaters ~ Light of the Eternal ~ Christian Mystics

This is a selection of pointings from the text "Light of the Eternal" by Lillian De Waters.  Lillian DeWaters was born in 1883 and lived in Stamford, Connecticut. She grew up with a Christian Science…

Published on 4 years ago

Jean Klein - 𝐀 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 - Advaita - Vedanta

This is a selection of sublime pointers/teachings taken from Jean Klein's text, "I Am" - formatted for guided meditation purposes.  Jean Klein (October 19, 1912 – February 22, 1998) was a French auth…

Published on 4 years ago

Kashmir Shaivism ~ Anuttarāṣṭikā by Abhinavagupta ~ Trika Shaivism

The anuttarāṣṭikā is a hymn of eight (aṣṭikā) verses by Abhinavagupta, on the method of anupāya (no method) in the light of the highest reality/supreme –anuttara.  The teaching on anupāya, as elabora…

Published on 4 years ago