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Nisargadatta - Go back to the Source - A Meditation - Advaita

Selected key pointers from Maharaj Nisargadatta formatted for meditation.

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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

The Way to the Beyond (Pārāyana) - Sutta Nipata - Teachings of the Buddha -

The Sutta Nipāta (literally, "Suttas falling down") is a Buddhist scripture, a sutta collection in the Khuddaka Nikaya, part of the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. All its suttas, thought to origin…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

St John of the Cross - Selected Teachings for Meditation - Christian Mysticism

John of the Cross (1542 -1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. John became a priest in 1567 and considered joining the Carthusian Order where monks li…

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Swami Vivekananda - Selected Teachings for Meditation - Advaita-Vedanta

Swami Vivekananda (1863 -1902), born Narendranath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a chief disciple of the 19th-century Indian mystic Ramakrishna. Influenced by Western esotericism, he was a ke…

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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…

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Kahlil Gibran - Selected Verses for Meditation - Mystical Poetry

These selections from Gibran's poems and verses have been formatted for contemplation and meditation purposes. Lebanon-born writer and artist Kahlil Gibran  (1883 – 1931) became known for his mystica…

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Milarepa (2) - Selected Pointers and Teachings for Meditation - Tibetan Buddhism - Kagyu

This is a short selection of pith pointers taken from Milarepa's 60 songs. Translated by Garma C. Chang.  Milarepa is one of the most important yogis and spiritual poets in the Tibetan Buddhist tradi…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

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, 11 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…

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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…

Published on 3 years, 11 months ago