Podcast Episodes

Anandamayi Ma - Selected Teachings and Pointers for Meditation

Anandamayi Ma (née Nirmala Sundari; 30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) was a Bengali Saint, described by Sivananda Saraswati (of the Divine Life Society) as "the most perfect flower the Indian soil has …

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Bodhidharma - 'The Bloodstream Sermon' - First Zen Patriarch - Zen Buddhism

Bodhidharma is considered the founder of Zen Buddhism in China and regarded as its first Chinese patriarch. He brought the Buddha's teachings to China from India in 520 AD. While much of his biograph…

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H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche - Essential Pith Instructions for Meditation - Dzogchen

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) — born in the Dergé region of Kham, Eastern Tibet, was recognized as the mind emanation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo.  Regarded by many as one of the greatest Dzogch…

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Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj - Selected Pointers and Teachings for Guided Meditation

A selection of essential pointers from Nisargadatta - taken from the text "Prior to Consciousness" - edited by Jeanne Dunne.  

Music: 'Joy' by Indiajiva

🙏 May whatever goodness arises from these read…

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The Last Testament of Garab Dorje - The Three Statements that Strike the Essential Points - Dzogchen

Excerpts from the text "The Golden Letters" translated by John Myrdhin Reynolds.  The lineage of Dzogchen, unbroken to the present day, is traced from the dharmakaya Samantabhadra (‘Kuntuzangpo’ in T…

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Rumi - Selected Verses and Poetry for Meditation - Sufi Mysticism

A selection of exquisite Rumi poems and verses for meditation. Designed to get us out of our heads and into our hearts.

Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī  (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Ilie Cioara - A Guided Meditation on Boundlessness - Selected Verses and Poems

These poems/stanzas written by Ilie Cioara have been formatted for the purpose of a guided meditation. Excerpts taken from the book by Cioara, "The Silence of the Mind" - translated by Petrica Verdes…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Padmasambhava - Guru Rinpoche - "Descending with the View from Above" - Dzogchen

An amazing teaching/terma from the Master intended for deep meditation and contemplation. Text taken from the book "Treasures from Juniper Ridge" - translated by Erik Kunsang and Marcia Schmidt.

Musi…

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Tilopa's Song to Naropa - Mahamudra - "The Ganges Mahamudra" - Kagyu Lineage

Tilopa's Song to Naropa - Translated by Lex Hixon.  Tilopa (988–1069) was born in Bengal in India. He was a tantric practitioner and mahasiddha. He practised Anuttarayoga Tantra, a set of spiritual p…

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A Guided Meditation on Listening and Silence - Based on Selected Verses and Poems of Ilie Cioara

These poems/stanzas written by Ilie Cioara have been formatted for the purpose of a guided meditation. Excerpts taken from the book by Cioara, "The Silence of the Mind" - translated by Petrica Verdes…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago