Podcast Episodes

Tilopa's Six Essential Points of Meditation - Mahamudra - Kagyu Tibetan Buddhism

Tilopa's classic 6 words of advice for meditation - translated by Ken McLeod. Ken McLeod has translated the text in two ways: a version that’s as concise and literal as possible, and a version that’s…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Kabir (1) - Selected Verses and Teachings for Meditation - Sufi Mysticism - Hindu Bhakti

A selection of Kabir quotes and pointers intended for contemplation and meditation. Includes the song lyrics written by Snatam Kaur about and for Kabir. 

 Kabir Das was a 15th-century Indian mystic p…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Meister Eckhart - Selected Verses and Teachings for Meditation (1) - Christian Mystics

Johannes Eckhart was one of the greatest of Christian mystics. He was born at Hochheim in Thüringen, Germany, in 1260 and died c.1327. He entered the Dominican order when he was 15. Later he became a…

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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 …

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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…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

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-…

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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, 10 months ago