Podcast Episodes

Mind as Open Sky ~ Guided Meditation ~ Samaneri Jayasara

This is a guided meditation on learning to relax in meditation, recognising the silence and stillness, and turning towards the open sky like nature of the mind.

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Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

St Teresa of Avila ~ The Interior Life

A selection of key points for prayer and meditation from St Teresa of Avila's teachings. Excerpts taken from numerous sources, including: "The Way of Perfection", "Collected Works" and "Interior Cast…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Ajahn Chah ~ The Place of Coolness ~ Thai Forest Tradition

Ajahn Chah was a Thai Buddhist monk and meditation Master. He was an influential teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. He was reputed to be …

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nisargadatta Maharaj ~ The Liberated One

This is a selection of key pointers from Nisargadatta formatted for guided meditation, taken from the text, 'I am That' - translated by Maurice Frydman. Nisargadatta Maharaj (17 April 1897 – 8 Septem…

Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Vasubandhu's Six-Steps of Breathing Meditation

The Abhidharmakośabhāṣya (Treasury of Metaphysics with Self-Commentary) is a pivotal treatise on early Buddhist thought composed around the 4th or 5th century by the Indian Buddhist philosopher Vasub…

Published on 11 months ago

Shantideva ~ The Way of the Bodhisattva - Chapter 10 ~ Dedication

Shantideva’s Dedication Prayer is one of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama’s favourite dedications, extracted from Chapter 10 of the Bodhicharyavatara of Master Shantideva. Treasured by Buddhists of all tradi…

Published on 11 months ago

Sudden Illumination ~ Zen Master Baizhang Huaihai 百丈懷海

Baizhang Huaihai (720–814 AD) was a Zen master during the Tang dynasty. A native of Fuzhou, he was a dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi. Baizhang's students included Huangbo, Linji and Puhua. He has been vene…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Dipa Ma ~ Meditation is Love

A selection of quotes and extracts from teachings of Dipa Ma taken from the website: https://dipama.com/ Nani Bala Barua (25 March 1911 – 1 September 1989), better known as Dipa Ma, was an Indian me…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hafiz ~ The Path of Love ~ Sufi Mystics

Selected poems of Hafez taken from the text 'Drunk on the Wine of the Beloved' - translated by Thomas Rain Crowe.

Persian lyric poet Hafiz (born Khwāja Šamsu d-Dīn Muḥammad Hāfez-e Šīrāzī) grew up in…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Namkai Norbu ~ The Presence of Awareness ~ Dzogchen

Selected excerpts from the teaching given by Namkai Norbu entitled: The Mirror: Advice on Presence and Awareness.

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu (1938-2018) was a Tibetan Dzogchen master. When he was two ye…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago