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Gnostic Gospel of St Thomas ~ Teachings of Jesus
This is a selection of "Sayings of Jesus" from the gnostic Gospel of St. Thomas (translated by Stephen J. Patterson and James M. Robinson) plus a few other selections of Jesus' key teachings from oth…
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Anandamayi Ma ~ Opening to the Light ~ Bhakti
Selected teachings of Ma's taken from various sources. Anandamayi Ma ( 30 April 1896 – 27 August 1982) was a Bengali Saint, described by Sivananda Saraswati (of the Divine Life Society) as "the most…
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Upasika Kee Nanayon ~ Looking Inward ~ Thai Forest Tradition
Upasika Kee Nanayon or Kor Khao-suan-luang was a realized female practitioner from Thailand. She was mostly self-taught, reading the Pali canon and other Buddhist literature. She considered the Buddh…
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Stonehouse ~ Master Shiwu 石屋 ~ Nothing to Do or Change ~ Zen Buddhism (Chan)
A selection of poems read from the text, "The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse" - translated by Red Pine (Bill Porter) The Zen master, Shiwu 石屋, or Stonehouse (1272–1352) was a Chinese Chan poet and herm…
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Ramana Maharshi ~ That Which Sees ~ Advaita
This is a reading for meditation of Bhagavan Ramana's instruction to Frank H. Humphreys, a devotee. Ramana Maharshi ( 1879 -1950) was an Indian sage and jivanmukta (liberated being). He was born Ven…
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The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva ~ The Heart of Enlightenment ~ Ati Yoga
The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva is a Root Tantra of the Space Section first translated into Tibetan in the 8th Century by Vairochana Rakshita, a famous translator during the early period of Buddhism …
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Niguma (Dakini) ~ The Innate State ~ Vajrayana Buddhism
Niguma is considered one of the most important and influential yoginis and Vajrayana teachers of the 10th or 11th century in India. Born in Kashmire, she was a dakini, and one of the two female found…
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Lankavatara Sutra ~ Mahayana Buddhism
A reading of excerpts taken from Chapter 1 of The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra - translated by Suzuki and Goddard. The Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra was first translated into Chinese in the 5th century and has been the sub…
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Sri Aurobindo ~ The Evolution of Consciousness
Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet, mystic, and Indian nationalist. He joined the movement for India's freedom fro…
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Ryōkan ~ The Wordless Scriptures ~ Zen Buddhism
Ryōkan Taigu 良寛大愚 (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 esse…
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