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Awareness and Emptiness Meditation ~ Spontaneous Vajra ~ Mipham Rinpoche - Dzogchen
19 december 2022 · 23 min
A reading of the teaching, "The Spontaneous Vajra Manifestation of Awareness and Emptiness' by Mipham Rinpoche. Jamgön Mipham Gyatso (1846-1912) was a great Nyingma master and writer of the last century. He was a student of Jamgön Kongtrul, Jamyang Khyentsé Wangpo and Patrul Rinpoche. Blessed by Manjushri, he became one of the greatest scholars of his time. His collected works fill more than thirty volumes. Lees meer
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Kabbalah ~ The Zohar ~ Jewish Mysticism
16 december 2022 · 8 min
This is a reading for meditation of a short section from the The Zohar’s Bereishit (Beginning/start) - the opening verse of Genesis. English version by Daniel Chanan Matt. The Zohar (Book of "Radiance") is a foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah (the five books of Moses) and scriptural interpretations as well as material on mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology. The Zohar contains discussions of the nature of God, the origin and structure of the universe, the nature of souls, redemption, the relationship of Ego to Darkness and "true self" to "The Light of God". Its scriptural exegesis can be considered an esoteric form of the rabbinic literature known as Midrash, which elaborates on the Torah. Lees meer
"The Zohar is not meant to be regarded in the way we regard other books. It is a force of spiritual energy embedded in the pages of a book. It is a powerful energy-giving instrument, a life-saving tool imbued with the ability to bring peace, protection, healing and fulfillment to those who possess it. But its codes, its metaphors, its cryptic language are not given to us purely for understanding. They are designed as channels for energy. Like all holy books, the Zohar is a text that not only expresses spiritual energy, it embodies it. To merely pick up the Zohar, to scan its Aramaic letters and allow in the energy that infuses them, is to experience what kabbalists have experienced for thousands of years: a powerful energy-giving instrument, a life-saving tool imbued with the ability to bring peace, protection, healing and fulfillment to those who possess it." (Source: https://www.zohar.com/)
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One Mind ~ Bassui Tokusho Zenji 抜隊 得勝 ~ Zen Buddhism
12 december 2022 · 26 min
Bassui Tokushō (1327–1387) was a Rinzai Zen Master born in modern-day Kanagawa Prefecture who had trained with Sōtō and Rinzai Zen-masters. Bassui was unhappy with the state of Zen practice in Japan during his time, so he set out in life with the mission of revitalizing it. The problems he saw were really two sides of the same coin. That is, he saw both too much attachment by some monks and masters to ritual and dogma as well as too much attachment by some monks and masters to freedom and informality. Bassui was one of the "wild men" of Zen—along with such masters as Hakuin, Basho and Ryokan—who existed outside the institutional system. His spirited teaching of the Way as the immediate, personal experience of buddha-nature has inspired Zen students for hundreds of years as well as Zen masters such as Hakuin. Lees meer
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Rabindranath Tagore ~ The Great Wisdom
8 december 2022 · 13 min
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful" poetry of Gitanjali, he became in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore's poetic songs were viewed as spiritual and mercurial. According to Swami Adiswarananda, "Rabindranath Tagore's philosophical and spiritual thoughts transcend all limits of language, culture, and nationality. In his writings, the poet and mystic takes us on a spiritual quest and gives us a glimpse of the infinite in the midst of the finite, unity at the heart of all diversity, and the Divine in all beings and things of the universe." Lees meer
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Knowing for Yourself ~ The Buddha ~ Kalama Sutta AN 3.65 - Theravadin Pali Buddhism
5 december 2022 · 24 min
This is a reading for contemplation of the Kalama Sutta. The instructions to the Kalamas is renowned for its encouragement of free inquiry; the spirit of the sutta signifies a teaching that is exempt from fanaticism, bigotry, dogmatism, and intolerance. As Thanisarro says, "The reasonableness of the Dhamma, the Buddha's teaching, is chiefly evident in its welcoming careful examination at all stages of the path to enlightenment. Indeed the whole course of training for wisdom culminating in the purity of the consummate one (the arahant) is intimately bound up with examination and analysis of things internal.." Lees meer
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Nisargadatta ~ The Power of Love ~ Advaita
3 december 2022 · 13 min
A selection of direct and powerful teachings on Love by Sri Nisargadatta taken from various sources. Nisargadatta Maharaj (17 April 1897 – 8 September 1981), born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli, was an Indian guru of nondualism, belonging to the Inchagiri Sampradaya, a lineage of teachers from the Navnath Sampradaya and Lingayat Shaivism. Music: Suni-Ai (Listening Meditation) - Snatam Kaur Lees meer
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Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) ~ Serenity ~ Taoism
29 november 2022 · 14 min
Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) was a Taoist sage, living sometime before 250 B.C. He is credited with writing- in part or in whole - a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism. The text is ranked among the greatest of literary and philosophical masterpieces that China has produced. Its style is complex—mythical, poetic, narrative, humorous, indirect, and polysemic. Much of the text of the Zhuangzi espouses a holistic philosophy of life, encouraging disengagement from the artificialities of socialization, and cultivation of our natural “ancestral” potencies and skills, in order to live a simple and natural, but full and flourishing life. Lees meer
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The Silence Beyond Thoughts ~ Dzogchen ~ Ani la (Gebchak Nuns)
26 november 2022 · 5 min
These pith and profound pointers were spoken by Ani la - Abbess of Gebchak Nunnery, Eastern Tibet. For more information about the inspiring Gebchak nuns and how to support them, please see these links: https://gebchakgonpa.org/about/ https://gebchakgonpa.org/donate/ Lees meer
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The 24 Gurus of Dattatreya ~ Advaita-Vedanta
23 november 2022 · 33 min
A reading for meditation of the 24 Gurus of Dattatreya - translated by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait. Lees meer
Dattatreya is considered to be the incarnation of the Trinity- Brahma, Vishnu and Siva – a Trimurti Avatar. The Philosophy propounded by Lord Dattatreya is found in the ‘Avadhuta Gita’ which is a Vedantic text expounding non-dualism. Dattatreya, in the eleventh chapter of Srimad Bhagavata lists his 24 Gurus and considers himself a simple student of the whole creation. The young Dattatreya is famous in the Hindu texts as the one who started with nothing and without teachers, yet reached self-awareness by observing nature during his Sannyasi wanderings, and treating these natural observations as his twenty four teachers. This legend has been emblematic in the Hindu belief, particularly among artists and Yogis, that ideas, teachings and practices come from all sources, that self effort is a means to learning.
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Soft Butter Meditation - Combat Exhaustion and Aid Healing - Zen
20 november 2022 · 34 min
This is a guided meditation on the soft butter method introspective meditation as detailed by Zen Master Hakuin. It was taught to Hakuin as he was suffering from "Zen sickness" (exhaustion) caused by over-exertion and extreme austerities. Lees meer
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A Self-Enquiry Meditation on the Nature of the Mind ~ The Flight of the Garuda - Lama Shabkar - Dzogchen
15 november 2022 · 23 min
This is meditation on the Nature of the Mind by Lama Shabkar taken from the text, "The Flight of the Garuda" - translated by Keith Dowman. Lees meer
Shabkar Tsokdruk Rangdrol (1781-1851) was a Tibetan Buddhist yogi and poet from Amdo. Shabkar's yogic and poetic skill is considered second only to Milarepa. Shabkar begin his spiritual practice early, completing a one-year retreat at the age of 16, later becoming a Gelug monk at 20. Shabkar studied with masters of all major Tibetan Buddhist schools including Gelug and Nyingma, and received Dzogchen teachings from his main root guru Chögyal Ngakgi Wangpo. He spent years in solitary retreats in various caves, woods and mountains of Tibet. Shabkar's works express non-sectarian ideals similar to those of the 19th century Rimé movement, even though he predates the movement by about three decades and never met with any of the Rime masters from Kham.
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Ajahn Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu ~ Nibbana for Everyone ~ Theravada Forest Tradition
9 november 2022 · 38 min
A reading for meditation of Ajahn Buddhadasa's teaching on the immanence of Nibbana - translated by Santikaro. Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu (Servant of the Buddha) went forth as a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) in 1926, at the age of twenty. After a few years of study in Bangkok, which convinced him “purity is not to be found in the big city,” he was inspired to live intimately with nature in order to investigate Buddha-Dhamma in study and practice. Thus, he established Suan Mokkhabālārama (The Grove of the Power of Liberation) in 1932 near his hometown of Pum Riang (now in Chaiya District). Ajahn Buddhadāsa worked painstakingly to establish and explain the correct and essential principles of what he called “pristine Buddhism” or “the heart of Buddha-Dhamma,” that is, the original awakening realizations of Lord Buddha before it was buried under commentaries, ritualism, clerical politics, and the like. His work was based in extensive research of the Pāli texts (Canon and commentary), especially of Buddha's discourses (suttas), followed by personal experiment and practice with these teachings. He then taught whatever he could say truly quenches dukkha (dissatisfaction, distress, suffering). His goal was to produce a complete set of references for present and future research and practice. His approach was always scientific, straight-forward, and practical. (Extract of biography taken from Suan Mokkh website - https://www.suanmokkh.org/buddhadasa) Lees meer
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Etty Hillesum ~ A Free Bird ~ Jewish Mystics
6 november 2022 · 26 min
Esther (Etty) Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was the Dutch author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation. In 1943, she was deported and murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp. Hillesum’s approach to spirituality was not about striving for ecstasy. Rather, she longed to meet the depth of her own interior and life itself. Her spirituality was not confined to her intellectual understanding of a greater power and the depth of her direct insights is reflected in her diaries. In the concentration camp of Westerbork, she had unusual experiences of spiritual awakenings and insight: "Those two months behind barbed wire have been the two richest and most intense months of my life, in which my highest values were so deeply confirmed." Lees meer
These excerpts of her writings have been primarily sourced from the text: An Interrupted Life: The Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941–1943
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There is No Buddha Elsewhere ~ Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche - Dzogchen
30 oktober 2022 · 8 min
This is a reading for meditation of the Vajra Song of Drubwang Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Lees meer
Drubwang Tsoknyi (the first), Padma Drimé Özer (1828/49-1904) was born in Nangchen, Eastern Tibet, in the first half of the 19th century and was a contemporary of the three great lamas of the time: Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, Jamgön Kongtrul and Chokgyur Lingpa. He fully mastered the practices of the Six Yogas of Naropa and became the principal guru for the Sixth Khamtrul Rinpoche, Tenpé Nyima (1849-1907), and the great master Tokden Shakya Shri. He excelled in the yogas of the Nyingma tradition of Ratna Lingpa as well, which laid the foundation for establishing many nunneries of this special lineage, which was unique in Tibet.
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Longchenpa ~ Samsara like a Magical Illusion ~ Dzogchen
27 oktober 2022 · 46 min
This sublime and profound teaching on the nature of reality by the great master, Longchenpa is taken from the Finding Rest in Illusion trilogy . It is suitable for those practitioners who have a in-depth understanding and insight into Dzogchen's concepts and paradigm. Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. Longchenpa, also known as Longchen Rabjam , ‘Infinite, Vast Expanse of Space’, or Drimé Özer (1308-1364), was one of the most brilliant teachers of the Nyingma lineage. He systematized the Nyingma teachings in his ‘Seven Treasures’ and wrote extensively on Dzogchen. Lees meer
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Bodhidharma - "Outline of Practice" - First Zen Patriarch - Zen Buddhism
22 oktober 2022 · 11 min
A reading of Bodhidharma's formative teaching "Outline of Practice" which describes the four all-inclusive habits that lead to enlightenment. Translated by Red Pine. 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 biography may be the stuff of legend and his historicity is still in question, numerous early records speak of him (or someone by the name of Bodhidharma) as a wise and compassionate monk. Whether or not he was ever a living person, the legend of Bodhidharma has made him as real in the Zen tradition as anyone else. Lees meer
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Simone Weil ~ Attention and Pure Silence ~ Christian Mystics
18 oktober 2022 · 13 min
A selection of some key pointers for meditation from Simone Weil taken from various texts and sources. Lees meer
Simone Adolphine Weil (1909 -1943) was a French philosopher, mystic, and political activist. Weil received spiritual direction from a Dominican friar and learned much from the Catholic author Gustave Thibon. She was especially rooted in Neoplatonic thinking in her spiritual writings. Yet her spiritual curiosity took her far. She learned Sanskrit to read the Bhagavad Gita. She studied Mahayana Buddhism and the ancient Greek and Egyptian mystery religions. She believed that each religion, when we are within it, is true. But she was opposed to religious syncretism. She saw a blending of religions as diminishing the particularity of each tradition and the truth of that path to God. Though she learned from other faiths, she plunged deeper into her own Catholicism. For Weil, truth was deeply personal and could only be approached through deep introspection. She experienced a powerful and ecstatic experience in the same church where Saint Francis had prayed. Weil wrote intensely about spirituality, mysticism, beauty and social struggle. Her writings sought to develop the intellectual consequences of the religious experiences she was having.
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35 Minute Yoga Nidra with Nature Sounds for Sleep and Relaxation
17 oktober 2022 · 36 min
This is a guided Yoga Nidra of 35 minute duration with bird and nature sounds for relaxation and sleep. Lees meer
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Siddharameshwar Maharaj ~ TRUE FREEDOM ~ Nisargadatta's Guru - Advaita Vedanta
14 oktober 2022 · 13 min
This is a selection of key pointers from Siddharameshwar. Siddharameshwar Maharaj is one of the greatest unknown saints of the age who attained the highest abode of Eternal peace. He was born in August 1888 in the small village of Pathri, in the district Sholapur of India. From 1925 until 1936, he taught many disciples and helped dozens attain Self-realisation. His teachings were further spread around the globe by his most revered disciples, such as Ranjit Maharaj, Nisargadatta Maharaj, and others. Lees meer
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The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo - The Primordial Buddha Samantabhadra - Dzogchen
10 oktober 2022 · 24 min
The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo is a famous Dzogchen aspiration prayer from the Gongpa Zangthal. It is the prayer of the Primordial Buddha and also a prayer of aspiration on the path of awakening to our true Buddha Nature. This powerful prayer helps us to understand that it is only our deluded thinking and lack of understanding that makes things appear as other than they really are. This aspiration prayer comes from the Dzogchen tantra called the Tantra of the Great Perfection which Shows the Penetrating Wisdom of Samantabhadra. It is to be recited especially during a solar or lunar eclipse, an earthquake or at the solstices. Lees meer
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Yoga Vasistha (Essence) ~ Ramana Maharshi - Advaita Vedanta
6 oktober 2022 · 1 uur 15 min
This is a reading for meditation of core couplets from the Yoga Vasistha Sara (Essence). The Yoga Vasishta is a work of about 32,000 Sanskrit couplets, traditionally attributed to Valmiki, the author of Srimad Ramayana. It is a dialogue between Sage Vasishta and Sri Rama, during which Advaita (the doctrine of non-duality) in its pure form of ajatavada (theory of non-origination) is expounded, with illustrative stories in between. Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi used to refer to Yoga Vasishta frequently and incorporated six couplets from it in His Supplement to Forty Verses (verses 21 to 27). Lees meer
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Thomas Merton ~ A Meditation on Pure Love ~ Christian Mystics
29 september 2022 · 30 min
This remarkable and profound teaching on modes of contemplation by Thomas Merton, is from the chapter, Pure Love from the text "Seeds of Contemplation." Thomas Merton (January 31, 1915 – December 10, 1968) was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. On May 26, 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name "Father Louis". Merton wrote more than 50 books in a period of 27 years, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. Lees meer
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Ajahn Chah ~ Developing Samadhi (One Pointedness) ~ Theravadin Buddhism Forest Tradition
24 september 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
This is a reading of a talk given to a group of lay practitioners on the topic of samadhi at Hampstead Vihara, London in the late 1970s. It is designed to be listened to as a guided meditation. The Pali/Sanskrit word samādhi, usually translated as “concentration,” is made up of three parts, a verbal root and two prefixes (sam+ā+dhi). The last part, dhi, is a noun form derived from the verbal root dhā, meaning “to put or place.” The prefix ā gives direction and suggests “placing upon,” and the prefix sam means “gathering or bringing together.” When combined and used in a Buddhist context, these elements add up to the sense of “unifying the mind and placing its awareness upon a particular object.” Traditional sources also emphasize that the mind focuses on a single (eka) point (agga), and “one-pointedness” (Pali, ekaggatā; Skt. ekāgratā) is another common way of defining samādhi (Andrew Olendzki). Lees meer
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 an Arahant.
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A Guided Meditation on the 5 Elements ~ Samaneri Jayasara
19 september 2022 · 38 min
This is guided meditation on the five (5) elements of the body that can help us understand with insight the true, impersonal nature of this elemental phenomena. It can also assist in loosening our attachments and identifications to this material form as 'me', 'mine, and 'myself'. Lees meer
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Nisargadatta - Destruction of the False
15 september 2022 · 27 min
This is a reading for meditation of some powerful teachings by Nisargadatta. Nisargadatta Maharaj (17 April 1897 – 8 September 1981), born Maruti Shivrampant Kambli, was an Indian guru of nondualism, belonging to the Inchagiri Sampradaya, a lineage of teachers from the Navnath Sampradaya and Lingayat Shaivism. The publication in 1973 of I Am That, an English translation of his talks in Marathi by Maurice Frydman, brought him worldwide recognition and followers, especially from North America and Europe. Lees meer
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~ Eight Verses of Training the Mind ~ (Lojong) Geshe Langri Thangpa - Mahayana Buddhism
10 september 2022 · 7 min
A reading for meditation of the famous text on lojong practice, meaning to ;transform the mind', by Geshe Langri Tangpa. The first seven verses of the Eight Verses for Training the Mind deal with the practices associated with cultivating the method aspect of the path such as compassion, altruism, aspiration to attain Buddhahood, and so on. The eighth verse deals with the practices that are directed toward cultivating the wisdom aspect of the path, and seeing into the Ultimate Truth of Emptiness. Lees meer
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30 Minute Yoga Nidra for Relaxation and Sleep
5 september 2022 · 36 min
A 30 minute guided yoga nidra session to help you relax and sleep. Gentle music by Swami Madhuram. Lees meer
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Albert Einstein ~ Everything is Energy ~ Words of Wisdom - Quotes
1 september 2022 · 14 min
A reading for contemplation/meditation of some profound and beautiful reflections from Einstein on the nature of Reality. Lees meer
Music/sounds: NASA Space Sounds Tchaikovsky - Hymn of the Cherubim
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Longchenpa ~ Primordial Wisdom ~ Dzogchen
29 augustus 2022 · 58 min
This sublime and profound teaching on the nature of reality by the great master, Longchenpa is taken from the Finding Rest in Illusion trilogy . It is suitable for those practitioners who have a in-depth understanding and insight into Dzogchen's concepts and paradigm. Translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. Longchenpa, also known as Longchen Rabjam , ‘Infinite, Vast Expanse of Space’, or Drimé Özer (1308-1364), was one of the most brilliant teachers of the Nyingma lineage. He systematized the Nyingma teachings in his ‘Seven Treasures’ and wrote extensively on Dzogchen. Lees meer
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Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) ~ The Great Awakening ~ Taoism
26 augustus 2022 · 10 min
Chuang Tzu was a Taoist sage, living sometime before 250 B.C. He is credited with writing- in part or in whole - a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism. The text is ranked among the greatest of literary and philosophical masterpieces that China has produced. Its style is complex—mythical, poetic, narrative, humorous, indirect, and polysemic. Lees meer
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Cold Mountain - Hanshan 寒山 ~ The Cold Mountain Way ~ Zen Buddhism
23 augustus 2022 · 25 min
A selection of poems from Hanshan - formatted for meditation. Translated by A. S. Kline. The poet Hanshan 寒山, a name meaning “Cold Mountain,” ranks as one of the most eccentric and mysterious figures of Chinese literature. He is said to have lived during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), dwelling in a cave or hut in Tiantai Mountain near modern-day Taizhou, Zhejiang. In Chinese and Japanese art, he is often depicted as dirty and raggedy, smiling mischievously with his friend Shide 拾得. His poetry, written in a direct, colloquial style, was satirical and spiritual, touching on both Buddhist and Daoist themes. Hanshan also wrote poems about his own life, but his real identity is completely unknown. His name, in fact, is a pseudonym that refers to a place in Tiantai Mountain. In the Chinese Buddhist tradition, Hanshan and his sidekick Shide are honored as emanations of the bodhisattvas Mañjuśrī and Samantabhadra, respectively. Little is known of his work, since he was a recluse living in a remote region and his poems were written on rocks in the mountains he called home. Lees meer
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The Avadhuta Gita - "Self and Reality" - Advaita-Vedanta
19 augustus 2022 · 37 min
Readings from first section on "Self and Reality". The Avadhuta Gita is attributed to the sage Dattatreya, who spontaneously sang it after purifying himself in meditation and becoming absorbed in the uninterrupted bliss of Reality. It is regarded as one of the greatest treatise on Advaita Vedanta and some scholars date it as far back as 5000 B.C. The word "avadhut" refers to one who has renounced all worldly attachments and connections and lives in a state beyond body consciousness. They have shaken off all cares and concerns, possessions and positions, along with all concepts and labels that interfere with his direct perception of Reality. The full teaching can be found here: https://www.inner-quest.org/Avadhuta.htm Lees meer
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The Invisible and Supreme Shakti ~ Anasuya Devi - Jillellamudi Amma ~ Bhakti
14 augustus 2022 · 18 min
Matrusri Anasuya Devi (born 28 March 1923-1985) was an Indian spiritual guru from Andhra Pradesh. Widely known as Jillellamudi Amma, she is revered by millions of her devotees spread across the globe as an incarnation of the Divine Mother, the supreme deity, Raja Rajeswari Devi. Many miracles and spiritual transformations were witnessed and recorded by people in Amma's presence. These excerpts of her teachings read here were taken from numerous sources, and compiled in the book - Women of Grace and Power by Timothy Conway. Lees meer
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Hafiz ~ Love's Victory ~ Sufi Mystics
12 augustus 2022 · 8 min
A reading of a selection of Hafiz's poems translated by Thomas Rain Crowe. 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 hearing his father recite passages. He is one of the most celebrated of the Persian poets, and his influence can be felt to this day. As the author of numerous ghazals expressing love, spirituality, and protest, he and his work continue to be important to Iranians, and many of his poems are used as proverbs or sayings. Lees meer
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The Zen Teaching of Huang Po (Part 3) - On The Transmission of Mind - Q&A
8 augustus 2022 · 49 min
Excerpts of Questions and Answers read from the text - The Zen Teaching of Huang Po on the Transmission of Mind Translated by: John Blofeld Lees meer
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Silence & Stillness: A Guided Meditation ~ Samaneri Jayasara
3 augustus 2022 · 30 min
This is a guided meditation to help you access the inherent silence and stillness within and to learn how to abide in this Natural State. From this place of peace and stillness, we can allow the natural wisdom and insight to emerge. Lees meer
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Siddharameshwar Maharaj ~ FEARLESSNESS ~ Nisargadatta's Guru - Advaita Vedanta
31 juli 2022 · 11 min
This is a selection of key pointers from Siddharameshwar. Siddharameshwar Maharaj is one of the greatest unknown saints of the age who attained the highest abode of Eternal peace. He was born in August 1888 in the small village of Pathri, in the district Sholapur of India. From 1925 until 1936, he taught many disciples and helped dozens attain Self-realisation. His teachings were further spread around the globe by his most revered disciples, such as Ranjit Maharaj, Nisargadatta Maharaj, Muppin Kaadsiddheshwar Maharaj and Ganapatrao Maharaj Kannur. His samadhi shrine today is located at Banganga, Walkeshwar in Bombay. Lees meer
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Ajahn Lee Breath and First Jhana
28 juli 2022 · 51 min
This is a guided meditation focusing on the breath and the first jhana based on the methods and teachings of Ajahn Lee. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Ajahn Lee (1907–1961) is regarded as one of the greatest teachers and meditation masters of the Thai Forest Tradition of the 20th century. Among the forest monks, he devised the most comprehensive meditation instructions, and composed the most detailed map of the jhānas. He was one of the first teachers to bring the teachings of the Forest Tradition to the mainstream of Thai society. He never spoke of his own meditative attainments, however it was widely discussed among his students that he may have had psychic powers. Lees meer
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Kabir ~ Disappear into the air inside You ~ Sufi Mysticism - Hindu Bhakti
24 juli 2022 · 8 min
A reading of two Saint Kabir poems intended for contemplation and meditation. Translated by Robert Bly. Though little is known of the life of the 15th-century Indian mystic and poet Kabir, it is believed he was born in or near Benares. He grew up in a family of Muslim weavers before becoming a disciple of the Hindu ascetic Ramananda. Kabir is considered both a Sufi and Brahmin saint. His poetry draws on both Hinduism and Islam, though he was critical of certain aspects of both faiths. Some of his verses are included in the compilation of Sikh scriptures known as the Adi Granth. His mystical poems are grounded in the details and earthly particulars of everyday life. Lees meer
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Ramana Maharshi ~ Teachings on Self-Liberation ~ (No Music)
19 juli 2022 · 58 min
This is a re-reading of various key pointers on self-liberation from Sri Ramana Maharshi with no music. These selections from Bhagavan have come from numerous texts and were sourced from this website: https://www.inner-quest.org Lees meer
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Dōgen ~ Bendowa - Jijuyu Zanmai ~ Self-Receiving and Employing Samadhi - Zen Buddhism
14 juli 2022 · 21 min
Bendōwa is Dogen's earliest known writing in Japanese and one of his most important and influential works. The whole text of the Bendowa is held in high esteem as being Dogen’s best and most comprehensible explanation of his understanding of Zen and the Dharma. Jijuyū zanmai can be translated loosely as "samādhi of self-fulfillment and enjoyment" or literally as the "samādhi of receiving and using the self." Kosho Uchiyama comments, ". . . we can understand this samādhi of self-fulfillment and enjoyment as the samādhi or concentration on the self when it simply receives and accepts its function, or its spiritual position in the world." Lees meer
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Padmasambhava ~ 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ~ Dzogchen
9 juli 2022 · 17 min
This is an excerpt from the teaching "Descending with the View from Above" from Guru Rinpoche/Padmasambhava taken from the book "Treasures from Juniper Ridge" - translated by Erik Kunsang and Marcia Schmidt. Lees meer
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Meister Eckhart ~ 𝐔𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 ~ Christian Mystics
4 juli 2022 · 15 min
Selected verses and teachings taken from The Complete Mystical Works of Meister Eckhart - translated by Maurice Walshe 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 distinguished professor and taught at different universities. His direct and accessible teachings of a person's closeness to God inspired many people and he became well known throughout Europe. He was later summoned to an inquisition for heretical teachings, at which he vigorously defended himself. Lees meer
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Yoga Nidra For Sleep & Relaxation - Schumann Resonance
30 juni 2022 · 24 min
This is a guided 20-minute Yoga Nidra to help you sleep and relax. It contains the Schumann Resonance as a background sound as well as a deep meditation bell. The Schumann Resonance signal operates by being resonantly absorbed by brain systems and altering the serotonin/melatonin balance. Studies have shown people experience benefits like enhanced sleep, learning/memory, body rejuvenation, balance, improved stress tolerance, anti-jetlag, and grounding. Lees meer
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Ramana Maharshi - Reality in Forty 40 Verses (Supplement) - Advaita-Vedanta
23 juni 2022 · 37 min
This is a reading of the SUPPLEMENT to Reality in Forty Verses for meditation. Translated by Prof. K. Swaminathan This supplement consisting of a second forty verses was added to the original "Reality in Forty Verses". So indifferent to authorship was Bhagavan that he did not write all those supplementary verses himself. When he came upon a suitable one he used it - mostly translations from Sanskrit - and when not, he made one. The verses eliminated from the original forty verses were included in the supplement. These eighty verses are the most comprehensive exposition of the Bhagavan’s teaching. Lees meer
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Awakening to our Buddha Nature ~ Hakuin Ekaku ~ Zen Buddhism
18 juni 2022 · 12 min
Hakuin Ekaku (January 19, 1686 – January 18, 1769) is undeniably one of the most important of all Zen masters. He came into the Rinzai school of Zen and revitalized it during a period when its very survival was in question, focusing practice back on the basics of zazen and koan study. He was the quintessential Zen master of the people, who extended his teaching far beyond the monastery to include folks from all walks of life. All modern Rinzai masters trace their lineage back through Hakuin. Hakuin was born in the small village of Hara, at the foot of Mount Fuji, Japan. His mother was a devout Nichiren Buddhist, and it is likely that her piety was a major influence on his decision to become a Buddhist monk. Lees meer
Music: Adrian Freeman - Shakuhachi & Handpan https://adrianfreedman.bandcamp.com/
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Stillness Meditation ~ Ilie Cioara
17 juni 2022 · 37 min
These poems/stanzas of profound pointings written by Ilie Cioara have been formatted for the purpose of a guided meditation. Excerpts taken from the book by Cioara, "The Moment is Eternity" - translated by Petrica Verdes and with thanks to Petricia for gifting all of Ilie's books to me and permission to read/share them here. Ilie Cioara (1916 - 2004) was an enlightened mystic who did not belong to any lineage. He is unique in a way, in the sense that he lived in almost complete isolation, in Romania, Eastern Europe in a communist country, completely oblivious of nonduality, Zen, etc. Lees meer
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Ātma-bodha ~ Self-Knowledge ~ Adi Shankara (Advaita-Vedanta)
13 juni 2022 · 44 min
Ātma-bodha (Sanskrit: आत्मबोध) is a short Sanskrit text attributed to Adi Shankara of Advaita Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy. The text in sixty-eight verses describes the path to Self-knowledge or the awareness of Atman. The Vedanta tradition states that the text was written by Shankara for his disciple, Sanandana, also known as Padmapāda. Lees meer
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Longchenpa - 𝐏𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 - Dzogchen
7 juni 2022 · 48 min
This sublime and profound teaching on the nature of reality by the great master, Longchenpa is taken from the Finding Rest in Illusion trilogy - commentary . It is suitable for those practitioners who have a in-depth understanding and insight into Dzogchen's concepts and paradigm. Longchenpa, also known as Longchen Rabjam , ‘Infinite, Vast Expanse of Space’, or Drimé Özer (1308-1364), was one of the most brilliant teachers of the Nyingma lineage. He systematized the Nyingma teachings in his ‘Seven Treasures’ and wrote extensively on Dzogchen. Lees meer
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Marguerite Porete - "The Mirror of Simple Souls" - Christian Mystics
4 juni 2022 · 42 min
Marguerite Porete (13th century – 1 June 1310) was a French-speaking mystic and the author of The Mirror of Simple Souls, a work of Christian mysticism dealing with the workings of agape (divine love). She was burnt at the stake for heresy in Paris in 1310 after a lengthy trial, refusing to remove her book from circulation or recant her views. It was reported in a chronicle that the crowd was moved to tears by the calmness of how she faced her end. Porete's life is recorded only in accounts of her trial for heresy, at which she was condemned to be burnt at the stake. Porete's biography is probably biased and certainly incomplete. She was said to come from the County of Hainaut, a French-speaking principality in the Holy Roman Empire, though this is uncertain. Her high level of education means she is likely to have had upper-class origins. She is associated with the beguine movement and was therefore able to travel fairly freely. Lees meer
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