The Tao Te Ching ~ The Book of the Way ~ Lao Tzu
A reading for meditation of selected verses from the The Tao Te Ching - translation by Tolbert McCarrollThe Tao Te Ching or Dào Dé Jīng, ('Classic of the Way and its Virtue'), is an ancient Chinese cl...
7 Jan 22min
Saint Symeon the New Theologian ~ From my Silence
A reading of reflections and poems of Saint Symeon taken from various sources and translations including:~ The Book of Mystical Chapters: Meditations on the Soul's Ascent from the Desert Fathers and O...
29 Des 202520min
John Muir ~ Come to the Woods! (Video)
A reading of selected musings from the great John Muir with nature video montage for your contemplation and relaxation.John Muir (April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mounta...
17 Des 202513min
Sri Aurobindo ~ The Mother (The Seminal Text)
Sri Aurobindo's seminal text The Mother (1928) is a concise, foundational work in Integral Yoga, outlining the Divine Mother's crucial role, her four great aspects (Maheshwari, Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, ...
10 Des 20251h 39min
Ryokan ~ The Timeless Essence ~ Zen Buddhism
Ryōkan Taigu (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 essence of...
3 Des 202511min
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche ~ The Empty Nature of Thoughts ~ Dzogchen
A selection of profound pointers taken from the text 'The Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones' by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.H.H. Khyentse (1910-1991) was born in the Dergé region of Kham, Eastern Tib...
26 Nov 202512min
St John of the Cross ~ The Unknowing ~ Christian Mystics
A reading for meditation of the St John of the Cross poem - "I Entered the Unknown."John of the Cross (1542 -1591) was a Spanish Catholic priest, mystic, and a Carmelite friar of converso origin. John...
20 Nov 20258min
Harada Sekkei Roshi ~ The Original Condition ~ Zen Buddhism
Harada Sekkei Roshi (1926-2020) was the abbot of Hosshin-ji, a Soto Zen training monastery and temple, in Fukui Prefecture, near the coast of central Japan. He was born in 1926 in Okazaki, near Nagoya...
9 Nov 202515min
