The Sermon on the Mount ~ Jesus of Nazareth
This is a selection of verses taken from the Sermon on the Mount (using an amalgam of translations), as well as a short verse from Matthew's gospel. The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings ...
18 Apr 202518min
Rumi ~ The Springtime of Lovers ~ Sufi Mystics
Selected excertps of poems from Rumi taken from Kulliyat-e Shams, 21 and Ode 314 - translated by Nevit Oguz Ergin.Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century ...
14 Apr 20257min
Jean Klein ~ Natural Openness ~ Advaita
This is a selection of non-dual pointers taken from Jean Klein's text, "Transmission of the Flame".Jean Klein (October 19, 1912 – February 22, 1998) was a French author, spiritual teacher and philosop...
5 Apr 202515min
Manjushrimitra: The Bodhicittabhavana (The Cultivation of Enlightened Mind) ~ Dzogchen
This is a reading of Manjushrimitra's the Bodhicittabhavana, a seminal early text of Ati Yoga.Mañjuśrīmitra (d. 740 CE) was an Indian Buddhist scholar. He became the main student of Garab Dorje and a ...
30 Mar 20251h 6min
The Platform Sutra (on the Great Perfection of Wisdom) ~ Master Hui-neng
Selected passages from the "The Sutra of Hui-neng, Grand Master of Zen" (Platform Sutra), using an amalgam of translations.Hui-neng (638-713) was a seminal figure in Buddhist history and is one of the...
24 Mar 202532min
Annamalai Swami ~ The Peace of Shanti ~ Advaita
Excerpts of clear pointings and teachings from the book "Annamalai Swami Final Talks" edited by David Godman. Annamalai Swami (1906–1995) was a direct disciple of Sri Ramana Maharshi who realized the ...
20 Mar 202516min
Evelyn Underhill ~ In Love with the Absolute ~ Christian Mystics
Evelyn Underhill (6 December 1875 – 15 June 1941) was an English Anglo-Catholic poet and novelist as well as a pacifist and mystic. An only child, she described her early mystical insights as "abrupt ...
15 Mar 202510min
Padmasambhava ~ Pointing Out the Nature of Mind ~ Dzogchen
A brilliant, concise and clear set of instructions given by Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava) to a devoted old lady and her attendant. This terma text was revealed by Nyang Ral Nyima Özer. Translated in T...
9 Mar 202524min
