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...
29 Juni 20246min
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 vener...
23 Juni 202425min
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 med...
19 Juni 20249min
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 ...
15 Juni 20249min
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 yea...
10 Juni 202429min
Zen Master Ryokan ~ A Solitary Mirror ~ 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 essen...
5 Juni 202410min
Anandamayi Ma ~ On Rebirth
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...
1 Juni 202412min
The Practice to Liberation ~ Anapanasati ~ Teachings of the Buddha
A reading of the Anapanasati Sutta: Mindfulness of Breathing - MN 118 This reading is an amalgam of translations by Bhante Sujato, Bhikkhu Bodhi, Thanisarro Bhikkhu - compiled and edited by Ayya Jiti...
27 Maj 202426min
