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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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
Jean Klein ~ A Great Laughing! ~ Advaita
This is a selection of non-dual pointers taken from Jean Klein's texts, 'Dialogues with Jean Klein' and 'The Flame of Being.'Jean Klein (October 19, 1912 – February 22, 1998) was a French author, spir...
2 Nov 202510min
The Residual Conceit 'I am' ~ Khemakasutta ~ Pali Buddhist Teachings
A reading of the Khemaka Sutta from the Saṁyutta Nikāya - Connected Discourses on the Aggregates SN22.89. Translated by Bhikkhu BodhiKhemaka's teaching clarifies that a noble one (in his case a non-re...
28 Okt 202518min
