Sacred Teachings
for contemplation and practice
These audio recordings offer guided readings of classical spiritual texts by realized masters. Listen with an open heart - let the words settle into stillness rather than grasping for intellectual understanding.
Hindu
Ancient Vedantic wisdom from the Upanishads and Gitas - teachings on Self-inquiry, non-duality, and the nature of consciousness from realized masters.
The Avadhuta Gita - Self and Reality
Dattatreya
The Avadhuta Gita - Part 2
Dattatreya
The Avadhuta Gita - Part 3
Dattatreya
Vivekachudamani - Part 1
Ramana Maharshi
Vivekachudamani - Part 2
Ramana Maharshi
Vivekachudamani - Part 3
Ramana Maharshi
Vivekachudamani - Part 4
Ramana Maharshi
Vivekachudamani - Part 5
Ramana Maharshi
Vivekachudamani - Part 6
Ramana Maharshi
The Ribhu Gita - Chapter 26
Ramana Maharshi
The Ashtavakra Gita - Part 1
Ashtavakra
The Ashtavakra Gita - Part 2
Ashtavakra
The Brihad (Brihadaranyaka) Upanishad - A Meditation
Traditional
The Nectar of Self Awareness (Amritanubhava)
Jnaneshvar
The Way of Self-Inquiry - Drg Drsya Viveka
Traditional
Katha Upanishad - For Meditation
Traditional
Ātma-bodha - Self-Knowledge
Adi Shankara
Yoga Vasistha (Essence)
Traditional
Buddhist
Teachings from the Zen, Tibetan, and Dzogchen traditions - pointing directly to the nature of mind, liberation, and compassionate awareness.
The Bodhicittabhavana - The Cultivation of Enlightened Mind
Manjushrimitra
On The Transmission of Mind - Part 1
Huang Po
On The Transmission of Mind - Part 2
Huang Po
On The Transmission of Mind - Part 3
Huang Po
The Way of the Bodhisattva - Chapter 7: Diligence
Shantideva
The Way of the Bodhisattva - Chapter 8: Meditative Concentration
Shantideva
Pure Meditation
Traditional
Remain Like the Sky - Pith Instructions of the Bon Masters
Bon Masters
The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva - The Heart of Enlightenment (Part 1)
Traditional
The Great Tantra of Vajrasattva - Luminous Awareness (Part 2)
Ati Yoga
Meditation Instructions - Part 1
Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche
Vital Points for Awakening - Part 2
Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche
Instructions for Attaining Enlightenment
Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche
The Treasure of the Lotus Crystal Cave
Shri Singha to Padmasambhava
Advice on Attaining Enlightenment at the Moment of Death
Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche
Descending with the View from Above
Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche
The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Instructions for Dying and in the Bardo
Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche
Instructions for Dying and in the Bardo
Padmasambhava / Guru Rinpoche
Longchenpa
The great Dzogchen master's profound instructions on the nature of mind, spacious awareness, and the path of natural liberation.
Guidance for Meditation - The Decisive Experience (Part 1)
Longchenpa
Guidance for Meditation - The Decisive Experience (Part 2)
Longchenpa
Guidance for Meditation - The Decisive Experience (Part 4)
Longchenpa
Guidance for Meditation - The Decisive Experience (Part 3)
Longchenpa
Freeing Afflictive Emotions
Longchenpa
Spaciousness Meditation
Longchenpa
Gone To Suchness
Longchenpa
Timeless Freedom - Part 2
Longchenpa
Expansive Awareness
Longchenpa
The Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena (Part 5)
Longchenpa
The Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena (Part 3)
Longchenpa
A Meditation on the Nature of Mind
Longchenpa
Samsara is like an Optical Illusion
Longchenpa
The Ultimate Non-Meditation
Longchenpa
The Ungraspable Display
Longchenpa
The Pinnacle Teaching for Meditation
Longchenpa
A Meditation on Four Methods of Resting
Longchenpa
Three Statements That Strike the Vital Point
Longchenpa
Ramana
Sri Ramana Maharshi's direct teachings on Self-inquiry, silence, and abiding as pure awareness - the simplest and most direct path.
Be As You Are - The Enlightened
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - The Reality
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - The Guru
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Devotion
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Theory
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Practice (Part 1)
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Practice (Part 2)
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Misconceptions
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Meditation
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Silence
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - World
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Truth
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - Consciousness
Ramana Maharshi
Be As You Are - The End
Ramana Maharshi