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Saraswati Bhawan is a non-profit Buddhist organization founded by Acharya Dawa Chhodak Rinpoche and Khandro Kunzang. We offer an ongoing selection of archival audio teachings by the late Lama Dawa Rinpoche, as well as regular podcasts by Khandro Kunzang.
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This series approaches Dzogchen from the angle of daily life: what can this thousand-year-old tradition bring to our daily lives? Can we live better thanks to Dzogchen? Concrete testimonies from people who practice this tradition, completed by the enlightenment of specialists and application advices to be implemented directly!
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Join Shambhavi Sarasvati for a weekly exploration of self-realization, death, love, devotion, and waking up while living in a messy world. Satsang is an ancient spiritual practice from India. It means "being in reality together." During satsang, people gather with a teacher to learn, ask questions, find community, chant and sing. Shambhavi gives satsang in Portland, Oregon and elsewhere. The dharma talks offered here are recordings of the live satsang. Shambhavi is the spiritual director of ...
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Donald Rothberg, PhD, has practiced Insight Meditation since 1976, and has also received training in Tibetan Dzogchen and Mahamudra practice and the Hakomi approach to body-based psychotherapy. Formerly on the faculties of the University of Kentucky, Kenyon College, and Saybrook Graduate School, he currently writes and teaches classes, groups and retreats on meditation, daily life practice, spirituality and psychology, and socially engaged Buddhism. An organizer, teacher, and former board me ...
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BodhiHeart Podcast with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo

Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute

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This is BodhiHeart, a podcast with in depth teachings on meditation and Tibetan Buddhism with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo. Our teacher, Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, is a monk and professor in the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. He trained with some of the greatest meditation masters of Tibet, starting when he was seven years old. In addition to mastering many profound teachings of the Buddhist path, he spent several years meditating in solitary retreat. He travels the world teaching at monasteries in ...
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Meditation & mindfulness from a non-religious, non-sectarian perspective. Dr. Jay's goal is to help you be happier and more peaceful. He teaches in a secular style intended for those of all beliefs and backgrounds. Dr. Jay has been practicing Dzogchen & Vajrayana Buddhism for over 25 years. We are being heard in 123 countries and territories, 1900 cities, and thousands of downloads. ******Español:************Meditación y atención plena desde una perspectiva no religiosa, no sectaria. El obje ...
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Tips. Travellers’ tales. Perspective. Gossip. Experience. Stories. Wonder. Putting a bit of flesh on the bones of Vajrayana (Tibetan style) Buddhist practice in today’s society. Are you curious about Tibetan Buddhism? But how, and where, and when, and all that? Is the water safe? Or have you taken the plunge, but want to plug into it better? Come - let’s enjoy a bowl of dharma momos in the Double Dorje. Chilli with yours? Special emphasis on Nyingma, Kagyu and on non-monastic practice.
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Mysticast

Jack Stafford

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Follow Jack Stafford, student of Metaphysics, as he tries to better understand the teachings given by the Masters through The Aetherius Society: the new cosmic religion for the Aquarian Age, incorporating all yogas, Christian mysticism, theosophy, UFOs, and more. He speaks to other members like himself, as well as outside experts in related areas. DISCLAIMER: This is an independent podcast, not produced or fact-checked by The Aetherius Society. For the original teachings, please visit Aether ...
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Böncast, a new podcast for the worldwide Bön community, is brought to you by The Door to Bön, which is the media wing of Yeru Bön Center. Yeru Bön Center is dedicated to preserving and practicing the authentic Tibetan YungDrung Bön tradition. Learn more at doortobon.org and yeruboncenter.org.
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Do Explain is a conversational podcast centered around questions of individual and collective human progress. Originally inspired by the visionary worldview of David Deutsch, the podcast has expanded into a lighthearted exploration of growth and progress in all its forms. Common discussion topics include the nature of mind, meaning, and knowledge; technologies of personal transformation; and the future of human flourishing. Hosted by the irrevocably curious dickhead, Christofer Lövgren.
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Awakening Now with Lama Surya Das is a podcast that illuminates many aspects of the spiritual path via dharma talks and interviews with Surya Das' fellow spiritual teachers and peers. Lama Surya Das is one of the foremost Western Buddhist meditation teachers and scholars, one of the main interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism in the West, and a leading spokesperson for the emerging American Buddhism. The Dalai Lama affectionately calls him “The Western Lama.”
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In this tenth episode of “What is Dzogchen?”, the third of a series of three on the Dzogchen path, Grégoire Langouet and Damien Brohon discuss the specifics of the Dzogchen path. Host: Marie-Laure The Dzogchen Path: In this series of three episodes, we’ll look at what motivates us to take this path, how to practice it, and finally, the characterist…
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Mahamudra and dzogchen are often spoken of as the “highest” practices of Tibetan Buddhism. How very exciting! Are they really? What does “highest” mean anyway? And what is the difference between mahamudra and dzogchen? Milarepa, who received Mahamudra teachings from Marpa the Translator Words or phrases you might want to look up: Dzogchen Mahamudra…
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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In this episode of the Mysticast, host Jack Stafford engages in a deep and enlightening conversation with Michael Van Buren, an active member of both Theosophical Society and the Liberal Catholic Church Grille community. They discuss the intersections of religion, science, metaphysics, philosophy, and mysticism, emphasizing the quest for truth and …
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) As we begin a new year, it's helpful to remember the deep motivation of our practice--to awaken--and to ask how our intention to awaken manifests in our practice. In this talk, we explore the Buddha's metaphor of "awakening" (from sleep, from dreams) as a metaphor for spiritual practices, and how he also speaks of re…
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Namo Buddha - the smallest, but perhaps most beautiful, of the three stupas of the Kathmandu valley: Where the Buddha is said to have sacrificed himself to a tigress: And where this temple, study and retreat centre now stands: Words you might like to look up: Namo Buddha Thrangu Rinpoche Bon (form of Buddhism, sort of) #Buddhism #Vajrayana #DoubleD…
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) After some basic instructions in developing concentration and stability, as well as mindfulness, we practice in silence. After about another ten minutes, there are several periodic brief periods of guided practice, in which we are guided to notice our main patterns of thought and perception of objects. In the latter …
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Sara Mastros joins the podcast to discuss her background and approach to magick and how it can be effectively practiced in a joyful and personalized way. way. We dive a bit deeper into Solomonic Magick in specific, but also explore a bit of the Orphic hymns, and other topics. Check out Sara's courses, books, and newsletter below! https://www.WitchL…
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We are immersed in an infinite field with no measure, and p.s., urgency isn’t skillful. A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula N…
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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Beside the best-known mantras used in popular Tibetan-style Buddhism – the famous “Mani”, Tara and Guru Rinpoche for example – there are a number of prayers which are also very widely known and used. The “Seven Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche” is one of these. Words or phrases you might want to look up: Guru Rinpoche Seven Line Prayer Mani mantra Tara…
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Susanne Hopeful Wellenhofer—a theosophist with extensive research and contributions to theosophical knowledge—discusses her work translating Dr. Franz Hartmann's writings and her deep understanding of theosophical teachings, including the significance of adepts in spiritual hierarchy, the role of Theosophical Society in bridging Eastern and Western…
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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula News FB group to get the Zoom link for satsang or show up in person at 1215 SE 8th Ave, PDX. FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG Curi…
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) The time of the Winter Solstice, leading up to the New Year, can be an important time for practice, as we, like the plants, stop, as we open to not doing as much, to stillness, and to listening. We look at some of the background, across different cultures, for the celebration of the Winter Solstice. We then explore f…
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Emptiness (shunyata, or tongpa in Tibetan) is an utterly core theme in Buddhist teaching. When we first hear about it, we usually don’t have much idea what it’s about at all. We may mistake it for some kind of void, or a teaching that nothing matters because “everything is empty”. Can we get a handle on it without years of study? Words or phrases y…
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) At the time of the Winter Solstice, our practice (for the Wednesday morning gathering) connects our usual grounding in concentration, mindfulness, and lovingkindness with themes related to the later talk on the Winter Solstice, particularly opening to the unknown and mysterious, and to what is difficult, through mind…
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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula News FB group to get the Zoom link for satsang or show up in person at 1215 SE 8th Ave, PDX. FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG Curi…
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We continue to explore the intersection of our more inner practice and our practice with the larger world, including the U.S. post-election world. Our starting point is seeing how widespread and predominant the emotions of anger and fear are in our society. We look particularly at the nature of anger and how to pract…
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When you start to get “serious” (whatever that is and however you try to define it) about your vajrayana practice you will face the question of the “preliminaries” or “foundation practices”. Best to be warned about what’s involved. And it would be good to have an idea of what this ngondro is good for. Prostrating - again and again! Offering mandala…
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We begin with basic instructions on settling, developing concentration, and mindfulness, with a few reminders to be present. Around 2/3 into the 40-minute meditation is a guided exploration of an experience of anger (the theme of the talk that follows is on understanding and practicing with anger).…
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JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for live satsang and kirtan (almost) every Sunday at 3:30pm Pacific in Portland, Oregon or via livestream. Ask to join the Jaya Kula News FB group to get the Zoom link for satsang or show up in person at 1215 SE 8th Ave, PDX. FIND OUT MORE AT JAYAKULA.ORG Curi…
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A powerful Vajrayogini shrine, Guru Rinpoche caves, and much, much more. Pharping is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the Kathmandu valley. A shorter episode, but with a nice bit of a flute tune! The Vajrayogini Temple at Pharping and the fairy-cake stupa Words or phrases you might want to look up: Pharping Vajrayogini Asura cave Shesh…
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Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community gather for satsang and get real about all the questions we humans want answered. Intimate, courageous, heartfelt spiritual talk about pretty much everything. So happy you are here! A podcast from Satsang with Shambhavi JOIN US ON SUNDAYS FOR SATSANG & KIRTAN Please join Shambhavi and the Jaya Kula community for…
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In this ninth episode of “What is Dzogchen?”, the second of a series of three on the Dzogchen path, Mila Khyentse Rinpoche and Damien Brohon discuss how to practice on the path of the Great Perfection. Host: Marie-Laure The Dzogchen Path: In this series of three episodes, we’ll look at what motivates us to take this path, how to practice it, and fi…
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(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) It's important for our teachings and practices to help orient us in relationship to all parts of our lives, including the larger social and political dimensions of our lives. In this session, we explore one core teaching and one central practice that together help us to respond skillfully to differences in political …
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