Methods of Contemplation

May 01 2024 163 ep. 19 mins 54
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An exploration in guided prayer and meditation. Non-Dual Awareness with Christian symbolism.

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Becoming All Light: The Non-Dual Heart of Christianity

May 01 2024 3 mins  
Hey everyone, I just wanted to take an opportunity to tell you directly about my new book, "Becoming All Light: the non-dual heart of christianity" - available on May 1st 2024. Get the kindle version here: Kindle on Amazon The paperback here: Barnes and Noble Or the audiobook here: Audible Or anywhere books are sold.

The Supreme Source

Aug 31 2023 15 mins  
The Kunjed Gyalpo is considered a fundamental tantra of Dzogchen, a teaching that according to tradition has been transmitted for over two thousand years from teacher to disciple. Its aim is to awaken each individual to his or her true nature: the primordial state of enlightenment, which can be compared to a mirror on whose surface the multiplicity of the phenomena of existence is

Ramana Maharshi: Vachana Mala

Aug 03 2023 9 mins  
Guru Ramana Vachana Mala is a concise but powerful text that accurately summarizes the teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi. It further clarifies areas of the teaching that may be a bit hazy for the seeker of wisdom by summarizing the essential Vedanta teachings. Connect with me on instagram @methodsofcontemplation Work with me one-on-one: https://calendly.com/methodsofcontemplation/s

Ramana Maharshi: Nan Yar

Aug 02 2023 26 mins  
Along with Vicharasangraham (Self-Enquiry), Nan Yar (Who am I?) constitutes the first set of instructions in the Master Ramana Maharshi's own words. These two are the only prose pieces among Bhagavan’s Works. They clearly set forth the central teaching that the direct path to liberation is Self-enquiry. Connect with me on instagram @methodsofcontemplation Work with me one-on

Upadeśa Sahasri: A Thousand Teachings

Jul 31 2023 13 mins  
This text by Adi Śankara makes vividly clear the idea of the distinction between oneself and one's body, mind, etc., which, when rightly comprehended under the benevolent guidance of a Teacher, a person of Knowledge, will perfectly convince one that one is not other than the Unlimited Bliss untouched by hunger and thirst, grief and delusion, old age, and death, the only real E

Drg Drsya Viveka: Dividing Seer And Seen

Jul 30 2023 20 mins  
The Dṛg-Dṛśya-Viveka contains 46 verses performing an inquiry into the distinction between the "seer" (Dṛg) and the "seen" (Dṛśya), an overview of samadhi, centering on savikalpa and nirvikalpa, and the identity of Self and the Absolute. Connect with me on instagram @methodsofcontemplation Work with me one-on-one: https://calendly.com/methodsofcontemp

The Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra

Jul 22 2023 15 mins  
The Vijñānabhairava Tantra is a compendium of spiritual prompts to enter a state of complete absorption in the Absolute, while yet remaining with the power of creativity and fecundity. If any text could be synonymous with Methods of Contemplation, it's this one. In the text, the primordial Goddess Bhairavi asks Bhairava, who is none other than her very Self - how to untangle

Pratyabhijñana Karika: The Sutras of Recognition

Jul 21 2023 15 mins  
In the spiritual process of recognition, because what we recognize is none other than our very Self, we re-cognize what we already have always known. We remember that we remember. A cosmic amnesia lifts, an obscuration is lifted, an ethereal fog drifts away, and there takes place a penetrating shift in our perception of ourselves and of the cosmos. This shift, which radically res

Flight of the Garuda

Jul 20 2023 15 mins  
The Flight of the Garuda explores the essence of the Buddhist path of Dzogchen or the Great Perfection, revealing insights into the nature of mind, the illusory nature of existence, and the methods for transcending suffering. The teachings are imbued with profound compassion and offer practical guidance for cultivating awareness, developing wisdom, and transforming one's perce

The Devī Gita

Jul 19 2023 15 mins  
The Song of the Goddess is a text dear to my heart. Combining the piercing lucidity of Advaita Vedanta, with the Goddess centered devotion of the Śakta tantra traditions, the Devī Gita expounds on the nature of Brahman in a style reminiscent of the greater known Bhagavad Gita. "The knot of the heart is itself untied when that Self is seen." Connect with me on instagr