Journals of Spiritual Discovery by spiritualteachers.org
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Ramana Maharshi – Instructions for Self Enquiry
My reading this episode is two extracts from the works of Ramana Maharshi. The first is an excerpt from a longer work entitled “Who Am I,” and the second is titled “Self Enquiry.R
A Reading from Eddie Traversa’s Truth Realization
My reading this episode is an excerpt from Eddie Traversa’s book, Truth Realization. Eddie was an extraordinarily sincere spiritual teacher and friend who passed away in 2022. His website no lon
Mike Gegenheimer: the Magic of Rapport
Mike Gegenheimer is president of the TAT Foundation, coauthor with me of Passages: An Introduction and Commentary on Richard Roses Albigen System, and helps facilitate a self-inquiry group based in C
Shawn Nevins Interview – Honesty, Focus, Intuition, and the Natural Koan
This episode is from an interview titled “Satsang with Shawn Nevins” conducted by Reverend Saina Fernandez from the Awakening Together group. It took a few minutes to find our groove, but
Induction and Subtraction – the plunge into enlightenment
My reading this episode is an excerpt from my book, Subtraction: The Simple Math of Enlightenment, where I describe the moments that led up to my enlightenment experience. It occurred as I was reading
Ramana Maharshi – Exploring Who am I?
This episode’s reading features two dialogues from the book Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi. Covering the period 1935 to 1939, the book is an excellent resource for the teachings of Ramana Mahars
Foyan – The Basis of Awareness
This episode’s reading is a selection called “The Basis of Awareness” from Instant Zen, a translation by Thomas Cleary of the writings of zen master Foyan. Foyan was a 12th century C
To Think of Time – Walt Whitman
This episode’s reading is a selection called “To Think of Time” from Walt Whitman’s 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass. Describing the writing as “soaring” may seem cl
Spiritual Poetry: Seeker and Finder
This episode’s reading is a short excerpt of spiritual poetry from the TAT Foundation publication Beyond Mind, Beyond Death. It’s the first volume published by the TAT Press, and I conside
The Realization of Nisargadatta Marahaj
This episode’s reading is an an excerpt from the book I Am That by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj, which I found at searchwithin.org. The excerpt was titled “The Realization of Nisargadatta.R