Last Update: September 28th, 2012
Greetings all. My most recent
postings are now at the top of this page. These include
revised editions
of An
Anthology
of Buddhist Prayer, and A
Collection of Buddhist Healing Prayers and Practices -
the 3rd edition, as well as A
Concise Set of Buddhist Healing Prayers and Practices.
(updated on April 6th, 2012)
These books, as well as the two poetry collections, are also
linked to at the bottom of this page, after the list of
articles.
Your feedback is most welcomed.
There is a contact address, also found at the bottom of this
page.
For some of my favorite articles by other teachers, see also
the Things
I
like to share page.
May all beings benefit.
Articles
and
Audio files
88. A Guide to the
Bodhisattva's Way of Life, by Shantideva - Audio - complete,
read by Jason Espada
Chapter one, translated by Stephen Batchelor; chapters two,
four, five, six, seven, eight and ten, translated
by B. Alan Wallace and Vesna A. Wallace; chapter three,
translated by Brian Beresford; and chapter nine
translated by the Padmakara Translation Group
Chapter I - The Benefit of the
Awakening Mind
Chapter
II - The Confession of Sin
Chapter
III - Stabilizing in the Bodhimind
Chapter
IV - Attending to the Spirit of Awakening
Chapter
V - Guarding Introspection
Chapter
VI - The Perfection of Patience
Chapter
VII - The Perfection of Zeal
Chapter
VIII - The Perfection of Meditation
Chapter
IX - The Perfection of Wisdom
Chapter
X - Dedication
87. Practicing
the One Vehicle
86. Healing
Buddha Practice, from A
Concise Set of Buddhist Healing Prayers and Practices
85. The Perfection of Wisdom in 8000 Lines, translated by
Edward Conze: .pdf
(note: I am aware that this version
is not completely accurate, compared to the book that I am
reading from- but it is the best I could find at this time.)
Audio files: read by Jason Espada: Chapter
I - part I; Chapter
I - part II
84. Signposts
on the Path of Clear Meditation
83. Liner notes to three classical guitar
recordings by Jason Espada: From
the Soul of Spain, The
Gift of
Spanish Music; Classical
Guitar music to put your mind at ease: reflections;
and Holiday
Music
for Classical Guitar: liner
notes
82. Becoming
Your Own Therapist, by Lama Yeshe, text in .pdf format;
audio files: read by Jason Espada: Chapter
I, Finding Ourselves Through Buddhism;
Chapter
II, Religion, the Path of Inquiry, and, Chapter
III, A Glimpse of Buddhist Psychology
81. Audio file: read by Jason Espada: Opening
the Heart, by Lama Yeshe, from the book, Introduction to
Tantra
80. An
extended
recommended reading list (updated on April 6th, 2012)
79. From
a
letter to a friend - on healing and strengthening ourselves
(written in 1990, and revised in 2012)
78. Key
Points
of the Great Middle Way
77. Dedication
prayers
(.pdf); audio
76. The
Foundational
Refuge and Mahayana Refuge
75. The
Treatise
on Buddha Nature, by Maitreya, text in .pdf format,
translated by Ken and Katia Holmes;
audio files: read by Jason Espada: Part
I
- verses 1 through 200; Part
II
- verses 201 through 404
74. The
Dhammapada - translated by P. Lal, text in .pdf format;
audio: read by Jason Espada: Part
I
- Chapters 1 through 13;
Part
II
- Chapters 14 through 26
73. Youtube video slideshow: Photos of
Teachers
72. Why
the
Buddha is regarded as the Supreme Healer
70. An
Introduction
to Buddhist Prayer (revised January 7th, 2012)
68. Mahayana
Prayers
and Poetry text in .pdf format (revised
September 28th, 2012)
Mp3 audio files: Mahayana Prayers and Poetry, read by Jason
Espada: Part
I; Part
II
Revised April 14th, 2012. (note: each file is about an hour
long)
Here are the individual
tracks:
1. The Importance of Bodhicitta, from 'The Mind in Comfort
and Ease', by The Dalai Lama
2.
From 'A Commentary of the Awakening Mind', by Nagarjuna
3.
From the Susiddhi, as quoted by Lama Je Tsong Khapa
4.
From 'A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life', by
Shantideva, chapter one, The Benefit of the Awakening Mind
5.
Stabilizing in the Bodhimind, by Shantideva
6.
The Excellence of the Meditation Upon the Bodhimind, by the
Seventh Dalai Lama
8. From 'The Sacred Heart-Essence of the Pith Instructions,
by Nyoshul Khen Rinpoche
10. The Eight Verses for Training the Mind, by Langri Tangpa
11.
From 'A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life', by
Shantideva, chapter seven, Enthusiasm
12.
The Thirty Seven Verses on the Practice of a Bodhisattva, by
Thogme Zangpo
13.
Aryasura's Aspirational Prayer, in Seventy Stanzas
14.
On the Bodhisattva Vow, by Chandragomin
15.
Three Bodhicitta Poems, by Jason Espada
16.
From 'The Prayer of the Lord of Sutras, Holy Golden Light'
17.
From 'The Noble Vajra Banner of Victory Sutra'
18.
The Lam Rim Dedication Prayer
20.
Dedication Prayers, by Jason Espada, with Traditional
prayers
22.
Dedication Prayers II, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
66. The
Prayers
of Contemplatives
65. Finding
Our
Way in the New World - Technolgy and the Possible Awakening
of Human Values
64. Six
Things
that Westerners Need That Buddhism Can Offer
63. Notes
on
Practicing the Four Immeasurables
62. A
Basic Method of Meditation, and two commentaries: Factors
in
the Unfolding
of Clear Meditation, and, From
Distraction
to Single Pointed Concentration
61. A
Concise Set of Buddhist Healing Prayers and Practices
(revised
January 7th, 2012)
60. Tara
-
Giver of Joy and Peace
59. In
Praise
of Tara (revised April 6th, 2012)
58. How
going
beyond ego grasping reveals our True Nature, and why this is
so important in
Buddhism
56. Calm
Abiding
in Three Points
54. A
healing prayer
51. A
few words on the art of contemplation (updated April
4th, 2010)
49. The
Interaction
of the Four Elements
46. A
Fully Born Human Being (revised June 8th, 2010)
45. At
some
point you have to say yes (revised June 8th, 2010)
44. Solid
Ground
43. Winter
Dreams
42. Recognizing
the
Essential Nature of the Masculine and the Feminine
41. all
the
voices you’re born with
38. A
list of things that are healing
37. Masculine and Feminine Qualities, and their Shadow
35. Heroes
34. Cultivating
A
Life Giving Vision
32. Interlude:
Yes,
but is it Art?
31. Third
Ear
Music
30. General
Principles
for Reading the Tarot Cards
29. Poetry
and
the Art of Survival
27. Altruism
and
the Practice of Peace as the Basis for Living in the City
(see also My Favorite Rumi, linked to here,
or via the Poetry
page on this site)
24. On
the
Nature of Vow, and the Bodhisattva Vow
23. The
Imperfect
and the Beyond Perfect
21. The
Shadow
From a Buddhist Perspective -
updated: February 3rd, 2010
20. An
Introduction
to the Bodhisattva-Divinity Tara
19. The
Four
Limitless States Revisited
18. Why
Compassion
is the Most Important Thing in the World
17. A
Few Words on What is Called Purification in Buddhism
16. Returning From Retreat (to be
read before a retreat)
15. The
Natural
Order of the Stages of the Path
(an
introduction to the 'Lam Rim', or Stages of the Path
teachings)\
14. Lines
of
Transmission and the Present and Future of Buddhism
13. Buddhist
Traditions
in Harmony
12. Great
River
of Compassion; An Introduction to Mantra for Westerners
On Wisdom
11. From
A
Letter On Wisdom and Compassion
(updated July 2nd, 2012)
10. An
Introduction
to Buddhist Wisdom Teachings
(Numbers 7 -9 are on
meditation. For more on the subject, see the Things
I
like to share page)
9. A Verse Summary of the Practice of
Calm Abiding Meditation
In
14
Verses (the most recent revision, my preferred version)
8. Commentary
to
A Basic Method of Meditation
7. A
Basic Method of Meditation
6. Going
Beyond
Loneliness – Applied Thought Training
5. Characteristics
of
the Pure Land That is Always Available
4. A
Diagram of the Different Levels of the Mind, As Experienced
in Meditation,
with Suggestive
Notes (33 pages)
3. Buddhism in the West (revised January 10th, 2012)
1. An
Outline
of Buddhist Traditions
An
Anthology
of Buddhist Prayer
A
Collection of Buddhist Healing Prayers and Practices
A
Concise Set of Buddhist Healing Prayers and Practices
Collected
Poems,
Volume I - 1985 to 2005
May all beings benefit.
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