MAHĀ-PARANIBBĀNA SUTTATranslated by Sister Vajira and Francis Story
Read by Sean Barrett
2 hours 41 minutes
After a long and fruitful life, the Buddha is now 80. For 50 years after his Enlightenment he has been walking the hot, dusty roads of North Eastern India with just robe and bowl, tirelessly and selflessly teaching and inspiring. He knows death is approaching. Continue Reading →
Who is the BuddhaBy Sangharakshita
Read by Jinananda
7 hours 48 minutes
This is not an ordinary biography of the Buddha. In his characteristically individual manner, Urgyen Sangharakshita – the leading English-born Buddhist teacher and founder of the Triratna Buddhist Community – recounts the known details of the Buddha’s life, but enriches the story with contemporary relevance. Unpicking the threads of historical and mythical information, he considers the underlying meaning in terms of 21st century life – and its affect on personal practice today. Continue Reading →
The Buddha and the SahibsBy Charles Allen
Read by Sam Dastor
12 hours 17 minutes
For nearly 1000 years, from the destruction of temples and monasteries by Muslim invaders in the 11th and 12th centuries, followed by Hinduism’s increasing power, Buddhism vanished from the country of its origin. Though hugely influential throughout Asia, the religion was forgotten in India. Continue Reading →
Cave in the SnowIncludes a 90 minute bonus track of Tenzin Palmo introducing a retreat.
By Vicki Mackenzie
Read by Georgina Sutton with Vicki Mackenzie and Tenzin Palmo
9 hours 29 minutes
This is the story of Tenzin Palmo, the daughter of a fishmonger from London’s East End who became a Tibetan nun. After meditating for 12 years in a cave 13,000 feet up in the Himalayas, she became a world-renowned spiritual leader and champion of the right of women to achieve spiritual enlightenment. Continue Reading →
The Way of the White Clouds – The Classic Spiritual Travelogue by One of Tibet’s Best-known ExplorersBy Lama Anagarika Govinda
Read by Sean Barrett
13 hours 30 minutes
The Way of the White Clouds is the remarkable narrative of a pilgrimage which could not be made today. In 1948, Lama Anagarika Govinda made an unforgettable journey into Tibet before its invasion by the Chinese. His unique account is not only a spectacular and gloriously poetic story of exploration and discovery; it is also invaluable for its sensitivity and clearly presented interpretation of the Tibetan tradition. Continue Reading →
GAUTAMA BUDDHABy Vishvapani Blomfield
Read by Jonathan Keeble
12 hours 11 minutes
While many accounts of the Buddha’s life mix legend and history, this compelling new biography discriminates between fact and fiction to reveal Gautama, the remarkable human being behind the myth, and sheds new light on his teachings. Continue Reading →
