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William Hope, the Canadian-born actor, has spent much of his life in the UK following his training at RADA. Though most widely known for his role in Aliens (as Lt Gorman) he has a depth of experience in film (The Lady, The Whistleblower) and TV (Spooks made many others), on stage and the voice studio. He has recorded more than 100 radio plays for the BBC, and numerous audiobooks, including some of the finest American classics such as The Great Gatsby and Thoreau’s Walden. A practising Buddhist for many years, he has recorded The Life of Milarepa and Buddhism Plain and Simple for Dharma Audiobooks.

William Hope

William Hope, the Canadian-born actor, has spent much of his life in the UK following his training at RADA. Though most widely known for his role in Aliens (as Lt Gorman) he has a depth of experience in film (The Lady, The Whistleblower) and TV (Spooks made many others), on stage and the voice studio. He has recorded more than 100 radio plays for the BBC, and numerous audiobooks, including some of the finest American classics such as The Great Gatsby and Thoreau’s Walden. A practising Buddhist for many years, he has recorded The Life of Milarepa and Buddhism Plain and Simple for Dharma Audiobooks.

MEDITATION – NOW OR NEVER

By Steve Hagen
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4 hours 43 minutes

In Meditation Now or Never Steve Hagen, a Zen priest and bestselling author of Buddhism Plain and Simple, provides an accessible and thorough manual on meditation, for both newcomers and experienced practitioners. In the modern world our lives are more frenetic than ever. We live with a burning sense that we have to get something done. Continue Reading →

GREAT DISCIPLES OF THE BUDDHA

GREAT DISCIPLES OF THE BUDDHA
Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy

By Nyanaponika Thera & Hellmuth Hecker
Edited by Bhikkhu Bodhi
Read by Ratnadhya, Nicolette McKenzie, William Hope
18 hours 20 minutes

Twenty-four of the Buddha’s most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. They include monks who were very close to him throughout his life, including Sāriputta and Mahāmoggallāna; his cousin and companion Ānanda; his principal women disciples, including the nun Isidāsī and his lay disciple, the courtesan Ambapāli; and the serial killer Angulimāla whose character was transformed after meeting the Buddha. Continue Reading →

THE BODHICARYĀVATĀRA

THE BODHICARYĀVATĀRA
A Guide to the Buddhist Path to Awakening

Translated by Kate Crosby and Andrew Skilton
Read by William Hope
10 hours 11minutes

Written in India in the early eighth century CE, Śāntideva Bodhicaryāvatāra takes as its subject the profound desire to become a Buddha and save all beings from suffering. The person who enacts such a desire is a Bodhisattva. Śāntideva not only sets out what the Bodhisattva must do and become, he also invokes the intense feelings of aspiration which underlie such a commitment, using language which has inspired Buddhists in their religious life from his time to the present. Continue Reading →

BUDDHISM PLAIN AND SIMPLE

By Steve Hagen
Read by William Hope
4 hours 58 minutes

The observations and insights of the Buddha are practical and eminently down-to-earth, dealing exclusively with awareness in the here and now. Buddhism Plain and Simple offers listeners these fundamental teachings , stripped of cultural trappings that have accumulated around Buddhism over the past twenty-five centuries. The newcomer will be inspired by the clear, simple principles found in Buddhism Plain and Simple, and those familiar with Buddhism will welcome this long-needed overview. Continue Reading →

THE LIFE OF MILAREPA

THE LIFE OF MILAREPA
The classic biography of the eleventh-century yogin and poet

By Tsangnyön Heruka – Translated by Andrew Quintman
Read by William Hope
10 hours 24 minutes

The Life of Milarepa is one of the most beloved stories of the Tibetan people and a great literary example of the contemplative life. Jetsun Milarepa, the 11th century Buddhist yogin and poet, started life as a Black Magician, gaining revenge for loss of heritage by casting terrible hailstorms and committing multiple murder. Continue Reading →

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