Last Update: January 10th, 2018
Greetings friends. My most recent writings can be found on jasonespada.com
Postings from 2015 and before are on this page. Audio
recordings can be found here.
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
66. Nine
Similes on Buddha Nature, by Maitreya, in .pdf format; audio,
read by Jason Espada
65. Links
to my favorite talks on metta
64. Practicing
the One Vehicle
63. Signposts
on the Path of Clear Meditation
62. 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
61. Audio file: read by Jason Espada: Opening
the Heart, by Lama Yeshe, from the book, Introduction to
Tantra; .pdf
60. An
extended
recommended reading list (updated on April 6th, 2012)
59. Key
Points
of the Great Middle Way
(revised August 20th, 2014)
58. Dedication
prayers
(.pdf); audio
57. The
Foundational
Refuge and Mahayana Refuge
56. Youtube video slideshow: Photos of
Teachers
55. Why
the
Buddha is regarded as the Supreme Healer
53. 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)
52. Finding
Our
Way in the New World - Technolgy and the Possible Awakening
of Human Values
51. Six
Things
that Westerners Need That Buddhism Can Offer
50. Notes
on
Practicing the Four Immeasurables
49. A
Basic Method of Meditation, and two commentaries: Factors
in
the Unfolding
of Clear Meditation, and, From
Distraction
to Single Pointed Concentration
48. Tara
-
Giver of Joy and Peace
47. In
Praise
of Tara (revised April 6th, 2012)
46. How
going
beyond ego grasping reveals our True Nature, and why this is
so important in
Buddhism
45. Calm
Abiding
in Three Points
43. A
healing prayer
40. A
few words on the art of contemplation (updated April
4th, 2010)
38. The
Interaction
of the Four Elements
35. A
Fully Born Human Being (revised June 8th, 2010)
34. At
some
point you have to say yes (revised June 8th, 2010)
33. Solid
Ground
32. Recognizing
the
Essential Nature of the Masculine and the Feminine
30. A
list of things that are healing
29. Masculine and Feminine Qualities, and their Shadow
27. Heroes
26. Cultivating
A
Life Giving Vision
24. Interlude:
Yes,
but is it Art?
23. Third
Ear
Music
22. General
Principles
for Reading the Tarot Cards
21. Poetry
and
the Art of Survival
19. 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)
15. The
Shadow
From a Buddhist Perspective -
updated: February 3rd, 2010
14. The
Four
Limitless States Revisited
13. A
Few Words on What is Called Purification in Buddhism
12. The
Natural
Order of the Stages of the Path
(an
introduction to the 'Lam Rim', or Stages of the Path
teachings)\
11. Lines
of
Transmission and the Present and Future of Buddhism
10. Buddhist
Traditions
in Harmony
On Wisdom
9. From
A
Letter On Wisdom and Compassion
(updated July 2nd, 2012)
8. An
Introduction
to Buddhist Wisdom Teachings
(Numbers 5 -7 are on meditation. For
more on the subject, see the Things
I
like to share page)
7. A Verse Summary of the Practice of
Calm Abiding Meditation
In
14
Verses (the most recent revision, my preferred version)
6. Commentary
to
A Basic Method of Meditation
5. A
Basic Method of Meditation
4. A
Diagram of the Different Levels of the Mind, As Experienced
in Meditation,
with An
Explanation (33 pages)
3. Buddhism in the West (revised January 10th, 2012)
1. An
Outline
of Buddhist Traditions
May all beings benefit.
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