In today's episode, in honor of Mother's Day 2023, I will talk about the legendary person that brought me into this shahaloka and raised this troublesome misfit. Mothers walk the spiritual path out of necessity and we all have an example of a great spiritual hero in our lives. So Namo Mothers, Namo Great Compassion, and Namo the Perfection of Wisdom!

Dogen Zenji of Eiheiji was one of the most prolific poets and authors in human history, and is also a fully enlightened being. This is a short bio of one of Japan's great heroes and a reading of a chapter from his collected works titled Shoogenzo Zuimonki.

For this Modern Meditation Master Monday we'll be recounting the life and activities of His Holiness Rangjung Rigpe Dorje the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa.

Karmapa Khyenno!

Recitation of the Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra

If you ask the question "What is a Buddha?" you are on the right track in life. For episode 8 of the Buddhaverse Podcast we will take a look at the grandeur and excellence of the Mahayana, or Universal Vehicle, perspective to answer such a lofty and liberative question. The Ultimate is here, it's alive an well, you just have to seek it out, and you will find that it was here all along.

What's the most important question you've ever asked? For me that question is "what is a Buddha?" This episode is part one of an attempt to answer that question from the Therevada, or Way of the Elders, perspective.

Following up the previous episode about the Shurangama Mantra with a hip hop style recitation, and a bit about the connection that I see between rap, hip hop, and the Buddhadharma

Episode 5 is for the preservation of True and Proper Dharma. The Shurangma Mantra, sewn into Bhikshu Paramiti's arm and brought to China, now comes to the podcast realm. This Powerful and enigmatic Mantra is crowned King of Mantras by Shakyamuni Buddha, tune in to find out why.

A brief introduction and recitation of the Sutra of the Medicine Buddha. https://buddhaversepodcast.com/podcasts/sutra-of-the-medicine-buddha-recitation

A brief life story, and synopsis of Tenzin Gyatso the Great 14th Dalai Lama, what he means to Tibet, what he means to the world, and what he means to myself. Buddhaversepodcast.com