In this podcast episode, Michael discusses the relationship in our daily lives between form and…
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Generosity & Not Being Possessive
Michael interviews Simone Moir, Registered Psychotherapist, on the precept of aparigraha (non-greed) and the practice…
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Ahimsa (Non-harming)
Michael interviews Pat Smith, physician and abortion provider, on the precept of non-harming. Michael and…
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Fear, Whirlpools & Recalling the Past
The Buddha’s experience of absorption in the forest, and how he turned to the experience…
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I Saw You Fall, So I Helped (Portland)
Michael talks about what it means to be deeply involved in a life of care…
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Mindfulness & Social Action: Towards a Secular Spirituality
In this simple and profound lecture, Michael explores how the most radical thing that anyone…
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Nobody’s Life Is Just Their Own
A conversation between Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Shoken Michael Stone.
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How Yoga Comes To Life
Michael discusses how meditative practice is about dropping our stories in order to become more…
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The Three Characteristics
In this Awake in the World podcast episode, Michael speaks about the three characteristics: dukkha,…
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How the Occupy Movement Can Deal With Conflict
Michael speaks at Occupy Vancouver on November 6, 2011. "We are failing in our culture…
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