A letter written by Michael after co-teaching with Paul Haller at the Tassajara Mountain Center:…
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Mindfulness of Mental States
In Meditation Facilitation Program Michael explores how: mind states are not inherently fixed; you can…
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15 Minute Guided Meditation on Breathing
Let the exhale relax your body; Let the inhale still you.
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Grief: An Essay
If the vastness of the oceans shows us the shared depths of our grief, the…
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Training Your Heart (Lojong Teachings #7): Practice the Basics
A bodhisattva is someone who doesn’t get used to violence. How to train our hearts…
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Training Your Heart (Lojong Teachings #6)
1.) What was your first experience of solitude, and 2.) What were your first experiences…
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In response to Orlando
On June 12, 2016, Omar Mateen killed 49 people and wounded 53 others in a…
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Training Your Heart (Lojong Teachings #5)
Michael talks about how to protect yourself, how to cultivate a caring heart, and ways…
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Training Your Heart (Lojong Teachings #4): Compassion in a Tough World
Michael starts out linking Aylan Kurdi’s body washing up on shore in Greece, with unemployment,…
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Grief & The Leap Manifesto
Reading news coverage of the Leap Manifesto, you could be forgiven for thinking the authors…
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