Michael talks about dukkha, self-care, and activism. He also describes several kinds of burnout and…
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Self-Portraits
Starting with Dogen’s Self-Portrait, Michael explores different ways of viewing self-hood and argues for a…
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The Whisk, the Staff, Three Heads and Eight Arms
In this talk Michael unpacks Dogen’s essay on The Time Being and argues that an…
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The Problem is the Wanting
Micheal explores the difficulty of being immersed in a culture of desire, our tendency to…
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Anxiety & Meditation
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Michael explains how…
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The Center of the Storm is Calm
In this talk on the Yoga Sutra Michael highlights the fluctuations of consciousness, kaivalya, and…
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Best of Awake in the World: My Body is My Teacher Now
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. How to not…
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Three Principles of Peacemaking
This talk explores Bernie Glassman’s guiding principles for taking practice into daily life: not knowing,…
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Without Holding On
Michael guides a meditation on the breath, with an emphasis on letting go of grasping.
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Only Fools Understand Yoga
In this talk Michael describes ujjayi breathing as a meditative practice, explains that the goal…
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