Podcast - Michael Stone

Basics of Buddhism, Part 1

In this dharma talk, Michael aims to answer the question, "What did the Buddha teach?"…

Treat each movement of the mind as something we devote ourselves to, like the beloved,…

A guided meditation, recorded during the first night of year-end silent retreat, with a focus…

Michael comes home from practice in Thailand and talks about travels, not buying things in…

It's cool to be kind—it's the new black dress. Loving-kindness is a ratio. If it's…

Meditation opens us up to levels of experience that are non-human. Michael goes through Patanjali's…

Can you see each thing in your life—whether objects or the people around you—as a…

Michael begins talking about the death of his mentor—maverick psychologist James Hillman. When death comes…

Drawing on research with people who have healed from stroke, Michael compares the Sanskrit term…

The mind in concentration is like a flame in a windless space. Michael describes what…