Can you see each thing in your life—whether objects or the people around you—as a…
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So, What Really Matters?
Michael begins talking about the death of his mentor—maverick psychologist James Hillman. When death comes…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: Samskara and Neuroplasticity
Drawing on research with people who have healed from stroke, Michael compares the Sanskrit term…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: The Flow of Attention, Waking from the Dream
The mind in concentration is like a flame in a windless space. Michael describes what…
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Sandokai, Part 3: Remember One-ness in Everything You Do
Michael gives a talk on the Sandokai during the 2011 autumn intensive. Michael talks about…
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Sandokai, Part 2: Branching Streams Flow in the Darkness
The most esoteric practice is being a human. Michael talks on the relation between the…
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Sandokai, Part 1: Practice is Transmitted Through Intimate Relations
Michael talks in detail on the Chinese poem "Sandokai" during a 5-day Intensive at Centre…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: Making the Unwanted Wanted
What is meditation? How do you settle your attention on a moving field? Michael talks…
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Yoga Sutra, Chapter 3: The Other Shore will Come To You
Centre of Gravity re-opens after the summer break with a talk on the Yoga Sutra,…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 20: Forgiveness as the Heart of Practice
The deepest practice a bodhisattva can ever do is to listen deeply. The deepest thing…
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