Michael teaches the ethics course and discusses not-stealing, right after his computer is stolen at…
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Eight Stages of Practice, Part 3
Michael goes through detailed instructions on sitting meditation posture and talks about lineage. Then he…
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Eight Stages of Practice, Part 2
Drawing on Norman Fischer's essay Michael explores how the honeymoon period of practice comes to…
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Eight Stages of Practice, Part 1
Drawing on Norman Fischer's essay on monastic practice and it's maturation, Michael talks about the…
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Learning from the Insentient
Drawing on Instructions to the Cook, Michael offers a talk on the teachings of the…
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The Way Seeking Heart
Michael offers an introduction to the annual five-day New Year's Silent Meditation Retreat. He talks…
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The Stages of Meditation Practice, Part 2
Michael talks about how the person in us who is sick has the resources to…
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The Stages of Meditation Practice, Part 1
Michael begins talking about the snow and the differences between people and birds and then…
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Make this Country Safe for Poetry!
A recording of the annual poetry evening at Centre of Gravity. Erin Robinsong, Sarah Selecky,…
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Spiritual Practice that Supports Community
Michael talks about the G20, the power of shared attention, and how letting go of…
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