Because the Self is absent when we are awake, we cannot know if we are…
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Life is Hard w/ Norman Fischer
Love and compassion are necessities for basic sustainability. Norman Fischer gives a lecture to a…
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The Discipline of Relationship w/ Norman Fischer
Norman Fischer talks on not speaking destructively, not criticizing the faults of others, and working…
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You Can’t Get Anywhere With Meditation! w/ Norman Fischer
Norman Fischer facilitates discussion about meditation, prayer, loss, compassion to oneself, and the liberation of…
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Letting Go of Control (Diamond Sutra 5)
There are hungers we just can't satisfy. So how can we open to desire without…
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Life is Like a Funeral (Lotus Sutra 14)
Michael talks about the five kinds of fear, community and how it grows, a poem…
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Labeling Thoughts & Acknowledging What’s Present (Diamond Sutra 4)
Michael talks about wedding Vows in community, labeling our thoughts so we can honour them,…
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Attuning to Ourselves & Others (Diamond Sutra 3)
The benefit of our practice must be wider than the benefit to our body. How…
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How Does a Buddha Stand, Walk & Control Thoughts? (Diamond Sutra 2)
What does being alive feel like? Michael tells the story of Subhuti and the questions…
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The Diamond of Practice (Diamond Sutra 1)
The first in a series of six talks on the Diamond Sutra. Michael speaks on…
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