In this Best of episode Michael describes how the Buddha met fear, mapping out how…
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Best of Awake in the World: Lack, Impermanence and Not Self
During a workshop in France, Michael teaches on the 3 characteristics — a teaching found…
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Best of Awake in the World: Blending Traditions: Yoga & Buddhism
A community talk at Tassajara Monastery with Michael Stone & Zen teacher Paul Haller. They…
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Best of Awake in the World: 20 min. Guided Meditation: Feeling the Sensations of the Body
Nothing needs to be refused. Let the breath travel the body without picking up speed.…
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Best of Awake in the World: Mindfulness & Social Action: Towards a Secular Spirituality
In this thoughtful and powerful talk, Michael unpacks the transformative act of sharing the untold…
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Best of Awake in the World: Betrayal, Awakening, and Living in a Burning House
Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara talks about the Lotus Sutra and the parable of the burning…
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Best of Awake in the World: Introduction to Meditation: Sometimes Awake, Sometimes Asleep
Michael teaches a one-day introduction to meditation workshop on how you can turn anything into…
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Best of Awake in the World: Aim & Allow: How Mindfulness of Breathing Helps Us Manage Expectations
In this Best of episode, Michael explains how the meditation we need is the “initial…
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Best of Awake in the World: Mindfulness, Memory, and Fantasy
Looking at early Pali texts, Michael tries to recover the original and fuller meaning of…
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Best of Awake in the World: Raw Fear is a Dot in Space
In this Best of episode, Michael reflects on how more people seem to be afraid…
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