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The Moon In The River
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael offers encouragement to follow the path of love and to find the faith and motivation to keep practicing, even in the face of restlessness, worry, and pain.
The Fish Really Need You
In this Awake in the World Podcast Michael talks about the Buddha’s enlightenment as described in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta, plus the importance of avoiding both active and passive nihilism, interconnection as action, and how to take care of anger.
Mild, Moderate or Intense?
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael discusses commitment to practice, showing up, and Case 33 from the Mumonkan (What is Buddha?).
You Can’t Come Home Without Leaving First
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael talks about the similarities between mindfulness and homecoming.
Touch the Mobile Part Two
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael asks “What are you committed to?” He discusses the relationship between restraint and samadhi, as well as ethics, karma and the importance of taking action.
Touching the Mobile
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael considers how we tease out the parts of practice that are evolving and changeable versus the parts that are non-negotiable if we want to decrease suffering for ourselves and others.
Best of Awake in the World: Shame, Perfectionism, and the Pre-Cognitive Dimension of Trauma
This week we’re revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Michael explores how mindfulness and meditation practice can heal shame and trauma and how these symptoms manifest in relationship.
It’s Not About Figuring It Out
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael continues his discussion of The Five Powers of the Mind and offers some thoughts on tradition and yoga, the interpretation of the word faith, ethics, and self-care.
The Five Powers of the Mind
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael discusses Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras with an emphasis on The Five Powers of the Mind (outlined in the first pada, line 20).
Noticing the Quality of Our Noticing
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael explains the meaning of taking refuge in Prajna Paramita (your heart), and your capacity to embrace your aliveness without being sidetracked by your storyteller.
You Are Your Refuge: Take Care of Yourself
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael considers the question: “If the boundaries of your self are conditioned and changeable, how do you know if you’ve stretched too far?” How do we balance the importance of boundaries and
Best of Awake in the World: Love, Death & Oak Trees
This week we’re revisiting a favorite Awake in the World podcast episode. In this talk, Michael describes the Buddha’s death and discusses the Zen koan “Oak Tree in the Garden,” meditation practice, and the politics of love.
About the Community Library
Michael was a great archivist and the Community Library was—and continues to be—a labour of love. Everything in the Community Library is available for free. Anyone, anywhere can have instant access to material that will help them deepen their practice and contribute to a culture of compassion and collaboration.
Libraries are places where we gather alone together. They are known to be places of refuge for seekers, as well as those who are marginalized. This library is no different. It helps us nourish our beautiful, international community without walls. Now, it will also help keep Michael’s legacy alive.