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Taking Love To The Street With Judy Rebick
Join renowned activist Judy Rebick and Buddhist teacher Michael Stone for an evening of discussion about the intersection of spiritual practice and social action. What inspires social action? How do we stay motivated? How do we cope with burnout? And
Copenhagen 6: Still Working on Love: Don’t Trade Your Buddha Nature For Safety
When someone is enlightened, what are they enlightened about? Michael uses the dhammapada to talk about caregiving, taking care of yourself, and then he offers a list that sums up a new way of thinking about spiritual practice in this
Copenhagen 5: See Your Life As Creative Practice
Michael explains how interdependence, in Buddhist psychology, begins at the level of perception. We can have many versions of ourselves, we are a novel. Importance of the ego. If you numb negative emotions, you also numb positive emotions.
Copenhagen 4: Being Dear to Oneself
Michael tells the story of King Pasenadi and other Buddhist teachings on caring for ones-self as a means to not hurting others, instructions for meditation on impermanence, aware of awareness, and not clinging to our identity.
Copenhagen 3 pt.2: Ethics in Our Lives
Students from Denmark, Germany and Sweden talk together about working with ethics in the realms of sexuality, marriage, family and work.
Copenhagen 3: The Fire that Feeds Our Life
Michael comments on the Buddhist text The Dhammapada exploring projection on teachers, noticing rigidity, and understanding the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.
Copenhagen 2: Letting Go of Hostility & Resentment
Michael uses the Dhammapada to explore letting go of hostility, it’s effect on kids and families, and his separation. Recorded in Copenhagen.
Copenhagen 1: The Path Of Your Heart
Each moment is a new beginning. Michael talks on speech, actions and opens up about his struggle with depression. He also speaks of Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s overdose.
The Four Tasks
The Four Tasks: 1. Embrace Life, 2. Let go of Craving, 3. Stop & See, 4. Act. Drawing on the academic work of Richard Gombrich and Stephen Batchelor, Michael gives a focused talk on the core concepts/memes of Buddhism as
How Do You Know If Your Practice Is Working?
Michael offers a practical list of psychological changes that happen when you practice: 1. self transience, 2. body becomes sacred, 3. resilience, 4. reliable self-esteem, 5. insight. 4th talk in a series.
Questions And Response Session On Meditation Practice
Michael talks about working with the breath, mantras, language, yoga, feelings in the body, releasing the sense of “me,” and the importance of collaboration in political change.
Craving, Love & Reflections on Suicide
Drawing on the Buddha’s first teaching, Michael talks on craving to be someone, craving to fill something, craving to not-exist, and craving for stimulation. He ties this to greed and the ability to open to frustration.
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.