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Self-Portraits
Starting with Dogen s Self Portrait Michael explores different ways of viewing self hood and argues for a useful doubt in respect to the self not the kind that leads to indecision but the kind that opens us up to
The Whisk, the Staff, Three Heads and Eight Arms
In this talk Michael unpacks Dogen s essay on The Time Being and argues that an unhealthy relationship with time can be one of our biggest discontents
The Problem is the Wanting
Micheal explores the difficulty of being immersed in a culture of desire our tendency to want to be something other than what we are and our notion that practice is going to get us somewhere
Anxiety & Meditation
This week we 8217 re revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode Michael explains how we can cultivate a field in which anxiety can arise and change surrounded by spaciousness We have forces of good inside us we
The Center of the Storm is Calm
In this talk on the Yoga Sutra Michael highlights the fluctuations of consciousness kaivalya and four kinds of nirodha
Best of Awake in the World: My Body is My Teacher Now
This week we 8217 re revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode How to not leave your body even when it feels untrustworthy We can always turn to the body in pain grief and even in altered states
Three Principles of Peacemaking
This talk explores Bernie Glassman s guiding principles for taking practice into daily life not knowing bearing witness and taking loving action
Without Holding On
Michael guides a meditation on the breath with an emphasis on letting go of grasping
Only Fools Understand Yoga
In this talk Michael describes ujjayi breathing as a meditative practice explains that the goal of yoga is not samadhi and argues that realization automatically cycles back to the yamas and demands action in response to suffering in the world
Are Stiff People Less Awake?
Michael speaks about the eight limbs of Ashtanga and how to practice them He argues for the importance of a sitting practice as well as asana Unfortunately the last half of this talk failed to record so it ends abruptly
Best of Awake in the World: Not Being Possessive and the Gift of Fearlessness
This week we 8217 re revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode Michael Stone gives a talk during the ethics course about the precept of Aparigraha and using our imagination
Vande Gurunam
In this talk inspired by bowing to reality Michael covers impermanence story telling and his view of the three most common ways we try to deal with our dukkha
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.