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Species Chant
Led by Jennifer Whitney and community, a recording of evening chanting for dying animals and vegetation.
Enso
Rose Riccio gives her first dharma talk on retreat exploring the Ox-herding images and how there are 84,000 gates into practice, and you only have to enter one.
Intimacy, Transmission & Awakening – The 10 Ox Herding Pictures (Part 6 of 6)
Michael gives a series of 6 profound talks during silent retreat on the Zen Ox-Herding images & poems. You can feel the depth of this retreat in these talks that range from Buddhist philosophy, Zen koans, personal stories about Michael
Intimacy, Transmission & Awakening – The 10 Ox Herding Pictures (Part 5 of 6)
Michael gives a series of 6 profound talks during silent retreat on the Zen Ox-Herding images & poems. You can feel the depth of this retreat in these talks that range from Buddhist philosophy, Zen koans, personal stories about Michael
Intimacy, Transmission & Awakening – The 10 Ox Herding Pictures (Part 4 of 6)
Michael gives a series of 6 profound talks during silent retreat on the Zen Ox-Herding images & poems. You can feel the depth of this retreat in these talks that range from Buddhist philosophy, Zen koans, personal stories about Michael
Intimacy, Transmission & Awakening – The 10 Ox Herding Pictures (Part 3 of 6)
Michael gives a series of 6 profound talks during silent retreat on the Zen Ox-Herding images & poems. You can feel the depth of this retreat in these talks that range from Buddhist philosophy, Zen koans, personal stories about Michael
Intimacy, Transmission & Awakening- The 10 Ox Herding Pictures (Part 2 of 6)
Michael gives a series of 6 profound talks during silent retreat on the Zen Ox-Herding images & poems. You can feel the depth of this retreat in these talks that range from Buddhist philosophy, Zen koans, personal stories about Michael
Intimacy, Transmission & Awakening- The 10 Ox Herding Pictures (Part 1 of 6)
Michael gives a series of 6 profound talks during silent retreat on the Zen Ox-Herding images & poems. You can feel the depth of this retreat in these talks that range from Buddhist philosophy, Zen koans, personal stories about Michael
What’s the Music All About?
Uncle Ian sat so still listening to records, reading, drinking water. When nine-year-old Michael Stone was with Ian, he had enough space to think about the world in new ways.
7 Factors Of Awakening (Pt.2)
Focusing on equanimity as a deep roundedness, Michael explores how to be balanced and creative without becoming indifferent. Equanimity doesn’t wear out. How joy, delight and tranquility arise in meditation. At the end Michael gets into some interesting ideas about
7 Factors Of Awakening (Pt.1)
Michael describes the basics of mindfulness practice as a practice of spaciousness, non-reactivity, and conduct in our lives. Practice isn’t so much about finding peace but discovering spaciousness. Michael talks about three layers of suffering & how “what arises” is
How Illness Deepens Us
Michael gives a talk in Wisconsin on the ways illness strengthens our heart. Dongshan was ready to die. He said goodbye to everyone. They wept and wept. Then he jumped out of the casket and gave them a teaching about
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.