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The Faith to Doubt
In this talk about the first pada of the Yoga Sutra (line 20), Michael considers the relationship between faith (sraddha) and doubt, as well as the importance of enthusiasm (virya), mindfulness (smrti), samadhi and wisdom (prajna) to the project of
And Yet, and Yet
Michael gives a talk on silence, impermanence, the nature of mind and love.
Core Belief Pruning
Michael describes sitting practice as a place where we can work with our aversion, anger and blame, and where we can “prune the dead ends” of our habitual thought patterns. (Unfortunately, the recording ends abruptly, but we still felt it
Best of Awake in the World: Symptoms of Trauma
This week we’re revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Michael details fear, dissociation, and shame, and how they impact the body, mind, and relationships. Very clear talk about the strategies we use to protect ourselves and create
Best of Awake in the World: How to Work with Strong Moods
This week we’re revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Michael discusses Chapter 5 of the Shantideva and the way negative emotional mood swings cannot hold together for very long without thoughts. How we have to inject stories
A Journey Through the Wilderness
Michael begins this podcast with a quote from Marcel Proust about the path to wisdom being “a journey through the wilderness which no one else can make for us, which no one can spare us.” Michael compares yoga asana to
Michael Stone: Unplugging After Dinner
Yoga and meditation teacher Michael Stone and his family go offline every night after dinner. What do they do with their media-free evenings? Interview with Omega Institute for Holistic Studies
Awake in the World
Activist and Buddhist teacher, Michael Stone, explores being awake in the modern world, and how being intimate with one’s experience is a form of social activism.
Now Is the Teaching
In this talk on the first few lines of the Yoga Sutras Michael explains that the present moment is the teacher. He argues that the “chitta vrittis” are sacred and not meant to be eliminated, but rather it’s our relationship
I Don’t Care About Your Enlightenment
In this short talk Michael describes non-harming (ahimsa) as the natural response to understanding interdependence, and states that yoga must become a form of ecological and social awareness—otherwise it’s not helpful.
The Internal Practice of Ashtanga Yoga
This wide-ranging talk, delivered in Vienna (2007), covers the internal, psychological and potentially transformative aspects of Ashtanga practice. Touching on Freud, the yamas, karma, interdependence and impermanence Michael argues for a yoga of relationship, creativity and change.
Sudden, Ready, Uninhibited
In this 2008 talk on the nature of the self Michael considers a framework of “four selves,” the Buddha’s teachings on not-self, and Hakuin’s assertion that, with practice, the self becomes wisdom and compassion–as spontaneous as “beads rolling on a
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.