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The joke used to be that every time Michael opened his mouth what he said was archived here. We couldn’t be more grateful for that now because it is one of the best ways Michael’s teachings will live on.
The Awake in the World Podcast is the heart of the Community Library. Talks are on a wide-range of topics, including: bringing mindfulness and meditation practice into daily life; personal and community issues regarding mental health; and social change.
This podcast has been created so that anyone can have instant access to Michael’s teachings. It has been made possible due to generous donations from members of the community. In the six years that the podcast has been available, over half a million people have pressed play as a way to be more—like the name says—awake in the world.
Each podcast is between 30-60 minutes long. As always, you’re encouraged to follow along weekly as part of your practice. The podcasts were recorded at live events so you might hear coughing, airplanes, cars, sirens, laughter, and peoples’ questions—all part of the intimate experience.
Love, Death, And Oak Trees In The Garden
On silent retreat Michael Stone talks about the Zen koan 8220 Oak Tree in the Garden 8221 as well as the meditation practice as 8220 a politics of love 8221 He describes in detail the Buddha 8217 s death <
Form & Emptiness: The Role of the Body in Meditation Practice
Michael Stone uses the teachings on emptiness to work with the body He calls sitting 8220 physical practice 8221 and he describes yoga as 8220 psychological practice 8221
Bring Me Something That Isn’t Medicine
Michael Stone opens a silent retreat talking about seeing everything as medicine and how meditation teaches us how to practice intimacy even with old wounds
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