Michael leads a 20-minute guided meditation focusing on mindfulness of thinking. This practice invites listeners…
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Best of Awake in the World: Labeling And Noting Thoughts
Michael explores language and emotions in children and how this gets internalized in adults. How…
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Best of Awake in the World: Why Can’t the Tail Get Through?
Michael examines how even despite our progress in spiritual practice, there's often a sense that…
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Best of Awake in the World: When You Have No One, No One Can Hurt You
Michael discusses the topics of loneliness, the power of focused attention, and the significance of…
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Best of Awake in the World: Your Inner Child Never Grows Up!
A talk by Michael on how even the best meditators have old wounds that need…
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Best of Awake in the World: How To Meditate, Forgive, End Blame, And Stop Wounding Your Own Heart
In this special "Best of Awake in the World" episode, we explore why we struggle…
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What Are You Going to Let Go Of?
Starting with a poem by Hafiz about haggling with God, Michael offers insights about ways…
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Tricycle Talks — The Legacy of Michael Stone
Carina Stone discusses the stigmas around mental health in spiritual communities and how she coped…
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Take Care of the Fabric
When things rupture, the mind can do two things. It can grasp, or release. Both…
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Lotus Sutra 9: What Ideas Do We Have Lying Around?
Michael talks about Milton Friedman, Emmanuel Levinas, and how when we don't see another's face,…
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