In this Best of Awake in the World episode, Michael examines how to meet others…
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The Walls of the Mind
Michael explores the line in the Heart Sutra: “With no hindrance in the mind. No…
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Confronting & Managing Our Fears, Part 1
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael provides some background about the “Fear and…
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Fear, Whirlpools & Recalling the Past
The Buddha’s experience of absorption in the forest, and how he turned to the experience…
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Feel the Fear (Heart Sutra 5)
Michael Stone discusses The Heart Sutra, nirvana, worry and fear. The Buddha lists five fears.…
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Eight Stages of Practice, Part 4 – The Dry Place
Michael begins talking about the reasons for bowing. Then he dives into what it's like…
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Raw Fear is a Dot in Space
More people are afraid of uncertainty than they are of physical pain. If we do…
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Fear, Rebirth, and the 3 Insights
Describing how the Buddha met fear, Michael maps out how concentration practice unfolds, then offers…
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From Fear to Sympathy
How to meet others who are in fear or anxiety, how to help anxious kids,…
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Fear, Dread & Anxiety: The Buddha in the Forest
On retreat, Michael speaks about the Buddha’s instructions for practicing alone in the wilderness, how…
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