Michael gives a talk on the ways illness strengthens our heart. He guides us through…
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Best of Awake in the World: Intensifying Relationships and the Politics of Love
In this Best of Awake in the World episode Michael explores the difference between mindfulness…
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Best of Awake in the World: Clouds in the Sky
In this Best of Awake in the world episode Michael leads a thirty-minute guided meditation…
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Best of Awake in the World: I had to Stop Reading
In this talk, Michael explores anatta (not-self) and emptiness as lived practices rather than abstract…
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Best of Awake in the World: The Self Has No Self What to do with the Ego
Using the metaphor of time travel, Michael explores the inner journey described by the 5th,…
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Best of Awake in the World: Your Crushing Elephant Mind
Michael invites the sangha to take a good look at the elephant in the room…
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Best of Awake in the World: Finding a Path (30 min guided meditation)
In this 30-minute guided meditation, Michael explores how to work with thoughts during sitting practice,…
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Best of Awake in the World: Radically Simple
Michael references the Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha, reads a koan from The Book of…
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Best of Awake in the World: I Can’t Say, I Can’t Say
Michael talks about Zen Case 55 from the Blue Cliff Record — “Tao Wu’s Condolence…
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Best of Awake in the World: Don’t Get Stuck on Peace, See Everything as A Dream
A lively discussion on meditation and the Tibetan Lojong Practices for Training in Compassion.
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