In this talk, which took place during a retreat at Sugar Ridge, Michael delves into…
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Gladness of the Heart
In this Awake in the World podcast guest teacher Norman Feldman explores metta practice and…
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Shifting Our Stories
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael speaks about the power of story-telling and…
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The Two Darts: A Buddhist Psychology of Pain
In this Awake in the World Podcast Michael explains the teaching of “The Two Darts”…
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Ducks’ Legs Are Short, Cranes’ Legs Are Long
In this Awake in the World Podcast Michael covers the ninth part of the Genjokoan…
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Ordinary Mind is the Way
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael talks about the tendency we have to…
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Make Yourself Available
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael muses about understanding in the poetic sense—what’s…
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Best of Awake in the World: Kushala 5
This week we're revisiting a favorite Awake in the World podcast episode. Life before and…
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Put Down Your Load
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael focuses on dukkha: how we create it…
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Nothing is Hidden
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael explores the human desire to create and…
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