Focusing on equanimity as a deep roundedness, Michael explores how to be balanced and creative…
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How We Rescue Each Other
Michael begins with talking about finding simplicity in meditation practice; stepping back from the details…
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Copenhagen 4: Being Dear to Oneself
Michael tells the story of King Pasenadi and other Buddhist teachings on caring for ones-self…
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Summer Silent Retreat pt.2
Michael Stone gives a focused and detailed thought about meditation technique and using your body…
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Bring Me Something That Isn’t Medicine
Michael Stone opens a silent retreat talking about seeing everything as medicine and how meditation…
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Beginner’s Mind 6: Throw Up and Bow
Bow How do we bow? Our hands are in anjali mudra. Anjali is a Sanskrit…
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Beginner’s Mind 5: How to Sit is How to Act
Just Die Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind is a collection of talks given by Shunryu Suzuki…
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Beginner’s Mind 4: Grateful for the Weeds
Below the belt is uddiyana bandha. Above the belt is pizza. When you sit you’ll…
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Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara
Vague and incomplete notes, jottings, asides, recollections, daydreams on talks by Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara…
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Time is Passing 8: Norman Fischer
This is talk 8 of 8 by Michael on Dogen’s text Time is Passing, written…
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