Part two of Michael describing how to enter the path of practice and become a…
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Aim & Allow: How Mindfulness of Breathing Helps Us Manage Expectations
In meditation we need 'initial application of attention' then 'sustained application' so that we cultivate…
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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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Spiritual Bypassing & Mindfulness of Thinking
Michael integrates a discussion of spiritual bypassing (using practice to avoid dealing with painful feelings…
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Not Picking & Choosing
Michael uses an old Zen tale, a troubled story about him falling in love with…
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Moment To Moment Non-Stop Flow
On silent retreat Michael speaks about bowing, forms of practice, gratitude, extending meditation beyond the…
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The Self Has No Self: What to do with the Ego?
Describing the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th limbs of yoga, Michael offers a very clear…
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Allowing For Experience: Practicing Non-Separation
Michael lectures on the end of 2nd chapter of the Yoga-Sutra and then gets into…
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Forgiveness
A tender and personal talk Michael gives during silent retreat about his father, forgiveness, and…
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Learn How to Stop Breaking Things
Michael gives a talk on New Year's Silent Retreat on Dogen and how to practice…
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