meditation - Michael Stone

The Stages of Meditation Practice, Part 1

Michael begins talking about the snow and the differences between people and birds and then…

A talk by Michael on how even the best meditators have old wounds that need…

A talk and group exercise for working with thorns when they begin to grow on…

Part two of Michael describing how to enter the path of practice and become a…

In meditation we need 'initial application of attention' then 'sustained application' so that we cultivate…

More people are afraid of uncertainty than they are of physical pain. If we do…

Michael integrates a discussion of spiritual bypassing (using practice to avoid dealing with painful feelings…

Michael uses an old Zen tale, a troubled story about him falling in love with…

On silent retreat Michael speaks about bowing, forms of practice, gratitude, extending meditation beyond the…

Describing the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th limbs of yoga, Michael offers a very clear…