In this Best of Awake in the World podcast episode Michael explores the “negation section”…
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Best of Awake in the World: Make This Country Safe For Poetry!
Annual Poetry Evening. Erin Robinsong, Sarah Selecky, Michael Stone read from their favourite poems. A…
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The Dharma Is Like an Avocado
Based on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra (1.19) and a poem by Gary Snyder Michael talks about…
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Best of Awake in the World: Patience is a Practice of Attunement
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Long-term practice requires…
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What Are You Going to Let Go Of?
Starting with a poem by Hafiz about haggling with God, Michael offers insights about ways…
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Free, a Genius, an Embarrassment
Using Philip Whalen’s poem “Further Notice” for inspiration, Michael describes how to establish a consistent…
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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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Drawing Water and Carrying Firewood
In this Awake in the World podcast Michael speaks to a poem by Pan Yung…
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Your Life Is Your Life: What Nurtures You?
In this Awake in the World podcast episode, Michael begins with the poem “The Laughing…
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The Fish Really Need You
In this Awake in the World Podcast Michael talks about the Buddha’s enlightenment as described…
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