In this Best of Awake in the World episode, Michael explores practicing without an idea…
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You Are Your Refuge: Take Care of Yourself
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael considers the question: “If the boundaries…
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Seeing the Background (Heart Sutra 1)
Beginner's mind threatens the part of us that wants to control experience. Knowing before knowing.…
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Throw Up and Bow (Beginner’s Mind 6)
How do we bow? Everything becomes your teacher. Throwing up dualistic ideas. Teachers are heavy,…
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How to Sit is How to Act (Beginner’s Mind 5)
Michael discusses Shunryū Suzuki's book, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. People who practice Zen are always…
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You Can’t Make A Person Into a Buddha
Michael explores practicing without an idea of gain, the Universal Self, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Pattabhi…
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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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