Podcasts
ISmile228 – Non-mystical Buddhism
“Letting go of our perceived notions of the mystical side of our practice strengthens our practice.”
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ISmile227 – Faith No More
In this evening's talk, Michael discusses the perils of centering one's practice on faith. While there is mystery in practice, it is critical that we nurture our ability to skillfully question our teachers, our preferred teaching, and our spiritual friends as we...
ISmile226 – The Buddhist Call to Prayer
In this evening's talk, Michael discusses how we can recognize the we are continually called to practice. Stillness, like any exercise, sharpens itself and our being whenever we engage in it consciously. Repeatedly making space for meditation in our daily lives then...
ISmile225 – Spiritual Adulthood
In this evening's talk, Michael discusses the maturation process of spiritual work. How is it, for example, that we can evolve into deeper expressions of embodied helpfulness; especially in the context of activism in general and the Iranian situation specifically.
ISmile224 – Being the Wow
Confusing child-like states of innocence with a mature sense of wonder derails spiritual work.
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ISmile223 – Underneath the Sheet
“What’s underneath your ghostly sheet doesn’t care about the sheet at all.”
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ISmile222 – The Source of Mind
“There is a space beyond thinking.”
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ISmile221 – Beyond Pain, Part II
“Sitting in a retreat is like getting into a cocoon. Are you ready to be a butterfly?”
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ISmile220 – Beyond Pain, Part I
“Getting to the roots of pain, be it emotional or physical, we see the birth of what is limited in us.”
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ISmile219 – Broken Truth, Whole Truth
“Practice occurs when our partial truths crumble under the weight of the Whole Truth.”
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