Podcasts

There's a huge difference between what we think about things that arise in life and how we feel about them. In tonight's talk, Michael offers us some suggestions on how we can practice relaxing in the space between thoughts. Questions and comments deal with the...

What should we do about seduction as we walk the spiritual Path? Not just physical seduction, but intellectual, emotional, and even spiritual seduction. In tonight's talk, Michael suggests that seduction is the natural magnetism that shows us our attachments....

The Buddha taught that enlightenment is nothing other than the "end of suffering". In tonight's talk, Michael points out that "forgiveness" is nothing other than letting go of stories, identities, and our ideas of enlightenment. This letting go is the end of...

In tonight's talk, Michael suggests that cutting through the veils that hang between ourselves and Awakening involves getting beyond the inertia of habitual mind patterns. "Hal", as is said in Sufiism, is the gift of Awakening. But "maquam" is what is earned on the...

What happens when we confuse the map with the territory? In tonight's talk, Michael suggests through the words of Suzuki Roshi, that our stillness practice is a "general housecleaning of our mind." Questions and comments deal with identifying the stones that block the...

Is ten minutes enough time to meditate in order to apprehend the Middle Way? How about twenty minutes? An hour? In tonight's talk, Michael suggests through the words of Descartes, the Koran, and Mohammed, that we need to stay comfortable but not too comfortable with...

So how do we support an intimacy with the Infinite when we face a continual crash of the real world? In tonight's talk, Michael offers us a brief description of the Buddhist version of what puts us in the direct light of Awakening. He breaks down the Eightfold Path...

What happens when we have an experience of Awakening? In tonight's talk, Michael offers us a description of those things that veil us from these events. He also points out how the process of opening ourselves to a meditation practice and the raw nature of the...

In tonight's talk, Michael deals with the Buddhist teachings of No Self and Near Enemies. When we see that our work towards that which is beyond a contracted sense of self, is exactly what pushes us past anything personal, the near enemies of affection, pity,...

In tonight's talk, Michael suggests that living in the world from an undivided spaciousness is the only way to manifest peace. This extends to any particular way we might engage as activists in the world. A comment deals with the ease of communicating from a place of...