Lotus Sutra, Part 13: We Need Bodhisattvas
Michael talks about people who can rub our back and say "it's ok" and everything they do is jewelled. Recorded May 24, 2011. As we uncover some of the long-lost episodes of the 2011 Lotus Sutra colle...
17 Mar 20241h 4min
Lotus Sutra, Part 11: A Jewel in Your Coat
In this recently found Lotus Sutra podcast episode, Michael shares a story about a man who falls asleep at a party and someone sews a jewel in his coat. Some have done this for you too. Can you realiz...
10 Mar 202445min
Best of Awake in the World: Lotus Sutra 9: What Ideas Do We Have Lying Around?
In this Best of Awake in the World podcast episode Michael talks about Milton Friedman, Emmanuel Levinas, and how when we don't see another's face, face to face, it's easy to kill. This talk happens a...
3 Mar 202451min
Lotus Sutra, Part 8: The Phantom City
Michael talks about the precepts ceremony, the illusion of time, decay, and the way we set up goals for ourselves, like phantom cities, only to be shocked when we realize that they're not as real as w...
25 Feb 202437min
Best of Awake in the World: Lotus Sutra, Part 7: Time in the Lotus Sutra
In this Best of Awake in the World podcast episode Michael asks some important questions. How many kalpas, ages, eons, did the Buddha sit still before he could wake up? Why did it take so long? It tak...
18 Feb 202447min
Best of Awake in the World: Lotus Sutra, Part 6: The Parable of the Prodigal Son
In this Best of Awake in the World podcast episode Michael uses the parable of a son who leaves his father and 50 years later the father finds ways of healing the son's low self-esteem. You don't have...
9 Feb 202458min
Best of Awake in the World: Lotus Sutra, Part 5: Upaya & The Parable of the Burning House
In this Best of Awake in the World podcast episode Michael begins by discussing death and Japan's earthquake. Using the image of the burning house and a father trying to save his children, he teaches ...
4 Feb 20241h 3min
Best of Awake in the World: Lotus Sutra, Part 4 (Q & A)
This Best of Awake in the World podcast episode is a Question and answer period with Michael after Lotus Sutra, Part 4 talk. None of the teachings are true! Even the ones about your own life. Part 2 o...
28 Jan 202417min
