Threads of Yoga, by Matthew Remski
Matthew Remski talks about his book, Threads of Yoga, a remix of Patanjali's sutras. He reads excerpts from his own book, and also speaks about Patanjali's ideas which make up one of the most popular ...
21 Jul 20191h 3min
Ashtanga Yoga Invocation: Steps and Counter-Steps
Listen to the sangha chant the Ashtanga invocation in detail. Michael explains how to look at the nature of thoughts and see how they change but also the way they have no power except for what we inve...
14 Jul 201950min
Strain in the Heart
Do you have a mind that can meet what's unpleasant? Michael Stone talks about meditation, Carl Jung, what it means to be bored, and his Bar Mitzvah. One becomes a dharma student when they see that th...
8 Jul 20191h 5min
Bring Me the Rhino, Bring Me What's Broken
Can you bring your broken self into your life? Michael shares the personal and nervous story of asking his partner to marry him in France. Recorded on Oct 23, 2012.
30 Jun 20191h
The Middle Path & The Basics of Buddhism
Michael's talk on the core teachings of the Buddha and how they relate to being a self, letting go, repeating the past, investing too much in the future, and being stuck. Recorded on September 28, 201...
23 Jun 201943min
Yippie! Sit Buddha! (Heart Sutra 6)
Michael Stone continues discussing The Heart Sutra. Our practice helps others' practice. Emptiness is everything, just as it is right now. Dukkha is restlessness — we want more or we don't want. The H...
16 Jun 20191h 5min
Radical Open-ness
A riveting talk on animals and non-violence by guest speaker, Dr. Lauren Corman, given during a 12-day intensive at Centre of Gravity. Dr. Lauren Corman taught classes in the area of Critical Animal S...
9 Jun 20191h 8min
Feel the Fear (Heart Sutra 5)
Michael Stone discusses The Heart Sutra, nirvana, worry and fear. The Buddha lists five fears. Fear is a trance state. Some of the worst things in my life never happened. During sitting meditation, fe...
2 Jun 201954min
