Best of Awake in the World: Make This Country Safe For Poetry!
Annual Poetry Evening. Erin Robinsong, Sarah Selecky, Michael Stone read from their favourite poems. A wonderful evening of words to support practice. Recorded Nov. 30, 2010. Image of Waves & Water: ...
14 Nov 20251h 20min
Best of Awake in the World: Radically Simple
In this Awake in the World podcast episode, Michael references the Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha, reads a koan from The Book of Serenity, and explores how Buddhist practice is radically simpl...
9 Nov 202554min
Best of Awake in the World: I Can’t Say, I Can't Say
In this episode, Michael talks about Zen Case 55 from the Blue Cliff Record — “Tao Wu’s Condolence Call.” He weaves together insights from the Yoga Sutra, reflecting on fearlessness and the depth of h...
2 Nov 202559min
Best of Awake in the World: Don’t Get Stuck on Peace, See Everything as A Dream
A lively discussion on meditation and the Tibetan Lojong Practices for Training in Compassion. Portland, Oregon. Recorded on December 3, 2016. The Awake in the World podcast is brought to you by the ...
26 Okt 202545min
Best of Awake in the World: Turning Things Around
Tibetan Buddhist Teachings for transforming what’s unpleasant, letting go of grasping, and the 3 treasures of awakening, reality and community. Portland, Oregon. Recorded on December 4, 2016. The Awa...
19 Okt 202552min
Best of Awake in the World: Who Am I If Not This Mask?
Michael continues his month-long discussion about masks and how they shouldn't stick to your face. He gives the sangha some insight into the intrinsic and extrinsic nature of people and what motivates...
12 Okt 202553min
Best of Awake in the World: I've Stopped: Can You?
Michael tells the story of Angulimala, a murderer who met the Buddha and changed his ways though was still stoned to death. This teaching illustrates how we are never free of karma and that our conduc...
6 Okt 20251h 2min
Best of Awake in the World: Buddhas On Blades Of Grass
Michael talks on another Dongshan where he asks his students if they can go to a place where there are no weeds. Michael’s commentary is that weeds are not the problem and that what we need to let go ...
28 Sep 202542min
