Best of Awake in the World: What Are You Going to Let Go Of?
In this Best of Awake in the World episode Michael Starts off with a poem by Hafiz about haggling with God, he offers insights about ways to simplify and deepen practice, giving and receiving, renunci...
14 Juli 20241h 10min
Impermanent and Fragile
In the final episode of our series on the core teachings of the Buddha, Michael reflects on how to face life's uncertainties without succumbing to fear. Drawing from the dying Buddha’s advice to his f...
7 Juli 202454min
What Are You Going to Do with What You’ve Got?
In the seventh episode of our 8-part series, Michael explores the Buddha’s teachings on karma. Contrary to fate, karma is seen as the actions that define who we are. Drawing from key texts, Michael ex...
30 Juni 202438min
An Old Frog Goes Plop!
In the sixth episode of our series, Michael explores how meditation can facilitate a gentle openness to life. Drawing from Allen Ginsberg’s translation of Basho’s poetry and the Buddha’s teachings on ...
23 Juni 202452min
Original Face
In the fifth episode of our series on the core teachings of the Buddha, Michael challenges common interpretations of nirvana and The Four Noble Truths. Drawing from "The Noble Quest" in the Majjhima N...
16 Juni 202438min
Set the Raft Adrift
In the fourth episode of our series on the core teachings of the Buddha, Michael explores how to let go of rigid identities and ideologies. Drawing from Vedic culture and parables in the Majjhima Nika...
9 Juni 202445min
Cracks in the Coverings
In this third episode in the eight-part series, Michael explores the Buddha's teachings on transforming pain and uncovering truth. By exploring the parable of The City in the Samyutta Nikaya, Michael ...
2 Juni 202450min
The Original Fire
In this second episode on the core teachings of the Buddha, Michael delves into the Buddha’s Middle Way. Without absolute truths or a single path, how do we navigate life? Michael highlights the human...
26 Maj 202444min
