Embodying the Buddha's Teachings
In this podcast episode, Michael introduces the bodhisattva path and the paramitas. The bodhisattva ideal is you at your best – rather than simply a code of ethics, it is the cultivation and realizati...
30 Jan 202226min
A Civilizing Practice
Michael explores Patanjali’s teachings on samadhi (Pada 1, 41-51) and points out that if practice becomes too self-focused and too centered on achieving “special” mind states it can be easily co-opted...
28 Jan 202244min
Uncovering the Roots
In this deep dive into the first four lines of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra Michael talks about the nature of awareness and the goals of yoga. Recorded March 14, 2010.
13 Jan 20221h 20min
Waiting for a Ride
Starting with a poem by Gary Snyder, Michael explores the Fourth Pada of the Yoga Sutra and argues that without the experience of a solid meditation practice it cannot be comprehended. Patanjali, he s...
9 Jan 20221h 43min
Best of Awake in the World: Forgiveness
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode from a New Year's retreat. A tender and personal talk Michael gives during silent retreat about his father, forgiveness, and h...
31 Dec 202149min
Best of Awake in the World: Love - Sometimes We Can Really Show Up
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. An hour before New Year’s Michael gives a quiet talk on the Heart Sutra and Forgiveness. “When I hold someone’s hand as they ...
26 Dec 202132min
Best of Awake in the World: Being Independent in our Practice
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode from a New Year's retreat. Michael Stone talks on silent retreat about how meditation works over the long-haul, how to practic...
19 Dec 202154min
Best of Awake in the World: Save a Ghost!
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode from a New Year's retreat. Michael speaks about modern Buddhism as a “culture of awakening,” and then talks on the Zen koan “S...
12 Dec 202144min
