Awake in the World Podcast - Michael Stone

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Where’s My Treasure House? Mar 19, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast Michael relates the story of Daiju and Baso from the Gateless Gate (21) and explores the treasure of trusting yourself. Recorded on December 31, 2009.

A True Person of No Status Mar 14, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast, recorded during the afternoon practice session on New Year’s Eve 2009, Michael gives a few words of encouragement around “realizing the mystery” in the ordinariness of your life. Recorded December 31, 2009.

Drawing Water and Carrying Firewood Mar 07, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast Michael speaks to a poem by Pan Yung which includes the lines, “My supernatural power and marvelous activity/Drawing water and chopping wood.” In this talk (given at the 2009 New Year’s Retreat) Michael encourages staying in the physical practice and yoking the mind back to the breath instead of trying to figure out your life. Recorded on December 31, 2009.

Your Life Is Your Life: What Nurtures You? Feb 28, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast episode, Michael begins with the poem “The Laughing Heart,” by Charles Bukowski, and talks about trusting yourself, knowing what nourishes you, and practicing in a way that allows creativity, spontaneity and eccentricity. Recorded on December 30, 2009.

Emptiness Is a Pair of Glasses Feb 21, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast Michael returns to the Heart Sutra, beginning with the line, “Here, Shariputra, form is none other than emptiness…” He argues that there is no such thing as emptiness, but the philosophy of emptiness gives us a lens that can show us how to see (time, our nature, impermanence and so on). Recorded on December 30, 2008.

Open, Open Feb 14, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael begins unpacking the first line of the Heart Sutra with an emphasis on what it means to live from the heart, some background on Avalokiteshvara, and the Buddha’s teaching to Bāhiya. Recorded December 23, 2008.

The Moon In The River Feb 07, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast Michael offers encouragement to follow the path of love and to find the faith and motivation to keep practicing, even in the face of restlessness, worry, and pain. Recorded December 20, 2009.

The Fish Really Need You Jan 31, 2021

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In this Awake in the World Podcast Michael talks about the Buddha’s enlightenment as described in the Ariyapariyesana Sutta, plus the importance of avoiding both active and passive nihilism, interconnection as action, and how to take care of anger. Recorded on December 16, 2008.

Mild, Moderate or Intense? Jan 25, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael discusses commitment to practice, showing up, and Case 33 from the Mumonkan (What is Buddha?). Recorded on December 15, 2009.

You Can't Come Home Without Leaving First Jan 17, 2021

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In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael talks about the similarities between mindfulness and homecoming. Recorded December 8, 2009.

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