Awake in the World Podcast - Michael Stone

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Being Satisfied (Asteya) Aug 16, 2020

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In this podcast episode, Michael explores the ethic of not stealing (asteya). Dogen, a wonderful Zen master, translates it this way: “The self and things of the world are just as they are. The gate of freedom is open.” This ethic is about being satisfied with what I have. Another way you could translate this is: not taking what’s not given freely. Recorded in 2011.

Become Honesty (Satya) Aug 09, 2020

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In this podcast episode, Michael discusses the ethic of honesty (satya). In the practice of satya, we become honesty, it arises out of the real-time situations of our loves and livings. The deepest value of practice comes through our commitment to honesty. If you look at non-violence or greed, it’s hard to enter those principles unless there’s honesty at the base. Recorded in 2011.

Wisdom & Spontaneity Aug 02, 2020

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In this podcast episode, Michael discusses the relationship in our daily lives between form and formlessness. Wisdom is not separate from who we are. It’s like beads rolling on a tray: sudden, ready, uninhibited. Recorded in 2008.

Generosity & Not Being Possessive Jul 27, 2020

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Michael interviews Simone Moir, Registered Psychotherapist, on the precept of aparigraha (non-greed) and the practice of generosity. They discuss what comes up around possessiveness, addiction and obsession, embracing impermanence, the importance of relationship and knowing the importance of boundaries.

Ahimsa (Non-harming) Jul 19, 2020

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Michael interviews Pat Smith, physician and abortion provider, on the precept of non-harming. Michael and Pat discuss ethics versus political ideologies, the relationships between how we are in the world, our belief system, and our values, and the influences of formal meditation.

Fear, Whirlpools & Recalling the Past Jul 12, 2020

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The Buddha’s experience of absorption in the forest, and how he turned to the experience of pleasure in his body to stabilize during anxiety and dread. Recorded in Green Bay, WI, on March 27, 2017.

I Saw You Fall, So I Helped (Portland) Jul 05, 2020

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Michael talks about what it means to be deeply involved in a life of care and openness; that you don't need a badge. This lecture is about offering our Bodhisattva spirit to others, no matter what. It's about making a vow to serve others and then spending the rest of our lives trying to figure out how to make that vow a reality. Recorded December 3, 2016 at The People's Yoga in Portland, Oregon.

Mindfulness & Social Action: Towards a Secular Spirituality Jun 28, 2020

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In this simple and profound lecture, Michael explores how the most radical thing that anyone can do is tell the stories that are not being told. He links together contemporary issues like climate change, economic inequality, and the atrophy of intimacy, and offers 12 steps for telling a new story about what it means to live an engaged life. Recorded in Vancouver on January 28th, 2015.

Nobody's Life Is Just Their Own Jun 21, 2020

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A conversation between Zoketsu Norman Fischer and Shoken Michael Stone. Recorded in October 2014.

How Yoga Comes To Life Jun 14, 2020

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Michael talks how meditative practice is about dropping our stories to become more engaged in our lives, politics, cities, families, and communities. Paying attention is really powerful. Recorded at Naada Yoga in Montreal, April 2014.

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