Stephen Batchelor reflects upon secular Buddhism and revisits the Four Noble Truths, primary Buddhist ideals,…
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Radically Simple
In this Awake in the World podcast episode, Michael references the Middle-Length Discourses of the…
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Buddha’s Last Words
In the Zen tradition, there is a saying, “Reaching the mystery is nothing but breaking…
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What Can We Know?
Michael reads some core teachings of the Buddha that describe the limits of what we…
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Basics of Buddhism, Part 1
In this dharma talk, Michael aims to answer the question, "What did the Buddha teach?"…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 7: Time in the Lotus Sutra
How many kalpas, ages, eons, did the Buddha sit still before he could wake up?…
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Lotus Sutra, Part 2
Michael introduces the first section of the Lotus Sutra where the Buddha casts a light…
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I’ve Stopped: Can You?
Michael tells the story of Angulimala, a murderer who met the Buddha and changed his…
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Fear, Dread & Anxiety: The Buddha in the Forest
On retreat, Michael speaks about the Buddha’s instructions for practicing alone in the wilderness, how…
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You Can’t Make A Person Into a Buddha
Michael explores practicing without an idea of gain, the Universal Self, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Pattabhi…
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