Michael explains Nirvana, the Deathless, Buddhist practice without religion, and a re-thinking of the core…
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Summer Silent Retreat pt.3
When you’re feeling Stuck. Michael gives a talk on the “killing” energy of Mara, the…
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Summer Silent Retreat pt. 1
When you have imbalanced attention how can you live an intentional life? Michael talks about…
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Guided Meditation
All your life, you’ve been searching, without knowing it, for exactly this moment. Michael Stone…
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Relationship is the Key to Awakening
Michael Stone discusses recent book Family Wakes Us Up and how family life - from…
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Hope Without Optimism
On Silent Retreat Michael Stone explores the Zen koan “Why Can’t the Tail Pass Through”…
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Transforming Pain
Michael begins teaching on the Two Darts and explains how physical and emotional pain are…
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Lotus Sutra 16: The Empty Room
Sometimes when I’m sitting in meditation, when I’m sitting here with you, I’m an empty…
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Practicing With The Devil
Practice is the opening of a path and letting go of rigid opinions. Michael’s final…
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The Jhanas
Michael explains the basics of Jhana practices (4 stages of concentration) based on the the…
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