Drawing on Norman Fischer's essay Michael explores how the honeymoon period of practice comes to…
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The Stages of Meditation Practice, Part 2
Michael talks about how the person in us who is sick has the resources to…
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The Stages of Meditation Practice, Part 1
Michael begins talking about the snow and the differences between people and birds and then…
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Your Inner Child Never Grows Up!
A talk by Michael on how even the best meditators have old wounds that need…
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When Thorns Grow in Our Practice
A talk and group exercise for working with thorns when they begin to grow on…
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How Do You Use All Your Hands & Eyes?
Part two of Michael describing how to enter the path of practice and become a…
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Aim & Allow: How Mindfulness of Breathing Helps Us Manage Expectations
In meditation we need 'initial application of attention' then 'sustained application' so that we cultivate…
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Raw Fear is a Dot in Space
More people are afraid of uncertainty than they are of physical pain. If we do…
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Spiritual Bypassing & Mindfulness of Thinking
Michael integrates a discussion of spiritual bypassing (using practice to avoid dealing with painful feelings…
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Not Picking & Choosing
Michael uses an old Zen tale, a troubled story about him falling in love with…
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