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Michael Stone opens a silent retreat talking about seeing everything as medicine and how meditation teaches us how to practice intimacy, even with old wounds. Recorded at True North Insight in Ontario on April 17, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Andréa de Keijzer)

Bring Me Something That Isn't Medicine

Michael uses the Dhammapada to explore letting go of hostility, it’s effect on kids and families, and his separation. Copenhagen 30 min.

Photo credit: Andréa de Keijzer

Copenhagen 2: Letting Go of Hostility & Resentment

Michael comments on the Buddhist text The Dhammapada exploring projection on teachers, noticing rigidity, and understanding the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. Copenhagen. 65 min.

Photo credit: Andréa de Keijzer

Copenhagen 3: The Fire that Feeds Our Life

Students from Denmark, Germany and Sweden talk together about working with ethics in the realms of sexuality, marriage, family and work. Copenhagen 50min

Photo credit: Andréa de Keijzer

Copenhagen 3 pt.2: Ethics in Our Lives

During a 5-day intensive Michael explores key terms from a 15th century text on yoga and talks about mental habits, yoga postures, and the ways that the habits of mind and body are actually the path. Michael explains savasana, corpse pose. University of Toronto. co-taught with Kathryn Bruni-Young. 1.5 hours.

Hatha Yoga (1)

Focusing on equanimity as a deep roundedness, Michael explores how to be balanced and creative without becoming indifferent. Equanimity doesn’t wear out. How joy, delight and tranquility arise in meditation. At the end Michael gets into some interesting ideas about working with frustration & consumerism. ENSO Foundation, Kelowna, B.C., 1 hour. 

7 Factors Of Awakening (Pt.2)

Imee Ooi - Medicine Buddha Dharani (Bhaisajyaguru) Phật Dược Sư

Describing how the Buddha met fear, Michael maps out how concentration practice unfolds, then offers a mind-opening view of rebirth and reincarnation. Wisconsin. Recorded March 26, 2017.

Fear, Rebirth, and the 3 Insights

More people are afraid of uncertainty than they are of physical pain. If we do something about our own pain, we can connect with the pain of others. 50% of our practice should be inward and 50% in our environment. Green Bay, Wisconsin. Recorded March 28, 2017.

Raw Fear is a Dot in Space

Caitlin Lambstrom remembers Michael and what he taught her: that practice is not a way to transcend our humanness, but to embrace it.  Awakening is not an end goal, but a possibility that exists in each moment - even the painful ones. Recorded on retreat in Victoria, BC on Oct 7, 2017.

Caitlin Lambstrom has studied with teachers in the Vipassana, Tibetan, and Zen traditions, and has received teacher training from Shambhala and the Interdependence Project in New York. She worked closely with Michael Stone since 2015 as part of his mentorship program and assisted him in teaching meditation on silent retreats and workshops, as well as working with students one-on-one.  She currently lives in Chicago with her husband Nathan and their dog Basho.

Falling Down, Getting Up

Michael continues his month-long discussion about masks and how they shouldn't stick to your face. He gives the sangha some homework. Recorded Oct 11, 2010.

Who Am I If Not This Mask?

Awake in the World Podcast is a library of talks on a wide-range of topics, including bringing mindfulness and meditation practice into daily life; personal and community issues regarding mental health; and social change. The podcasts were recorded at live events so you might hear coughing, airplanes, cars, sirens, laughter, and peoples’ questions—all part of the intimate experience. Michael Stone (1974-2017) was a Buddhist teacher, author, and mental health advocate. His legacy is stewarded by Carina Stone. Podcast funded by Patreon (patreon.com/michaelstone).