Awake in the World Podcast
Michael Stone
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).
Episodes
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Jan 17, 2021 • 35min
You Can't Come Home Without Leaving First
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael talks about the similarities between mindfulness and homecoming.
Recorded December 8, 2009.
Jan 10, 2021 • 46min
Touch the Mobile Part Two
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael asks “What are you committed to?” He discusses the relationship between restraint and samadhi, as well as ethics, karma and the importance of taking action.
Recorded on December 8, 2007.
Jan 3, 2021 • 1h 20min
Touching the Mobile
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael considers how we tease out the parts of practice that are evolving and changeable versus the parts that are non-negotiable if we want to decrease suffering for ourselves and others.
Recorded December 7, 2007
Dec 20, 2020 • 56min
Best of Awake in the World: Shame, Perfectionism, and the Pre-Cognitive Dimension of Trauma
This week we're revisiting a favourite Awake in the World podcast episode. Michael explores how mindfulness and meditation practice can heal shame and trauma and how these symptoms manifest in relationship.
Recorded on November 20 2016. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Dec 14, 2020 • 39min
It’s Not About Figuring It Out
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael continues his discussion of The Five Powers of the Mind and offers some thoughts on tradition and yoga, the interpretation of the word faith, ethics, and self-care.
Recorded August 14, 2009.
Dec 6, 2020 • 1h 12min
The Five Powers of the Mind
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael discusses Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras with an emphasis on The Five Powers of the Mind (outlined in the first pada, line 20).
Recorded August 14, 2009.
Nov 29, 2020 • 47min
Noticing the Quality of Our Noticing
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael explains the meaning of taking refuge in Prajna Paramita (your heart), and your capacity to embrace your aliveness without being sidetracked by your storyteller.
Recorded April 28, 2009.
Nov 23, 2020 • 56min
You Are Your Refuge: Take Care of Yourself
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael considers the question: “If the boundaries of your self are conditioned and changeable, how do you know if you’ve stretched too far?” How do we balance the importance of boundaries and self-care against the need to be open, responsive, and flexible. Michael argues that you can’t have fluidity without boundaries, and discusses Shunryu Suzuki’s assertion that the best way to control a cow is to give it a large pasture.
Recorded on April 27, 2010.
Nov 15, 2020 • 53min
Best of Awake in the World: Love, Death & Oak Trees
This week we're revisiting a favorite Awake in the World podcast episode. In this talk, Michael describes the Buddha's death and discusses the Zen koan "Oak Tree in the Garden," meditation practice, and the politics of love.
Recorded at True North Insight in Ontario on April 19, 2014.
Nov 10, 2020 • 50min
Best of Awake in the World: The Role of the Body in Meditation Practice
This week we're revisiting a favorite Awake in the World podcast episode. In this talk, Michael uses the teachings on emptiness to work with the body. He calls sitting "physical practice" and he describes yoga as "psychological practice."
Recorded at True North Insight in Ontario on April 18, 2014.
