Episodes
Sunday May 28, 2023
Mike’s I-Revolution Dharma Talk, 2023.05.28
Sunday May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the I-Revolution at East Bay Healing Collective on May 28, 2023, about memory. How do we work with the stories we tell ourselves? What kind of commitment do we have with ourselves? What does it mean to “remember” the part of us that is eternal?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday May 08, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.08
Monday May 08, 2023
Monday May 08, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on May 8, 2023, about generosity. When is giving true generosity? What are the connections between generosity and vulnerability? What are the many forms of generosity in everyday life? This talk was the first in a series of six talks on the Paramitas in the Mahayana tradition.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.04.10
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on April 10, 2023, about recognizing the Sacred. How is taking anything for granted a poison in in spiritual life? Are we alive to the way that beauty can move us? Do we allow out heart to be touched by all the love around us?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.04.03
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on April 3, 2023, about the Last Supper discourse. What is the role of humility & humiliation in spiritual life? What ideal of love furthers our unfolding? How do we move closer to the interconnection that is our primary reality? This talk fell on the Monday of Holy Week.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.02.20
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on February 20, 2023, about discipline, one of the paramitas of the Buddhas. Why is self-discipline so hard in modern times? What are the potential pitfalls of cultivating discipline? How do we craft a discipline that affirms and nurtures all of who we are?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.02.06
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on February 6, 2023, about antiracism & Buddhism. How does antiracist work dovetail with Buddha dharma? How do we unpack the racism held in our bodies? How do we embody love & compassion in a healing & integrative way? This talk fell on the first Monday of Black History month.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.01.16
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on January 16, 2023, about the sacrifice of love. How deeply do you give? In what ways are you prepared to risk yourself in love? How do we cultivate the capacity to step into the more profound levels of letting go? This talk fell on the evening of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.01.09
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on January 9, 2023, about believing in oneself. What would it mean to have faith in oneself? How would we live if we really trusted ourselves and our intuitions? How do we cultivate greater self-trust and self-fidelity?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Mike’s Dharma Talk, December 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
Tuesday Dec 27, 2022
This is a dharma talk on December 27, 2022, about unique vs. special. What are the profound ways we are unique? What are some of the traps around seeing ourselves or our lives as special? What is the relation of humility to these ideas? This talk fell on the Christian feast of St, John, Apostle & Evangelist.
Here is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2022.12.12
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on December 12, 2022, about reckless love. How do we respond to the overwhelming reckless love of the Sacred for us? How can we be more reckless, in totally healthy & functional ways, in our practice of compassion & love? What are the risks inherent in the most noble forms of love?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.