Episodes
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.10.16
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on October 16, 2023, about the book Dancing in the Flames. How do we create our own reality? How do we recognize and pursue the wisdom inside us? What leads us to our wholeness?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.10.09
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on October 9, 2023, about deep belonging. How do societal messages distort our understanding of belonging? How do we cultivate deep belonging within ourselves? How does our own belonging impact our ability to belong with others?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.09.18
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
Tuesday Sep 19, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on September 18, 2023, about facing the unknown. What is our relationship to the unknown? What stories or motions come up when we face the unknown? How do we relate to the unknown within ourselves? This talk fell on the Monday before the Autumnal Equinox.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.09.04
Monday Sep 04, 2023
Monday Sep 04, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on September 4, 2023, about nonattachment to outcome. What is our relationship to the unknown? What is the source of our inner urgency? How do we cultivate a heart ready for anything?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.07.17
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on July 17, 2023, about self-love. What are the misleading misconceptions about self-love? Why is self-love so difficult? Why is self-love essential for the spiritual path?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.07.10
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
Tuesday Jul 11, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on July 10, 2023, about emotional capacity. Why is the size of our capacity such a fundamental moral & spiritual issue? What are the everyday consequences of having a small or large capacity? How do we increase our capacity?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.07.02
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on July 2, 2023, about the spiritual foundations of America. What does it mean to be American? What does “pursing happiness” mean in the original sense? What wisdom teachings are contained in the Great Seal of the US? How do we align our personal spiritual work with the public good
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.15
Tuesday May 16, 2023
Tuesday May 16, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on May 15, 2023, about discipline. How do we cultivate discipline? What is the connection between discipline and self-love? What are the subtle differences between self-discipline and the paramita of discipline? This talk was the second in a series of six talks on the Paramitas in the Mahayana tradition.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday May 01, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.01
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on May 1, 2023, about the Jungian idea of the Shadow. How does pretend otherness differ from true otherness? How do we work with the deeply held patterns of permission that bind us? What is so frightening about stepping into our authentic power? This talk fell on the Celtic holiday of Beltaine.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.04.24
Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on April 24, 2023, about the meaning of life. How does living in the head prevent us from having richly meaningful experiences? How deep is our ability to connect? What is the role of inner silence in contacting what is most meaningful?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.