Episodes
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.04.06
Monday Apr 06, 2020
Monday Apr 06, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on April 6, 2020, about a Buddhist perspective on the Passion & Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Even if we don’t believe the Christian story, what lessons does this story hold about the nature of the sacrifice demanded of us and the nature of the transformation possible?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.03.30
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on March 30, 2020, about opening to Life. In what ways are your present to Life, fully here and able feel it deeply, and in what ways are you defended against the raw energy of Life? In what ways are you a spectator, simply watching Life go by? How can you show up more powerfully?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.03.23
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on March 23, 2020, about the third jewel, the sangha. What gifts do we gain from a spiritual community? What benefits do we derive from being in connection with others doing the work?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.03.16
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on March 16, 2020, about facing fears. How do we remain grounded when fear arises? How can we connect to a deep sense of trust and safety within?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.03.09
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on March 9, 2020, about uncertainty. What do uncertain conditions bring up in you? How can we get better at facing uncertainty? How can we learn to face uncertainty with deep trust?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.03.02
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on March 2, 2020, about desire and longing. What are the cravings that pull us away from ourselves and drive us toward distraction, and how are these different from the longing that arise from our depths and that lead us to our true selves?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.02.24
Monday Feb 24, 2020
Monday Feb 24, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on February 17, 2020, about Jung’s idea of the Shadow. How do we hold those parts of ourselves that are problematic, that run against how we would like to see ourselves? What is our relationship to the parts of us that struggle, suffer, and fail? And how can we move more toward wholeness and joyous integration? This talk occurred two days before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Christian season of Lent.
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.02.17
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on February 17, 2020, about abundance. How much access do we create for ourselves to enjoy abundance of money, time, and love? How do learned patterns of scarcity prevent us from tapping into our own abundance and the fundamental ground of abundance that underlies human existence?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.02.10
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on February 3, 2020, about intention. What does it mean to live with clear intention? In what ways are you at odds with yourself? How could you bring a quality of deep intentionality to your everyday life?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2020.02.03
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on February 3, 2020, about stepping into your power. What are the characteristics of people who have stepped into their power? Why do so many people back away from their own power? What are the challenges associated with stepping into one’s power?
This is the quote sheet for the talk.