The Heart of Light Podcast

Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.29

This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on May 29, 2023, about enthusiasm.  What is the difference between enthusiasm and excitement? How hungry are we for truth and growth? What is the critical role of accepting feedback in spiritual life?  This talk was the fourth in a series of six talks on the Paramitas in the Mahayana tradition.

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Mike’s I-Revolution Dharma Talk, 2023.05.28

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?  

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Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.22

This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on May 22, 2023, about patience.  What does patience have to do with expectations and capacity?   What is the “near enemy” of patience? How do we cultivate equanimity and presence? This talk was the third in a series of six talks on the Paramitas in the Mahayana tradition.

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Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.15

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.

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Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.08

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.

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Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.05.01

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. 

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Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.04.24

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?

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Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.04.17

This is my dharma talk from the East Bay Healing Collective on April 17, 2023, about humility.  How does the wounding of toxic shame pervert our understanding of humility? How can we joyfully embrace letting go of ego’s many self-glorifying attachments? How is healthy humility deeply grounded in self-love?

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Mike’s I-Revolution Dharma Talk, 2023.04.16

This is my dharma talk from the I-Revolution at East Bay Healing Collective on April 16, 2023, about emotional sovereignty.  How are healthy boundaries a gift to ourselves & others? What does it mean to cultivate a warrior’s discipline? What are the challenges and rewards of embracing deep self-responsibility?

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Mike’s Dharma Talk, 2023.04.10

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?

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