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In tonight’s talk, Michael discusses how our practice can be light, medium or deep. Deep practice takes us to the ragged edge of our personal limitations and in the process show us the view of the Impersonal. Questions and comments deal with consciously letting the dharma get us wet; dealing with this practice as well as a partner who doesn’t practice; and patience that comes with deep practice.

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In this video response Michael addresses the way that traditions can get in the way of Awakening.

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In this video podcast Michael addresses the issue of attaching to the stories of our mind as well as our religious conditioning.

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In this video response Michael addresses the issue of the ever-present witnessing awareness as brought up by one of his listeners known as the Jewish Atheist.

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Can we really count on anything? Anything at all? In tonight’s talk, Michael discusses how Nietszche’s suggestion that “change is the only constant” holds true for all things. Questions and comments deal with attachment to personal views; and how all of this can relate to koan study.

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How is it that we can have experiences of Grace and Awakening but then fall back into the places of contraction? In tonight’s talk, Michael suggests that grace and ease in life only arise when there is surrender. This shows itself as generosity and fearlessness. This is how Dogen Zenji’s comments about how “when we study the self, we forget the self, and when we forget the self we are enlightened by all things. Questions and comments deal with gratitude; coping with people who are not as conscious; participating constructively in an unenlightened work environment; and bringing the experiences of the cushion into the day-to-day reality of life.

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How is it that we can have experiences of Grace and Awakening but then fall back into the places of contraction? In tonight’s talk, Michael points out Dogen Zenji’s “3 Leaks” as a way for us not to defile our opening to the Deep Singularity. Also recognizing the 3 Leaks helps to inspire a deeper and deeper practice that takes us from the winds of life into the eye of the hurricane. Questions and comments deal with poetic representations of the Infinite; recognizing the that being in nature and being in the middle of an urban throb have equal amounts of deep peace; and the psychological exhaustion that comes when we partially participate in a practice.