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In this evening’s talk, Michael talks about how it’s so necessary to give spiritual practice everything we’ve got. It appears that the fire of intention and the peace of surrender are deeply opposed. While this is true for egos, awakening shows us that they are aspects of an undivided whole.

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There is nothing more dangerous than clinging in action, and this video seems to be full of clinging.

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In this evening’s talk, Michael talks about how we can free ourselves from anger if we can deeply recognize our fear.

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In this evening’s talk, Michael discusses how our ego’s can skillfully impede the process of awakening by subtly preventing us from committing fully, and wholeheartedly, to a practice.

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CNN’s Rick Sanchez plays portions of a sermon given by Pastor Steven Anderson from a Tempe, AZ, church, given the day before President Obama arrived for a town hall meeting.

What’s the appropriate response to this?