ISmile 212- What We Really Want

In this podcast, Michael explores the roots or our wanting and our desire to have things a certain way. Ultimately, “…our Freedom”, he says, “reveals itself in this exploration of desire.” In order to speed up this process, finding a...

ISmile211 – Behind the Mask of Self-concern

This particular podcast was recorded at a recent half-day intensive. In it, Michael shares his experience as a father and how it’s reminded him to pay very close attention to the mask of personality. Doing so helps us see what is behind our own masks as well as...

ISmile 210- The Trial

In this podcast, Michael shares his experience of going through the deep trials of spiritual work. Rather than being impediments to the Path, Michael argues that the powerful challenges that stillness brings helps to bring light into and through our work. This...

ISmile209 – Living Unopposed

In this podcast, Michael shares his view of what it means to no longer oppose anything. Rather than letting this guide us into a bland state of dormancy and avoidance, non-opposition helps us engage more constructively in life....

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