The Here and Now of Everyday Life
An archive of Michael Stone's teachings on Yoga and Buddhism for living an engaged life
Delve into techniques, philosophy, and practice from your own home
Michael put together and filmed several online courses. They were crafted for anyone looking to learn more about topics not covered at their local yoga studios or in the books they’re reading.
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Lotus Sutra, Part 19-1
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael shares a story of never disparaging Buddha and Mark Ragosian who lived in Woodstock New York There is nowhere you can stand that is not a place the Buddha hasn 8217
Lotus Sutra, Part 17
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Grant Hutchinson and Carina Stone give a talk on Chapter 15 and 16 of the Lotus Sutra based on their study group Seeing what is actually in our lives not just what
Lotus Sutra, Part 16: The Empty Room
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Mike Holboom and Christine Koch give talks on Chapter 15 of the Lotus Sutra One day I can have such a killer exhale that I end as a puddle of bones on
Lotus Sutra, Part 15
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael unpacks some parables to explore the story of an 8 year old girl who wakes up and touches every place in the Universe There is no such thing as an atom
Lotus Sutra, Part 14: Life is like a funeral
In this Awake in the World podcast episode Michael talks about fear community and how it grows He shares a poem by Leonard Cohen and then he reads his own poem about his mother
Lotus Sutra, Part 13: We Need Bodhisattvas
Michael talks about people who can rub our back and say 8220 it 8217 s ok 8221 and everything they do is jewelled
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