Host Michael Taft speaks with meditation teacher Catherine McGee about Soulmaking Dharma; her journey into meditation practice; using the word “soul” in a Buddhist context; working with the energy body; connecting with the imaginal in… Read More »Soulmaking Dharma with Catherine McGee
In this eight-part series, dharma teachers Michael Owens and Michael Taft present the Vimalakirti Nirdesa Sutra (The Advice of Vimalakirti) for the San Francisco Dharma Collective. In each of the eight parts, Michael Owens will… Read More »Meditating with Vimalakirti
Nondual Guided Meditation with Michael Taft According to Buddhist cosmology, the world of existence is divided into six types of beings. As one who is trapped in Samsara (i.e. ‘the world”) you can be reborn… Read More »Meditating on the Six Realms of Existence
From this episode of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast Transcribed by Tanner Holman Michael: Welcome to Deconstructing Yourself, the podcast for metamodern mutants interested in meditation, hardcore dharma, emptiness, Zen poetics, awakening, metasystematicity, and much, much… Read More »Evolving Ground with Rin’dzin Pamo and Jared Janes – Transcription
Guided Meditation with Michael Taft One hour guided meditation, followed by a dharma talk and Q&A. In all the meditations from Michael (labeled “nondual”) there is a structure behind what we are doing. First there… Read More »Nondual Vipashyana on Experience Arising
Depth Psychologist Steve Aizenstat speaks with host Michael Taft about dreams, the living image of dreams and their innate intelligence, the healing and creative power of the deep imagination; how dreams relate to meditation and… Read More »Dreams and the Spiritual Imagination, with Steve Aizenstat
Guided nondual meditation with Michael Taft In this one-of-a-kind guided nondual meditation, Michael Taft gives pointing out instructions. As the name suggests, the teacher is “pointing out” the nondual state to the student—showing them where… Read More »Pointing Out Instructions
Guided Vajrayana Meditation with Michael Taft A mandala is a circular or square diagram used in meditation.In this meditation, we begin with the usual two-part opening: shamatha with an object shamatha without an object Then… Read More »Mandala Meditation
Guided meditation by Michael Taft After the one-hour guided meditation, there is a dharma talk and Q&A. About this meditation. Many people feel that they have a “center of awareness,” which is the place that… Read More »Three Centers of Awareness
Guided Meditation by Michael Taft This one-hour nondual guided meditation is followed by commentary and a Q&A session. Meditation begins at 00:01. – Rousing Bodhicitta– Shamatha with an object– Shamatha without an object (Relaxing the… Read More »Nondual Investigation of Mind
Spiritual teacher A. H. Almaas speaks with host Michael Taft about the centrality of love to our spiritual nature, how to tell the difference between emotional love and spiritual love, how the wounds of love… Read More »Love Unveiled with A. H. Almaas
Guided Meditation with Michael Taft There are currently several systems of therapy that teach us to work with various parts of our multiple selves, in order to heal and to integrate. Coming from Western psychotherapy… Read More »Healing the Exile in Nondual Awareness
Buddhist Teacher and author Lopön Chandra Easton talks with Michael Taft about Vajrayana, her own pilgrimage and experiences in India, the struggle to bring motherhood, sexuality, the feminine, and the female voice into spiritual life,… Read More »Vajrayana and Deity Yoga with Chandra Easton