Brahma Vihara Meditation
Guided Meditation with Michael Taft In this hour-long guided meditation, Michael Taft leads you through the four Brahma Viharas Meditation, or “Divine Abodes.”
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Using Emptiness to Cut Through
Nondual Guided Meditation with Michael Taft One hour meditation: 2:58 – Meditation begins (shamatha with an object)17:45 – Dissolving with the Out Breath32:11 – Dropping the Ball (i.e. shamatha without an object)47:10 – Cut through… Read More »Using Emptiness to Cut Through
Silence, Stillness (Nondual)
Guided Meditation by Michael Taft Lasts for one hour. Followed by dharma talk and Q&A. Behind the apparent confusion and hubbub of sensory experience—including thoughts, feelings, body sensations, sight, sound, smell, taste, and everything else—there… Read More »Silence, Stillness (Nondual)
Boundaryless, Timeless Stillness
Nondual Guided Meditation with Michael Taft Continuing with digging deeper into nondual meditation techniques over the past year or so, in this guided meditation, Michael Taft expands contact with the experience of the awakened mind—which… Read More »Boundaryless, Timeless Stillness
How to Jhana
Jhanas are special states of deep absorption that make a wonderful setup for doing awakening practices. In this video, meditation teacher Michael Taft describes what jhanas are, and clarifies the basic steps for getting into… Read More »How to Jhana
The Vimalakirti Experience, Part 6B – Entering the Dharma Door of Nonduality
Want to enter the dharma door of nonduality? Watch this video. This is week four of an eight week collaboration between Michael Owens and Michael Taft. Each Sunday, Michael Owens will teach on a(t least… Read More »The Vimalakirti Experience, Part 6B – Entering the Dharma Door of Nonduality
The Vimalakirti Experience, Part 5B – The Family of the Tathagatas
This is week four of an eight week collaboration between Michael Owens and Michael Taft. Each Sunday, Michael Owens will teach on a(t least one) chapter of the VNS. Then the following Thursday, Michael Taft… Read More »The Vimalakirti Experience, Part 5B – The Family of the Tathagatas
The Vimalakirti Experience, Part 4B – The Goddess
This is week four of an eight week collaboration between Michael Owens and Michael Taft. Each Sunday, Michael Owens will teach on a(t least one) chapter of the VNS. Then the following Thursday, Michael Taft… Read More »The Vimalakirti Experience, Part 4B – The Goddess
Dropping the Ultra Ball
aka: Ultra-dropping the Ball Guided nondual meditation by Michael Taft, in an undisclosed location, for the San Francisco Dharma Collective. For the last 30 meditations or so, we have often used Michael’s technique, called “dropping… Read More »Dropping the Ultra Ball
Hacking the Stack, Pt. 2
Part Two of a Four Part Class at San Francisco Dharma Collective. Michael Taft explains his system of understanding meditation experience. With guided meditations. In the second session of this class, we learn more about… Read More »Hacking the Stack, Pt. 2
There but not There
Hour long nondual guided meditation by Michael Taft at San Francisco Dharma Collective. 0 – 15 min – shamatha 15 – 30 min – contacting the Natural Mind (“dropping the ball” technique) 30 – 60… Read More »There but not There
Who Is Aware?
Hour long guided nondual meditation by Michael Taft at the San Francisco Dharma Collective. First fifteen minutes are shamatha (relaxed focus). Then “dropping the ball.” Then inquiry into awareness. Want to learn more about nonduality?… Read More »Who Is Aware?
Where Does Experience Take Place?
60 minute nondual guided meditation by Michael Taft at the San Francisco Dharma Collective. First part: samatha (relaxed focus)Second part: contacting natural mindThird part: investigating where experience takes placeFollowed by dharma talk and Q&A. Where… Read More »Where Does Experience Take Place?