Note: This is a transcript of the podcast episode that you can listen to here. The introductory material has been elided. Michael: Alright, I’m extremely happy to finally be here recording live with my good… Read More »Am I Mindful Right Now? with guest Kenneth Folk – Transcript
Michael W. Taft leads a 30 minute guided meditation on gratitude. Begins with shamatha on thoughts and feelings of gratitude. Then switches to nondual awareness of gratitude. Although this was originally recorded on Thanksgiving Day… Read More »Thanksgiving Guided Meditation on Gratitude
Hour-long guided meditation by Michael Taft, exploring the inconceivable nature of awareness and experience. Live stream from SFDC, specially transported to Sarvagandhasugandha for one night. Meditation ends around 1:01:00Then dharma talk and Q&A. Meditation steps:–… Read More »The Inconceivable
Guided mindfulness meditation from the surface of awareness to the very source of awareness. Michael guides the group through a meditation descending through (most of) his vipassana map. One hour sit. Starts almost at the… Read More »Meditating Down the Stack
In this episode, host Michael Taft shares a map of deconstructing sensory experience. This is intended to help orient you to your vipassana meditation practice; helping you to understand where you’re at, where you’re going,… Read More »Deconstructing Sensory Experience, with Michael Taft
Host Michael Taft speaks with Vajrayana teacher Rin’dzin Pamo about Vajrayana meditation practice currently, adapting practices for our times, their practice of The Mind Illuminated, the role of the guru in practice, how meditation practice… Read More »Vajrayana, Engineering, and Jiu Jitsu, with Rin’dzin Pamo
Guided meditation by Michael Taft, lasting approx one hour. Begins with a long session of deep, belly breathing (about 15 min). Then we contact vast, spacious awareness, going very deeply into it. We then center… Read More »The Fox Wedding
Why Metadharma? is an unusual episode of the Deconstructing Yourself podcast, in that it’s Part 2 of a joint interview between Vince and Michael Taft. Part 1 appeared on the Buddhist Geeks podcast recently, and… Read More »Why Metadharma?, Pt. 2, with Vincent Horn
Sometimes the best meditation practice is simply to surrender. This post is about how to let go. For many years, I took my meditation practice very seriously. I dedicated a significant portion of my life… Read More »Just Let Go — Surrender Everything in Meditation
Host Michael Taft speaks with clinical psychologist and life coach, Douglas Tataryn, Ph.D. about meditation and psychology. Topics include his work with meditation teachers such as Culadasa, the “wake up, clean up, grow up, and… Read More »Meditation, Emotions, and the Bio-Emotive Framework with Douglas Tataryn
Listen to this guided sleep meditation. It will help you to enjoy relaxed, natural sleep without drugs or medication. Guided by meditation teacher Michael Taft. Here is the audio-only version of the same meditation: Download… Read More »Guided Sleep Meditation – Relaxation
Host Michael Taft speaks with Loch Kelly on nondual practices, contemporary forms of ancient awareness techniques, dzogchen, mahamudra, advaita, the role of psychotherapy in awakening, the need—or not—for a guru, open-hearted awareness, internal family systems… Read More »Loch Kelly on Awareness, Freedom, and Effortless Mindfulness
by Michael W. Taft There are zillions of books on meditation, but there are very few I would recommend, especially for somebody just starting out. Below you’ll find just the books I feel are the… Read More »Best Meditation Books 2019