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?
Nondual teacher and psychotherapist John Prendergast speaks with host Michael Taft about the heart area as an opening to infinite space, contacting the “dark matrix” of the ground, the body as a vibrant expression of… Read More »The Nondual Heart, with John Prendergast
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?
Guided nondual meditation by Michael Taft at the San Francisco Dharma Collective. Meditation lasts 1 hour, followed by dharma talk and questions. When we allow awareness to simply and directly notice body sensations—without the tension… Read More »Pure Embodied Awareness
Nondual teacher and psychotherapist Loch Kelly speaks with host Michael Taft about what nondualism is, schools of effort vs. non-effort (and those in between), the five foundations of effortless mindfulness, awake awareness and rigpa, stabilizing… Read More »Nonduality and Awake Awareness, with Loch Kelly
Guided nondual meditation by Michael Taft at San Francisco Dharma Collective. Meditation begins almost right away, and lasts for one hour. Followed by Q&A with the sangha. Special guest: Rin’dzin Pamo (who was present but… Read More »Phenomena are Made of Awareness Itself
The following is a transcript of this podcast episode: Transcript Introduction: Welcome to Deconstructing Yourself, the podcast for modern mutants interested in meditation, awakening, emptiness, post-, non-, and un-Buddhism, hardcore Dharma, the Bodhisattva Vajrapāṇi, and… Read More »Reversing the Stack—A Nondual Practice Map—Transcript
Guided nondual meditation by Michael Taft at the San Francisco Dharma Collective.Meditation starts almost at the beginning, and lasts for one hour. Then a dharma talk followed by Q&A. The “one real miracle” referred to… Read More »The One Real Miracle
Host Michael Taft speaks with Michael Owens, a Buddhist teacher and author, about being a monk in Taiwan, Buddhist sutras as portals to alternate realities, understanding dependent origination, the nondual ground and extreme psychedelia of… Read More »Meditating with Buddhist Sutras, with Michael Owens
Hour-long guided nondual meditation by Michael Taft at the San Francisco Dharma Collective. 15 min of shamatha (relaxing and focusing). Then we dive into finding the source of thought. Then into nondual awareness.Then noticing that… Read More »Realizing the Nature of Mind
The following is a transcript of this podcast episode: Transcript Introduction: Welcome to Deconstructing Yourself, the podcast for modern mutants interested in meditation, awakening, emptiness, post-, non-, and un-Buddhism, hardcore Dharma, love for British Columbia… Read More »Deconstructing Sensory Experience — a Transcript
The following is a transcript of this podcast episode: Transcript Michael: Hello and welcome to Deconstructing Yourself, the podcast for modern mutants interested in mindfulness, meditation, awakening, and much more. My name is Michael Taft… Read More »Masters of Oblivion — Transcript of an Interview with Kenneth Folk
Hour-long guided nondual meditation practice with Michael Taft. Followed by group Q&A. Learn more about nonduality here. You can watch many more videos in this series here.