<![CDATA[Tea and a Porch]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc <![CDATA[Tea and a Porch]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc https://s3.amazonaws.com/podcasts-image-uploads/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc-large.jpg mikes1648@yahoo.com No No en-US false Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:41:00 GMT <![CDATA[Just this.. and a relationships]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/201898143 Short talk about relationships... and what is always here. 

]]> Michael Smith 21:52 false Just-this..-and-a-relationships-5a62 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:41:00 GMT <![CDATA[Nonduality talk Howard Community College Zen Class]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/196794774 Met with several students in a zen class at the college. Provided this presentation. Deep messages with native american flutes. 

]]> Michael Smith 74:40 false Nonduality-talk-Howard-Community-College-Zen-Class-ec1f Sat, 26 Oct 2019 12:33:50 GMT <![CDATA[Nonduality Talk at Howard Community College Philosophy Class]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/196780717 This is a live lecture I gave this week at a philosophy class at Howard Community College. Professor Harvery Jackson invited me to speak. 

]]> Michael Smith 72:33 false Nonduality-Talk-at-Howard-Community-College-Philosophy-Class-e10d Sat, 26 Oct 2019 04:17:25 GMT <![CDATA[The American Dream]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/194738237 The American Dream is just that.. a dream. This episode I look at the insane chase for happiness we all run to. Let's look at another way. 

]]> Michael Smith 11:05 false The-American-Dream-3e98 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 12:08:43 GMT <![CDATA[The Open Space... it awaits your knowing]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/193762412 A very deep look at open space and how to see it feel it and hear it as everything. How to live as this.. a long talk , a reminder.

]]> Michael Smith 20:43 false The-Open-Space...-it-awaits-your-knowing-69e4 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 12:11:23 GMT <![CDATA[Pain and Love ]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/193762410 This short podcast will guide you through the process of sensing pain deeply to know that it is ... Love. 


]]> Michael Smith 8:43 false Pain-and-Love--ecd3 Sat, 24 Aug 2019 11:26:12 GMT <![CDATA[Guest Speaker at Zen Class - Howard Comm College]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/193295549 This is a talk I gave at a zen class this week. I used cell phones as a way of sharing how we can go from a concentrated knowingness of being to an open boundless presence. Also talked about why we don't dive into our truth. 

]]> Michael Smith 91:21 false Guest-Speaker-at-Zen-Class-Howard-Comm-College-2842 Sun, 11 Aug 2019 19:04:25 GMT <![CDATA[The Ego and Seeing ]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/192426875 This podcast explores the illusions of what its really like to live as awakened. Do emotions still affect us?  Are we supposed to be more mellow and feel peace and love all the time?

]]> Michael Smith 13:29 false The-Ego-and-Seeing--ce16 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 14:07:01 GMT <![CDATA[Relationships... allowing what is]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/191874430 In this podcast I got into seeing all appearances as THAT. As the presence they are.. DO we really have to worry? DO we really have to be something, get somewhere?

]]> Michael Smith 19:08 false Relationships...-allowing-what-is-7133 Sat, 06 Jul 2019 15:51:59 GMT <![CDATA[Stories and how to fix all of them]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/190924709 Let's look at stories.. do they really do anything for us. Our stories we build up, our plays in our heads, what purpose do they serve... are they real. 


]]> Michael Smith 13:47 false Stories-and-how-to-fix-all-of-them-f118 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 01:11:00 GMT <![CDATA[The Outer World is it really there?]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/190538388 Explore the senses here in this short talk about how to discover if the outer world is there or just an expression 

]]> Michael Smith 12:33 false The-Outer-World-is-it-really-there-1bd9 Sun, 02 Jun 2019 23:59:00 GMT <![CDATA[Do We Exist?]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/190270713 Do we exist

that name we are given ?

if not then.. what, wow!!  How to live life then?

]]> Michael Smith 16:55 false Do-We-Exist-009a Wed, 29 May 2019 12:09:28 GMT <![CDATA[Your purpose in Life]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/187331018 talk I gave at Howard Community College phil 101 class. 

]]> Michael Smith 74:46 false Your-purpose-in-Life-c6a6 Wed, 20 Mar 2019 02:31:38 GMT <![CDATA[Freewill and Thoughts]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/186875258 This is a hot subject. To realize there is no freewill,  leads to looking directly at realizing there is no YOU. 

]]> Michael Smith 18:48 false Freewill-and-Thoughts-d9ed Wed, 06 Mar 2019 21:34:20 GMT <![CDATA[Seeing Presence in the Day.. ]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/186341041 This is a very quick and strong hitting talk about how to really fall into and see presence. I recorded it while doing a drive , hope the noise is not too much. 

Its the gap we often miss, we can easily find peace sitting in a room but how to find it during the day..??  

]]> Michael Smith 21:28 false Seeing-Presence-in-the-Day..--7eca Mon, 18 Feb 2019 16:31:32 GMT <![CDATA[Looking Back at the Holiday]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/184721046 This is a look back at what a holiday is, was and how to find peace in the holiday. Its a deep look at how our minds desire more and more. 

]]> Michael Smith 10:23 false Looking-Back-at-the-Holiday-55ac Thu, 27 Dec 2018 13:26:24 GMT <![CDATA[Suicide and Nondualtiy]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/183884849 I recently had someone I know end their life. I made this for anyone who is in a state of depression. Our young kids today need this I sense. 

]]> Michael Smith 14:46 false Suicide-and-Nondualtiy-2aaf Fri, 14 Dec 2018 13:49:20 GMT <![CDATA[Living as an Awakened Being - Talk at zen class]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/175307794 I recently spoke at the zen class at Ho Comm College. This talk goes into death, and living beyond death. I also use native American FLutes to explore emotions. 

]]> Michael Smith 93:27 false Living-as-an-Awakened-Being-Talk-at-zen-class-57fc Sat, 27 Oct 2018 19:59:40 GMT <![CDATA[Native Amerian Flute Journey]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/174577693 This was from a talk / Flute journey I presented at a philosophy class at Ho Co College. There were about 39 students. Most seemed to be listening , a few slept. I  used a story of three individuals along with a native flute journey to bring awareness to the students. I hope you enjoy it also. 

]]> Michael Smith 72:42 false Native-Amerian-Flute-Journey-2ec9 Wed, 17 Oct 2018 12:09:11 GMT <![CDATA[Streams and Flow]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/171247037 A little talk by a stream. Even though it sounds like a river. This was a super small stream.  

Meditation at the end with the sound of the river/stream. 

]]> Michael Smith 13:23 false Streams-and-Flow-82cb Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:57:29 GMT <![CDATA[Bacon Apple Salad and Superheroes]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/156349509 Are we amazing superheroes with the ability to let go and dissolve one scene to the next?  Are we that amazing?  what is this consciousness and how to keep it. really keep it. ? How to see it in everyday life?  This little talk will explore it. 

]]> Michael Smith 22:30 false Bacon-Apple-Salad-and-Superheroes-642e Tue, 10 Jul 2018 21:04:39 GMT <![CDATA[anger and the nondual way]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/156217073 We are all learning and finding out ways to deal with patterns that we have picked up. This week I look at how to deal with anger. This comes from a personal experience and how I worked through it. Anger is a way of limiting ourself to a concentrated form of energy that hurts the body and constricts the flow of who we are. It is also a tool that can be used to dis-cover who we are. 

]]> Michael Smith 20:06 false anger-and-the-nondual-way-140b Tue, 22 May 2018 12:30:15 GMT <![CDATA[The Way Things Ought To Be]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/156109081 Ok, Recorded this one while driving. This has some of the best pointers in it, but the road sounds in the back are a bit loud. I am still learning. 

In this podcast i look at what it means to be a being of light, and what forgiveness really is from the nondual aspect. 

I hope you enjoy the show. 


]]> Michael Smith 39:46 false The-Way-Things-Ought-To-Be-62fe Wed, 16 May 2018 15:33:53 GMT <![CDATA[Rock N Roll Concert and Letting Go]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/154372864 Review of wtmd concert, bands as energy, music, and how to let go. Oh and anal retentive people too!

]]> Michael Smith 26:37 false Rock-N-Roll-Concert-and-Letting-Go-84ce Sat, 05 May 2018 18:26:45 GMT <![CDATA[Weeping Willow Tree and How to Heal Patterns]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/150941614 Talk about healing patterns, and how suffering and ending it can open Present Awareness. Also about how once patterns are healed the path of Present Awareness shines more and more. Some poems about Love and Weeping Willow Trees too and a Uke song. 

]]> Michael Smith 31:37 false Weeping-Willow-Tree-and-How-to-Heal-Patterns-36bb Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:44:56 GMT <![CDATA[Dead Husbands and the Big Bang Theory]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/149700812 A little talk about the rich illuminati, dead husbands and the big bang theory. These are some highlights from my week as i attempted to teach nonduality to the seniors in a few retirement communities. So much fun. Also some guitar music in 432hz 

]]> Michael Smith 39:12 false Dead-Husbands-and-the-Big-Bang-Theory-784f Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:05:28 GMT <![CDATA[8 Rules of Enlightenment... and a Heavy Metal Song]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/146646155 I came up with 8 things I noticed after enlightenment. These are the rules and how they work. Of course, there are 1000 more i am sure. This podcast goes into the rules and what they meant to me. 

]]> Michael Smith 35:57 false 8-Rules-of-Enlightenment...-and-a-Heavy-Metal-Song-124f Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:42:22 GMT <![CDATA[The Kiss that Killed Sally]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/144636298 I had an IM conversation with someone looking to find out why their kisses are causing pain. I then acted out the conversation, in this first one-man play!!  All characters are played by the boundless me.. talking to myself. (ok that sounded weird)  Just listen you will get the idea.   and a bonus visit by Barney the Cat. 

]]> Michael Smith 33:30 false The-Kiss-that-Killed-Sally-a75c Wed, 04 Apr 2018 13:11:38 GMT <![CDATA[Awareness VS. Em Other People]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143863986 This exciting podcast goes over the phases of awareness and awakening. How it opens in life, why and what next. I also discuss how and why the world seems cold after awakening, and how to deal with that.. add some guitar to this, a few poems, (you provide the tea) and we have another show!!

]]> Michael Smith 39:22 false Awareness-VS.-Em-Other-People-2198 Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:07:07 GMT <![CDATA[Dreams and Tea Pots]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143704210 In this episode, I take a deep look, from experience, as to whether we wake up from sleeping and the world already exists or, does it appear just upon looking at it. Meaning is the teapot there as we sleep?? I also look at behavior and how we go into character and then see it after the effect, oh and I also look at memories!!  This was a fun one. It just came about. 

]]> Michael Smith 34:20 false Dreams-and-Tea-Pots-8425 Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:36:32 GMT <![CDATA[Love is... and a dog bowl]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143690932 In this podcast I look at finding that place where you can include everything as sacred.  Even a dogbowl.  The outer world can be challenging. So how do blend and bridge the two 

]]> Michael Smith 40:18 false Love-is...-and-a-dog-bowl-1428 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:55:28 GMT <![CDATA[Relationships and Stinky Papermills]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143690317 All about relationships from a nondual way of seeing. This question comes from a friend. So I helped her here. 

]]> Michael Smith 21:16 false Relationships-and-Stinky-Papermills-c731 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:56:52 GMT <![CDATA[Young minds and wisdom - LIve talk ]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143689680 I was invited to Howard Community College to speak to the philosophy class about the Nature of Reality. A large class of amazing students and a professor that is just going out of his way to teach nonduality! If only we all had this as students. This talk goes over the difference between living as a ME and as Presence. 

]]> Michael Smith 70:03 false Young-minds-and-wisdom-LIve-talk--9d02 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:15:44 GMT <![CDATA[Walt Whitman and a Bird]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143689517 It was a Sunday, I had some time so I threw this together.  A bit of rambling about how sound and life "over there" is an illusion. A rather deep look into how to see the world truer and get out of "Story". UPdate of my week and some great Walt Whitman poetry. 

]]> Michael Smith 26:08 false Walt-Whitman-and-a-Bird-d32b Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:12:56 GMT <![CDATA[What really is Nonuality, and How to Get a Haircut. ]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143688002 This podcast is about what really is nonduality and how to access it in a very simple manner and incorporate it into your life. Then I share how to see it while getting a hair cut and live in the flow of presence. The pros and cons and the ways we make ourselves suffer. I also play some fantastic music at the beginning and talk about technology. 

]]> Michael Smith 53:23 false What-really-is-Nonuality-and-How-to-Get-a-Haircut.--70ca Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:06:40 GMT <![CDATA[Money and Bosses]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143687842 How does money effect us, how to make more? Why our boss is a dork?  A short ramble of how to see through this fear and money story that jumps out at us. 

]]> Michael Smith 15:13 false Money-and-Bosses-9415 Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:22:00 GMT <![CDATA[Dont give the finger when passing someone. ]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143687484 Exploring music, Shakespear poetry, and some Rumi too.. Questions about life after death and reincarnation and how to deal with complete morons in the world. Are they really morons. Another episode of living in this world awakened and the rather odd things we see. 

]]> Michael Smith 40:47 false Dont-give-the-finger-when-passing-someone.--575e Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:06:50 GMT <![CDATA[Sold My Soul]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143687224 This was recorded down in Baltimore, busy noise and life within the podcast. Tips on how to see the world as an enlightened being.  This podcasts covers these topics:

How to find the heart in a job you are burned out in. We will also look at some poetry by Charles Borkoski, talk about seeing life from Awareness, and answer a few questions about relationships and enlightenment. 

]]> Michael Smith 40:51 false Sold-My-Soul-e50f Sat, 10 Feb 2018 13:10:10 GMT <![CDATA[How is your week going?]]> https://creators.podcasts.com/podcast/tea-and-a-porch-900f6ffdc/episode/143686862 Making a pot of green tea and talking about the Amish, cold, frozen trees, Superbowl,  giving up sugar (holy hell) and how to start your week as present awareness and save a lot of pain. 

]]> Michael Smith 24:03 false How-is-your-week-going-1932 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 17:16:24 GMT