Unlike his normal dharma talks, this podcast is a recording of a presentation he gave to the Walnut Creek, California, Integral Transformative Practice group. For the most part Michael describes the three levels of awareness, nirmanakaya, sambhogakaya, and dharmakaya. At each level, he suggests that there are various traps and snares to consider as we walk the spiritual path. And yet Michael also suggests that there is a way that helps us avoid these impediments.

This talk was given to an Integral Transformative Practice group in Walnut Creek, California. In his talk, Michael discusses, among other things, ways in which our egos get in the way of realization, the Great Chain of Being, the "Spiritual Slingshot", evolution and involution, resistance, questioning, and the discipline needed for the simple practice of stillness.