I met Michael through the Nashua Buddhist Meditation Group and felt how deeply he understood the dharma, and caught a glimpse of how many practices he had learned. Over the years I caught other glimpses of how deeply he understood the fundamentals of music, of computer workings, and a myriad of other subjects - it seemed he grasped the underlying workings of so much. He had great curiosity which drew him forward. He was a gentle soul. I am grateful he is free from the tangled nature of his mind the last few years.