by Infinite Smile | Feb 7, 2011 | Blog
Dennis “Genpo” Merzel has had more than a few rumors swirling around him recently. His response, appropriately, has been to leave the robes and his official status as a Soto Zen lineage holder behind. Here’s what he had to say about his situation:...
by Infinite Smile | Feb 4, 2011 | Blog
Great bit of writing at the elephant journal, by Erica Hamilton, on an area that offers tremendous confusion for practitioners: By keeping our eyes open in the face of suffering, we also choose to be present to everything that comes up in our minds and bodies when we...
by Infinite Smile | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog
Those who enter the gates of heaven are not beings who have no passions, but those who have cultivated an understanding of them. – William Blake
by Infinite Smile | Feb 1, 2011 | Blog, Commuter Zen, Video
Now that you’ve been practicing a while, where does the freedom show up that it didn’t before?
by Infinite Smile | Jan 28, 2011 | Blog, Photos
Attachment takes on many forms, obviously. High pressure hoses turned on those in prayer illicits some powerful reactions. But I find myself wondering if the clinging on display in the world, when recorded and shared like this picture, will lose at least some of...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 27, 2011 | Blog
Repeating “Thou, Thou,” I became Thou in me, no “I” remained. ~ The Mundaka Upanishad
