by Infinite Smile | Jan 11, 2011 | Blog
Do not mistake understanding for realization, and do not mistake realization for liberation. – Tibetan saying
by Infinite Smile | Jan 11, 2011 | Blog, Commuter Zen, Video
How can a full-throated, fire-filled response be spiritual?
by Infinite Smile | Jan 10, 2011 | Blog
The killings in Arizona reminds us that there is no spiritual teaching of any depth that encourages us to avoid what’s really going on. In fact, authentic spiritual practice is always grounded in facing what is, and then responding from profound openness....
by Infinite Smile | Jan 9, 2011 | Blog
I was enjoying a college basketball game on the tube yesterday when a news-ticker appeared across the base of the screen. It said something like “Several Killed in Mass Shooting in Tuscon” only to be followed up with “Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 6, 2011 | Blog
This entry comes from the book, Awake in This Life. ____ The Chinese Master Yunmen referred to the most profound Buddhist teachings as simply being “an appropriate response” to the circumstances of our lives. Any time we see egolessness in action, we are...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 4, 2011 | Blog, Commuter Zen, Video
How does differentiation occur in the teacher / student relationship?
