by Infinite Smile | Feb 17, 2010 | Blog
Blogger, Matthew Yglesias suggests: The map lumps the plains states in with the church belt, but if you look at the data more specifically youll see that nine of the ten churchiest states are in the south and the remaining one is Utah.
by Infinite Smile | Jan 22, 2010 | Blog
Question: How does one go about dedicating their life to this practice? I’m 25 and don’t have many responsibilities, so I have more flexibility and time to give to it. Answer: It’s like that old Nike slogan: just do it. There are ways of going about...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 6, 2010 | Blog
It’s hard to take much of this too seriously, but I still think two things are amazing: Brit Hume’s views on what Buddhism does and doesn’t offer speaks to a significant lack of understanding, and He does his best to play the martyr here even though...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 1, 2010 | Blog
Question: I’ve got a nuts-and-bolts question about meditation. There are so many varieties: following the breath, paying attention to whatever arises, focusing on something particular (like a prayer), Tonglen, etc. After years of teaching and practice, which...
by Infinite Smile | Dec 27, 2009 | Blog
I was asked recently after giving a talk on engaged politics, what I thought of peace as a political orientation. What came out of my mouth made me laugh. “I’m pro-peace,” I said. The young man just stared. I then went off a little bit on how an...
by Infinite Smile | Dec 27, 2009 | Blog
Here’s an argument that I’ve danced with for years: where do we draw the line on the Buddhist precept of not killing. Having just gone through a round of anti-biotics, I knowingly killed lots of things in my body. The name of the drug regimen...
