by Infinite Smile | Mar 26, 2009 | Blog
Sex educator, Violet Blue, interviews author, punk rock bassist, film-maker and Zen rebel, Brad Warner about… you guessed it, the interconnection of sex and Buddhism. Violet Blue: What’s the basic philosophy about sex from a Zen perspective? Brad Warner:...
by Infinite Smile | Mar 25, 2009 | Blog
The Washington Post ran an interesting Deepak Chopra article on the evolution of “evil.” …the Devil is the embodiment of absolute evil, the kind that admits no other explanation. His fortunes decline when valid explanations are at hand. It seems to...
by Infinite Smile | Mar 24, 2009 | Blog
Today, Andrew Cohen offers up an interesting piece in which he rather adamantly asserts that: … Spirit is definitely Higher. Definitely? Are you absolutely sure? Because conviction begets egoic resistance. I’m just saying we should be careful here. On the...
by Infinite Smile | Mar 23, 2009 | Blog
Waylon Lewis offers us a great insider’s account of the shifts and adjustments that Shambhala has made since Trungpa’s death. …in the 17 years since his death, time has not stood still. When I came of age, having completed the 16-year-old Rites of...
by Infinite Smile | Mar 22, 2009 | Blog, Photos
Infinite Smiles An amazing weekend by any measure. Committed practitioners, natural beauty, stillness. It all worked together to offer an open expanse. Bows.
by Infinite Smile | Mar 21, 2009 | Blog, Photos
This shot was taken about twenty minutes before an amazing rain washed over the Santa Cruz mountains, as well as the rest of the Bay Area. Cool environment in which to meditate.