by Infinite Smile | Jun 30, 2009 | Blog
Ross Robertson of EnlightenNext has a nice piece on an interesting pioneer: Jun Po Roshidharma heir of Rinzai Zen Master Eido Shimano Roshi, founder of a lay Buddhist order called Hollow Bones, and originator of a modern form of Rinzai known as Mondo Zencame to...
by Infinite Smile | May 13, 2009 | Blog
In my experience it is a mistake to equate one’s spiritual path with the pursuit of happiness, as it were. Climbing the mountain of spirit is about becoming increasingly conscious rather than resting in eternal bliss. Mark Vernon writes about this topic in...
by Infinite Smile | Feb 3, 2009 | Blog
Buddhist Geeks offer another interesting podcast with Joseph Goldstein. Buddhist Geeks: Joseph Goldstein on the Benefits of Long Term Practice
by Infinite Smile | Feb 3, 2009 | Blog
Wildmind offers us an article over at Fort Worth, Texas’ Star-Telegram: Once the catchphrase of 1960s counterculture, “mindfulness” has finally graduated from the fringe to the mainstream. “Staying in the moment” is now the guiding...
by Infinite Smile | Jan 14, 2009 | Blog
There’s an interesting interview that k.d. lang offers over at Shambala. k.d. langs album, Watershed, reflects the dramatic changes in her life since she became a committed Buddhist. Here she talks for the first time about her Buddhist teacher and practice....