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Being without speaking is a beautiful way of expressing our selves totally. This happens when we give our mind an open field in which to graze. We have two major paths to meditative awareness: Big Field, and Cattle Chute. In this talk, Michael suggests that the bigger our field, the greater our chance to study our minds. When we do this we see that our ego is to reality as a ping pong ball is to the ocean. We see that the ocean has nothing to resist. Our ping pong ball mind, however, is desperate to try to manage or think of managing our oceanic nature. Here we find joy. Infinite joy.

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This podcast is a recording made by members of the Infinite Smile, expressing their gratitude for the Sangha, as a way of asking for all who have been touched by this teaching to give. Thank you in advance for your generosity.

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Unlike his normal dharma talks, this podcast is a recording of a presentation he gave to the Walnut Creek, California, Integral Transformative Practice group. For the most part Michael describes the three levels of awareness, nirmanakaya, sambhogakaya, and dharmakaya. At each level, he suggests that there are various traps and snares to consider as we walk the spiritual path. And yet Michael also suggests that there is a way that helps us avoid these impediments.

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Is it possible to gain enough perspective on our wants and desires that we can actually become free of them, as the Buddha taught?
In tonight’s talk, Michael addresses this issue by pointing out that stillness allows for us to not only see our “nonsense,” but to let it go. As Lao Tzu says, “when our cup is full, stop pouring.”