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...
by Infinite Smile | Oct 30, 2009 | Blog, Photos
Big Sky Mind Originally uploaded by Michael G. McAlister
