by Infinite Smile | Dec 23, 2008 | Blog
Gerald, over at The Level 8 Buddhist takes on the use of alcohol: As the Buddha taught, alcohol and intoxicants cause heedlessness. The more you drink, the more heedless you become. ItÂ’s not that you become heedless after X number of drinks only, any amount will...
by Infinite Smile | Dec 22, 2008 | Blog
If it feels like I’m picking on Deepak Chopra a lot, pleas know that this isn’t my intention. It’s just that he’s so prolific that he leaves himself vulnerable to spiritual nit-pickers like me. Over at IntentBlog, Deepak endeavors to define...
by Infinite Smile | Dec 20, 2008 | Blog, Photos
70 years young. Keep inspiring, Dad. Love, Michael
by Infinite Smile | Dec 19, 2008 | Blog
Mary Midgley over at the Guardian suggests that we quit seeing ourselves as God, thereby reversing the trends that accompany this mindset: If we ask, then, what religious change is most urgently needed today, the best answer surely is that we should debunk and explode...
by Infinite Smile | Dec 18, 2008 | Blog
I must admit that I was surprised when I saw this story glide across my computer screen this morning. Certainly there were individuals of the cloth that might have been picked that could have reflected a deeper sense of post-fundamentalist spirituality than Rick...
by Infinite Smile | Dec 16, 2008 | Blog
In a letter to God, guardian.co.uk’s Mark Vernon wants to uncover the depth of true Silence. The kind that Thomas Aquinas uncovered on 6th December 1273 when he uttered his final “Ite missa est” (the mass is ended) and then left the altar for good....
