ISmile174 – Spitting Out Tea Leaves

While in a monastery in Nepal, Michael learned to drink around the leaves of the unstrained tea he was served. What Michael discusses in tonight’s talk, among other things, is how we can learn to relate to what floats around in our lives. He goes on to discuss...

ISmile173 – Purification

Stillness, quietude and openness are key to any authentic practice. Once we practice these three qualities, according to what Michael tells us in tonight’s talk, we begin to realize a purification that helps us recognize what it means to let go into the...

ISmile172 – Being Oceanic

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...

ISmile171.5 – Year End Appeal

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....

ISmile171 – ITP: 3 Levels of Awareness

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....

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