ISmile132 – Our Frailties, Our Blessings

This is the second installment of Michael’s discussion of Chapter 10 of After the Ecstacy the Laundry, by Jack Kornfield. This conversation centers around how the Path is paved with a series of mistakes. Dogen’s approach to practice is discussed since it...

ISmile131 – Our Dirty Laundry

This is the first installment of Michael’s discussion of Chapter 10 of After the Ecstacy the Laundry, by Jack Kornfield. https://www.infinitesmile.org/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/ISmile100506b.mp3Podcast (infinite-smile-podcasts): Play in new window |...

ISmile130 – The Dharma Eye

In tonight’s talk, Michael discusses practicing in the face of threat. Uncovering stillness even in the face of it all means that we enter into and see out of Dharma eyes. He links his discussion to how Ludwig von Wittgenstein and Karl Popper debated about...

ISmile129 – How to Die Before Death

In tonight’s brief talk, Michael, once again discusses the Sufi teaching of “dying before we die.” How, for instance do we deal with living in the “real world” and dying into the Ultimate Reality? As we begin to surf between these two...

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