by Infinite Smile | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog
Lew Richmond offers up a great article on the Huffington Post: “Emptiness” is a central teaching of all Buddhism, but its true meaning is often misunderstood. If we are ever to embrace Buddhism properly into the West, we need to be clear about emptiness,...
by Infinite Smile | Mar 27, 2012 | Blog, Commuter Zen, Video
Commuter Zen #82
by Infinite Smile | Jan 16, 2012 | Blog, Dialogs
Here’s another installment in a series of emails that took place between Michael and one of his senior students beginning the Summer of 2009. May you find the exchange interesting and enriching. ___ September 9, 2010 Student: How does one teach without subtle...
by Infinite Smile | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog, Quotes
I have been thinking of the difference between water and the waves on it. Rising, water’s still water, falling back, it is water, will you give me a hint how to tell them apart? Because someone has made up the word “wave,” do I have to distinguish it...
by Infinite Smile | Dec 15, 2010 | Blog
The Infinite Smile Sangha has been known for bucking tradition rather significantly. Nothing against tradition, it’s just the way the organization has evolved. But there are some aspects of tradition that still find their way into our work. The Shuso Ceremony is...
