by Infinite Smile | Aug 9, 2010 | Blog
In this talk, Michael offers insights on the necessity of cultivating stillness as a way into the heart of awakening. This is part of his PASSAGE series. via ISmile259 Stillness | Infinite Smile.
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 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 | Oct 13, 2009 | Blog
I got an email recently that was pretty cool. In it the anonymous writer rather pointedly suggested that I was wrong to suggest that Alan Chapman’s self-professed “full” enlightenment, documented over at his site, Open Enlightenment, was at best an...
by Infinite Smile | Aug 10, 2009 | Blog
Last week’s NYTimes.com posted a nice piece by Norman Fischer: As most people know, a Zen meditation retreat is not a vacation. Despite the silence and the beauty, despite the respite from the busyness, the experience can be grueling. The meditation practice is...
