Infinite Smile
These are the Zen-inspired teachings of Michael McAlister that integrate a relevant philosophy and spirituality with contemporary living.
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CommuterZen22 - Clip from ???Slowing Down???
"Having no ego is not enlightenment, it's psychosis."
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Reprise: Nothing Withheld
"There is nothing that can not help us Awaken to the Absolute, therefore we should not withhold paying homage from anything."
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Reprise: Awakening Through Difficulty
"Becoming intimate with what is, we start to recognize how everything... gives us a chance to meet our lives with openness."
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ISmile151 - The Whole Mind???s a Stage
"In the gross realm we have our 5 senses; in the subtle realm we have our 6th sense of mind and our 7th sense of time; and in the causal realm we have our 8th sense that is aware of all of the senses."
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ISmile150 - The Pitfalls of Practice
"There are very common, and very natural, missteps that can keep the disconnect between us and Spirit alive and well."
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ISmile149 - Lives of Wholeness
"The sum total of this work is to open from the small sense of self into the Infinity that we always already are."
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ISmile148 - Beginning Meditators
"The entirety of this teaching is about spacious stillness."
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ISmile147 - Peace in War
"If you find yourself at war with anything, ask yourself: where is the space now?"
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ISmile146 - Comfort in Uncertainty
"Certitude denies our opening to Truth."
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ISmile145 - Cultivating Presence
"At the core of any wisdom tradition we find that the teaching points to space... to stillness."
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ISmile144 - The Really Big Perspective
"The practice is enlightened activity that expresses itself through our everyday experience."
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From the Ego to the Infinite - DVD
"It's all about the Divine transplant of awareness from the contraction of the ego into the expanse of the Infinite."
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CommuterZen21 - Stillness in the Busy
"Realizing stillness is ultmately about uncovering what is prior to all egoic moves."
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ISmile143 - Awakening in 3 Easy Steps
"The future has not happened yet, the past is gone. So don't give either aspect of time so much of your attention that you ignore the present."
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ISmile142 - When There is Nothing to Want
"When we wake up, we open up to all that is beyond division."
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ISmile141 - The Great Teacher, Reality
"Compassion for our enemies is freedom."
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ISmile140 - Intimate Living, Part III
"Are you really interested in uncovering your True Nature?"
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ISmile139 - Intimate Living, Part II
"Remember, there will always be distractions to practice. Always. Let the distractions take you closer to your resistances, then dance with them."
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ISmile138 - Intimate Living, Part I
"True awareness is the opposite of indifference."
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When Ego Goes Wild
Watching Michael Richards' explosion and implosion on stage can be a useful reminder to us all. Todd Epp, of High Plains Buddhist, does an admirable job of exploring the issue.
Infinite Smile
