Infinite Smile Podcast
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The Zen-inspired teachings of Michael McAlister are currently reaching a global audience. His non-dogmatic, accessible, and often amusing style of teaching work to inspire the hearts and minds of his students. And, fortunately, there is usually a little laughter along the way.
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ISmile188 - Recognizing the One in the Many
Author: Michael McAlister
Wed, Jul 16, 2008
"When we open ourselves to the 'Four A's' we are aware, accepting, available, and authentic, we can recognize the One in the many."
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David Deida - Exploring Sexual Stages with Buddhists
Author: Michael McAlister
Sat, Jul 12, 2008
David Deida is very controversial. I often find him to be quite stuck in all sorts of ways. He can be crude, brutal, and at the same time insightful.
Take him or leave him, you still might find this audio clip interesting. In it, Deida explains how the three major schools of Buddhist thought reflect [...]
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ISmile187 - Uncovering True Beauty in the Middle of Hell
Author: Michael McAlister
Thu, Jul 10, 2008
"The minute we see ourselves in others and others in ourselves, we move into the space of true beauty from the contracted space of hell."
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ISmile186 - Avoidance, Obsession & Presence
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Jun 16, 2008
"What does it mean to really contemplate our own mortality?"
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ISmile185 - How the Awakened Move in the World
Author: Michael McAlister
Tue, Jun 10, 2008
"There is nothing we need to do in order to walk in the world with Awakened steps. There is, however, a lot we need to undo."
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ISmile184 - Herding Oxes
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Jun 02, 2008
"While Awakening is not a linear process, the Ten Oxherding pictures are a great guide for how we can map the process of Awakening."
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ISmile183 - Welcoming Negativity
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, May 26, 2008
"In stillness practices, where we face our lives fully, the negativity that we experience points us directly into the heart of Awakening."
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ISmile182 - No Thing, No One
Author: Michael McAlister
Thu, May 08, 2008
"A good teacher never lets your ego play its usual games."
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ISmile181 - The Soft Smile
Author: Michael McAlister
Thu, May 01, 2008
"When we meet situations without flinching, we can operate from places of surrender... and this changes everything."
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ISmile180 - Free of All Stories
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Apr 14, 2008
"When we adhere to roles, opinions, convictions, or anything else we are simply attaching to stories."
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ISmile179 - Bringing It All Home
Author: Michael McAlister
Thu, Mar 27, 2008
"I'm on this Path just like you. So are all teachers. Please remember this."
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ISmile178 - When Buddha is Killed
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Mar 10, 2008
At the essence of what we're doing, we are uncovering what has always been right here.
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ISmile178 - Today’s Bodhisattva
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Feb 25, 2008
"When we know that we can't know, we occupy as space that allows us to help others."
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ISmile177 - Getting Done by Meditation
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Feb 18, 2008
"Living in the world means that we let the world live through us."
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ISmile176 - The Communication of Spaciousness
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Feb 11, 2008
"There truly is nothing to teach."
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ISmile175 - Undoing the Tangle of Karma
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Jan 21, 2008
"Allow calm infuse the busy, alertness to infuse the distraction, and don't avoid anything. This is untangled, meditative living."
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ISmile173 - Purification
Author: MiAuthor: chael McAlister
Mon, Jan 07, 2008
"Meditation is a shortcut that reminds us of what really matters."
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ISmile172 - Being Oceanic
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Dec 31, 2007
"When the 'I' thinks it 'gets it,' we uncover an unenlightened ego that thinks it's Ultimate Truth."
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ISmile171.5 - Year End Appeal
Author: Michael McAlister
Sat, Dec 15, 2007
"Shaaaahkyamuuuuni!"
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ISmile171 - ITP: 3 Levels of Awareness
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Dec 10, 2007
"Head, heart, and gut, are inseparable to those on an authentic spiritual path."
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ISmile170 - Dropping the Nonsense
Author: Michael McAlister
Mon, Dec 03, 2007
"There might be horrible situations in your life right now. If so, practice there. There might be glorious situations in your life right now. Practice there as well.
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ISmile169 - Birth and Death
Author: Michael McAlister
Sat, Nov 24, 2007
"The birth of my daughter is something I'll never forget, especially since I know our time together is fleeting."
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ISmile168 - Practicing With All the Crap
Author: Michael McAlister
Wed, Nov 14, 2007
"When we feel like we get psychologically punched or dinged, that's the ego getting its rough edges smoothed over by the Universe."
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ISmile167 - Forgiveness
Author: Michael McAlister
Wed, Nov 07, 2007
"All authentic spiritual journey's start to deepen once we begin to forgive."
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ISmile166 - Essential Sangha
Author: Michael McAlister
Sun, Oct 21, 2007
"The job of Dharma practice is to remove the rug and expose what we've been sweeping under it... with others."
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ISmile165 - The Ego’s Skin
Author: Michael McAlister
Thu, Sep 27, 2007
"The Infinite wants to meet itself through us. But to do this, we need to let the ego lose its skin."
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ISmile164 - Your True Nature
Author: Michael McAlister
Fri, Sep 21, 2007
"Just watch your mind. That which is watching is what is True."
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ISmile163 - Bloody Noses
Author: Michael McAlister
Tue, Sep 11, 2007
"The loving space that we can create around even our most challenging circumstances, allows for us NOT to respond with egoic fire." |