Inner Critic Day
I was supposed to go to a workshop today to meet my inner critic. This morning, i realized that i was longing for solitude and have been for a while. I decided to use today as a day of solitude …
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Tag Archives: suffering
It’s All My Fault
I am in the middle of a break-up. At least i think i am. I have little hope left because there doesn’t seem a willingness to ask the tough questions on both sides. This might not be the case. Be …
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Struggling more with the Buddhist notion of Suffering
There is a Buddhist distinction between pain and suffering: a tooth ache is a pain, the suffering is created by her mental processes around the pain. But isn’t that distinction a luxury? To tell a person who is starving that …
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The missing system side of Buddhism
Here’s what occurred to me regarding the “system side” while meditating at Spirit Rock. The Four Noble Truths basically suggest that all our suffering is self-created by the way we think. I agree with that to some extend. I would …
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Suffering
I went to a day-long retreat at Spirit Rock today. Although you’re not supposed to go into deep thought while practicing mindful meditation, I started to muse about why I was feeling somewhat uncomfortable there. Then it dawned on me: …
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Forgiveness
Almost everybody by now knows that forgiveness is a good thing. If you carry around anger, you’re only hurting yourself, not the person you’re angry at, no matter how much you plot revenge. Plus, revenge is not sweet. It’s immature. …
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