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Tag Archives: suffering

Inner Critic Day

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on April 15, 2012 by RachelApril 19, 2013

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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Posted in Transition | Tagged acceptance, self-worth, shame, suffering | Leave a reply

It’s All My Fault

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 21, 2012 by RachelApril 19, 2013

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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Posted in Healing tools, Singles By Choice | Tagged healing trauma, interpersonal neurobiology, IPNB, mourning, nonviolent communication, NVC, relationships, suffering | 1 Reply

Struggling more with the Buddhist notion of Suffering

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on February 28, 2008 by RachelApril 19, 2013

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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Posted in Religion | Tagged Buddhism, suffering | Leave a reply

The missing system side of Buddhism

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 12, 2008 by RachelApril 24, 2013

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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Posted in Economics, Philosophy, Religion, Skeptical musings | Tagged Buddhism, suffering, systems thinking | Leave a reply

Suffering

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on January 5, 2008 by RachelApril 24, 2013

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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Posted in Philosophy, Religion | Tagged Buddhism, four noble truths, personal responsibility, suffering, systems thinking | Leave a reply

Forgiveness

Rachels Gedankenkasten | Rachel's Musings Posted on December 28, 2007 by RachelApril 24, 2013

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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Posted in Healing tools | Tagged acceptance, change, habit thinking, suffering | Leave a reply
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