Suffering

Feeling of Compassion

March 18, 2012
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I’ve suffered a lot in my life. From a young age, I was so busy figuring out how to survive, that looking compassionately—with love, warmth, and kindness—upon myself was simply too hard to come by. When I was introduced to Buddhism at 16, I began in my brain to grapple with healing from within, and [...]

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Letting Go of Ego

February 5, 2012
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My ego is feeling rather bruised at the moment. In other words, the part of me that is proud and prone to endless rounds of self-inflation and deflation is feeling a little beaten up. Let’s just say I’ve convinced myself I’m not as beautiful as I would like to look today, scratch that, this week. [...]

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The Holy and The Plain

January 22, 2012
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Have you ever exalted in something so simple as a slice of fruit, the branch of a tree, the sleeve of a shirt, an old worn sneaker, or the dripping umbrella leaning by the door? Do you believe that the magic, celebration, and depth of the world can be found in any one of these [...]

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Sweetness In Pain

October 2, 2011
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What do you do when it feels like your life is coming undone? How do you handle pain? Crises happen. When life gets messy, and it most reliably does, it is sometimes harder than hard to keep ourselves upright and unified in the middle of the craziness. Our bodies do weird things. Our brains do [...]

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Sweet and Empty

January 1, 2011
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How about we reflect on our relationship to fear? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to reform our vision and understanding of it, by contemplating this very moment how it frightens us? The ultimate bully, fear is a hotbed for suffering. Chronic or acute, always sneaky, and masterful at hitching rides on as many instances and thoughts [...]

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