When you contact the all-worked-up feeling of shenpa [getting hooked on a negative emotion], the basic instruction is the same as in dealing with physical pain. Whether it’s a feeling...
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Contacting Pain
April 17, 2013
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The Present Moment is Our Ally
April 10, 2013
We might also ask, Given my present situation, how long should I stay with uncomfortable feelings? This is
a good question, yet there is no right answer. We simply get accustomed...
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The Path is Curiosity
April 3, 2013
The path of meditation and the path of our lives altogether has to do with curiosity, inquisitiveness. The ground is ourselves; we’re here to study ourselves and to get to...
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Throwing Hot Coals Will Burn You
March 27, 2013
We act out because, ironically, we think it will bring us some relief. We equate it with happiness. Often there is some relief, for the moment. When you have an...
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We Can't Just Jump Over Ourselves
March 20, 2013
Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can’t simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope...
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