…notion that “I” am suffering. When we perceive pain simply as pain, rather than “my pain,” and hold it tenderly; we are no longer the beleaguered, suffering self. The fear,…
Blog: Praying from Presence – Part 2
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Blog: Lost in the Pursuit of Substitutes
…be creative and contribute to the mix of life, it’s energized by fears of inadequacy and the need to prove myself. When I’m caught in this strategy, I turn to…
Inviting Mara to Tea
…the form of troubling emotions or fearsome stories, we can say, “I see you, Mara,” and clearly recognize the reality of craving and fear that lives in each human heart….
Blog: Opening the Gateway of Love
…they encounter a situation where the fear or distress or pain is so great that they just cannot arouse presence. They’re often left with feelings of deep discouragement and self-doubt,…
Blog: Stepping out of Obsessive Thinking
…chest. While my mind was saying “something is wrong with me,” my body was squeezing my heart and throat in the hard grip of fear. In an instant I realized…
Blog ~ What is Love Asking from Us: Reflections on Gaza, the West Bank and Israel
…We need to be aware of and intimate with our inner life so that rather than being hooked by fear or anger, we can touch the loss, grief and caring…
Blog ~ Guided Reflection: Bringing RAIN to Difficulty (text and audio)
…current situation in which you feel stuck; one that elicits a difficult reaction such as anger or fear, shame or hopelessness. It may be a conflict with a family member,…
Part 1 – Healing Anxiety – How Meditation Frees Us
Anxiety and the fear of failure is a pervasive suffering around the world. It is also increasing—along with the pace of life, over-consuming, addiction, noise, polarization and fears for our…
Rejecting the Wanting Self
“We have been raised to fear…our deepest cravings. And the fear of our deepest cravings keeps them suspect, keeps us docile and loyal and obedient, and leads us to settle…
Blog: Suffering: The Call To Investigate Beliefs
…distorted view, described by the Buddha as a dream, fueled the cravings and fears that confined their lives. The Buddha also told an ancient teaching story that we still repeat…
Blog: Trance of “Unreal Other”
…unreal, two-dimensional cardboard figures, not humans with wants and fears and throbbing hearts. The more different someone seems from us, the more unreal they may feel to us. We can…
Blog: The Suffering of Rejecting Desire
“We have been raised to fear…our deepest cravings. And the fear of our deepest cravings keeps them suspect, keeps us docile and loyal and obedient, and leads us to settle…
Blog: Learning to Recognize Our Strategies
…3. We withdraw from our experience of the present moment We avoid our wildness and passion, our fear and shame, because we feel powerless in the face of their force….
Letting Life Live Through Us
…when the symptoms didn’t go away, I found myself caught in habitual stories and sinking into a funk of fear, shame and depression. “Something’s wrong with me … with the…
The Essence of Mindful Prayer: “May this Suffering Awaken Compassion”
…are no longer the beleaguered, suffering self. The fear, shame, grief and longing no longer feel like a mistake or an oppressive burden. We can begin to see their universal…
Blog: Presence in the Face of Dying
…I suggested, “you might pause and recognize what you are feeling—the fear or anger or grief—and then inwardly whisper the phrase ‘I consent.’” I’d recently heard this phrase from Father…
Finding Your Querencia in the Pause
…his querencia. As long as the bull remains enraged and reactive, the matador is in charge. Yet when he finds querencia, he gathers his strength and loses his fear. From…
Transcript & Audio ~ Guided Meditation: The Practice of Vipassana (Mindfulness) (15:27 min.)
…to your primary place of resting attention – the breath, perhaps listening to sounds. In a similar way, when strong emotions arise – fear, sadness, happiness, excitement, grief – you…
Blog: Soul Recovery: Healing the Shame of Trauma
…or flee what is attacking us, we freeze and disconnect or dissociate in a way that the unprocessed fear gets locked into our body. We become “stuck” in a biological…
Part 2 – Healing Anxiety – How Meditation Frees Us
Anxiety and the fear of failure is a pervasive suffering around the world. It is also increasing—along with the pace of life, over-consuming, addiction, noise, polarization and fears for our…
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