Tag: Suffering
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Does Anger Equal Caring?
Does anger prove how much you care? We often use outrage as a barometer for love or justice, but it can sometimes act as a shield. Discover the psychological roots of “emotional investment,” why we sometimes seek validation through shared anger, and how practicing compassion can offer a more sustainable way to address injustice without…
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Navigating the Mine-field of an Ego-Directed Life
Living an ego-directed life, as most of us in the United States do, could be compared to walking through a “mine”-field. To most of us it seems like the logical path (or maybe even the only path) through life, but it is fraught with danger in that sooner or later a “mine” is bound to blow…
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The Suffering Sandwich
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Imagine for a moment that suffering is like a sandwich. Some painful things are inevitable, unavoidable and outside of our control – such as the pain caused by other people’s actions and extraordinary events that occur. This is the bread in our suffering sandwich – after all, its just not a sandwich without the bread.…