- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had a very turbulent and painful childhood, like many people. I left for college when I was 16 years old and up until that point I'd lived in five different family configurations. Each one ended or changed through a death or some terrible loss.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first of the four noble truths of Buddhism, that there is suffering in life, was enormously important to me. No one had ever said it out loud. That had been my experience, of course, but no one had ever talked about it. I didn't know what to do with all the fear and emotions within, and here was the Buddha saying this truth right out loud.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even on the spiritual path, we have things we'll tend to cover up or be in denial about.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the associations people have with kindness are often things like meekness and sweetness and maybe sickly sweetness; whereas I do think of kindness as a force, as a power.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Compassion isn't morose; it's something replenishing and opening; that's why it makes us happy.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people will take advantage of you; you won't stand up for other people.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that suffering is wrong. If it's our own suffering, we try to hide it or isolate ourselves. If others are suffering, we're taught to put them away somewhere so we don't have to see it.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
We like things to manifest right away, and they may not. Many times, we're just planting a seed and we don't know exactly how it is going to come to fruition. It's hard for us to realize that what we see in front of us might not be the end of the story.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all want to be happy. We need to expand the notion of what that means, to make it bigger and wiser.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's difficult to admit to ourselves that we suffer. We feel humiliated, like we should have been able to control our pain. If someone else is suffering, we like to tuck them away, out of sight. It's a cruel, cruel conditioning. There is no controlling the unfolding of life.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
Faith is not a commodity that you either have or don't have enough of, or the right kind of. It's an ongoing process. The opposite of faith is despair.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is so powerful when we can leave behind our ordinary identities, no longer think of ourselves primarily as a conductor, or writer, or salesclerk, and go to a supportive environment to deeply immerse in meditation practice.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't have to believe anything, adopt a dogma in order to learn how to meditate.
- Interested
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- Nov 07, 2020
The meditation traditions I started and have continued practicing have all emphasized inclusivity: anyone can do this who is interested.
- Experiences
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- Nov 07, 2020
My earliest experiences in meditation were in a context of intensive retreats.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are taught that revenge is strong and compassion is weak. We are taught that power is more important than love.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
In our own lives and in our communities, we need to find a way to include others rather than exclude them. We need to find a way to allow our pain and suffering, individually and collectively.
- Find
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- Nov 07, 2020