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Emotional Independence

Not Only Desires, But Obligations, Cause Suffering

August 16, 2013
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Buddha is famous for the saying; “Life is suffering and desires are the cause of suffering.” I have spent my life working on eliminating desires, and of course, it is not possible for a human being to eliminate all desires. We will always have something we wan...

Emotional Independence

How Can We Learn To Trust And Let Go?

August 9, 2013
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I think the problem is the ego wanting to be individual. It goes back to when we are children, the ‘terrible two’s’ when a child starts to say no to everything. That is a point in our life that we develop the idea that we are separate individuals and want ackn...

Positive Thinking

Desires, Fears and Regrets; The Cause and End of Suffering and Limitations

August 2, 2013
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Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment, Buddha There are three things which rule our lives; desires, fears of all types and, regrets for mistakes, missed opportunities and decisions that just went wro...

Self-Improvement

How Being Graceful Equals Being Awake

July 25, 2013
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Many people would like to be more present, awake, aware, as well as financially successful and equally importantly, have better relationships with someone who is actually ‘there’. In my years of trying to teach people how to attain these qualities I have been ...

Emotional Independence

The Difference Between Not Caring and Not Being Concerned

July 22, 2013
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Not caring is an empty, dead feeling. Not being concerned is a very alive vibrant feeling that can come by keeping the awareness in the chest with no other thought, fully present. One is full and the other is empty. For this to be a full feeling, training and ...

Self-Improvement

Who Should Pay The Bill

July 18, 2013
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The concept of splitting the bill when out with your friends for a meal or coffee for example, each paying for themselves, is a terrible thing because it robs us of the joy of giving and joy of receiving. Not only the joy is lost, but there is a far more insid...

Acceptance

Why We Resist Change

July 15, 2013
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Many people do not like change. They just don’t like it and are not sure why or cannot even begin to come up with a reason, they just don’t like change, it upsets them. In the hopes of eliminating yet one more frequently repeated negative state which limits...

Emotions

The Heart Is The Veil To The Soul

July 5, 2013
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This is a Sufi saying, that the heart is the veil to the soul. In this mystical path, our heart is where we store our feelings and opinions that have been formed in this life. It separates our lesser ego, the Nafs, from our Soul, the essence of God. The work o...

Self-Improvement

How To Stop Saying The Wrong Thing

June 28, 2013
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This article is about how to increase your awareness, learning how to hold your tongue, to not say the wrong thing and, not stick your foot in your mouth. All this is achieved by removing selfish desires. You may not realize how much of your life is ruled by ...

Acceptance

Is Life Pointless? Here Is A Possible Point

June 15, 2013
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Many people get the feeling that everything in life is just an empty waste of time, totally futile. So much of our time spent on empty interactions, work to make money just to pay taxes and survive, etc. is just a waste of time and effort, given the inevitable...

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