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Emotional Independence

Nothing Is Certain, That Is Guaranteed, All We Can Do Is Try

September 30, 2013
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To me, nothing is certain so I always think in terms of trying. I will try to work in a new profession, I will try living in a new country, I will try being in a relationship, I will try to live another day a little better than the last. The idea is that I k...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Life Is Like A Game Of Chess

June 8, 2013
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There are many good hearted people who just cannot seem to get ahead in life. Every time they are saving some money or moving forward, someone comes along who needs help and being soft hearted, they drain their savings to help out. Sadly the people they help a...

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Why We Want To Be Able To Do Nothing, But Cannot Do Nothing For Long

May 14, 2013
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We want to be rich so we do not have to do anything that we do not want to do, like go to work at a job we do not like or deal with the hassles of life because we cannot afford to just pay the money and be done with it. We want to live in a peaceful place so w...

We Hold Ourselves Back By Confusing One Emotion With Another

April 7, 2013
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We often confuse our emotions with what we think they are as opposed to what they really are. This misinterpretation of our feelings to the opposite will keep us limited as this process most often interprets a wise emotion or intuition as a weak emotion or fea...

Is Your Heart Closed Or Simply Preoccupied. Emotional Opening Is In Being Present. It’s All In The Hug

March 23, 2013
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Is the difference between being open and closed emotionally simply being focused or preoccupied? Maybe we are just too preoccupied with the stresses and problems of life to be able to relax our mind enough and that is partially what prevents our ability to fee...

Guilt, Debt and Happiness

March 16, 2013
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Not everyone, but many people, have a level of guilt, insecurity or self-consciousness, a general unease and discomfort around other people. This article is about the cause and thus how to release guilt and attain emotional freedom. The key is at the end of th...

What Is So Bad About Being Wrong and, Why Can’t I Accept Myself

March 10, 2013
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Insecurity, fear, inhibitions, lack of self-confidence and freezing up are some common plagues. Feeling great then all of a sudden feeling down, a spontaneous emotional drop in mood and energy, or any emotional swings without significant cause is another painf...

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