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Start Where You Are: How to Accept Yourself and Others |
Thoughts
The First Step
We are told: “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.”
The first step towards a better world is to genuinely love… »
I can’t believe what happened…
A lot of things have happened this week.
Most important probably is the news I got that there has been no reaction to the official letters my biological mother has received over the past three months.
In practice this means that the search is now over and there will be no more attempts from the agency to… »
Lists
I like lists.
They are useful for keeping things easy.
Here’s one, listing the things I am working with these days:
Anitya’s list of importantness:
1. Be honest with yourself.
Not from some vague sort of moral code, but one of convenience. Denying what is will get you in to trouble in the long run. Being honest doesn’t mean not… »
“Either/or” vs. “And…and” part 1
I keep thinking about what I think are the differences between people who relapse as opposed to people who don’t.
This is made more difficult by the fact that I use myself as a frame of reference, so I may just be projecting myself into the theories.
However, there is one thing that keeps nagging at me,… »
Dreams and Grandfathers
Today was a truly awesome day!
It started out great.
Let me explain. I have always had a big problem with oversleeping when having an important appointment or having to go to work. I have had this for a long time and it is not a matter of being lazy. I can get up early if I… »
Contentment
I’ve been churning out text the last days.
I am quite pleased at the amount of articles and preperation for upcoming articles I am getting done.
It’s been a long while since I had the inclination and the inspiration to write at this rate and still having tremendous fun out of it!
Everything is going well at this… »
The Post that contains the Arrow Parable
Going further on the theme of how Buddhism and religion relate to eachother, here is a sutta in which the Buddha eplains to one of his dissatisfied monks why he doesn’t address metaphysical questions like “what happens to a Buddha after death? ” and “Is the Universe eternal or not?”
It’s from the Majjhima Nikaya, or… »
Faith, Belief and Religion
Is Buddhism a religion?
It’s a question that sometimes pops up when I discuss my way of life.
To me, it is. But I want to make clear what I mean by religion, as my definition probably differs a bit from what most people mean.
I define religion as a social institute that binds people together in a… »
Good Advice
After writing my post yesterday, I actually found a very helpful post by a Buddhist Agony Aunt from Bhutan. The question that was asked was the same as I was wresting with: “As a Buddhist, how can you deal with a coworker that you find difficult to get along with?”
I will quote it verbatim:
“Let’s forget… »
Thank you, and me.
Today is a special day to me.
It’s nine months ago since I entered the clinic after a night of goodbye drinking and I haven’t touched a drop since!
When I look around my room, which I redecorated since and go over my life at the moment, I feel immensely proud and thankful.
Proud of myself for making… »
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