Archive for the ‘ Human Psychology and Behaviour ’ Category
Over the years, I’ve known many people who were once united in loving couples, but have since broken up and retained a great deal of suffering, aversion, frustration, and anger at the person they once loved. I’ve been in this situation quite a few times myself. Experience has taught me again and again that the [ READ MORE ]
Some people say that we should “fully feel our emotions instead of thinking about them.” There is truth in this, but it must be qualified. Deeply feeling our emotions is part of an awake and mindful life. However, thinking about our emotions is also valuable. We might ask “What underlies this emotion? Is there clinging there, [ READ MORE ]
Swami Omkarananda asked me “Despite being well educated and fully aware of what were doing, why do we feel it is our right to continue to do what we want regardless of environmental impact?” I think the issue is a complex one and involves a number of factors: (1) Anthropocentric assumptions – humans assume that [ READ MORE ]
If you don’t believe we should eat endangered species, then you cannot consistently believe that we can eat overfished fish, for they are endangered species. Keep this in mind next time you reach for some tuna, salmon, shark meat, or tropical shrimp. These species are all endangered and on the verge of extinction. By buying [ READ MORE ]
I have often thought that ‘my mind can be my own enemy,’ but now I wonder how constructive it is to apply the metaphor of ‘enemy’ to the mind. Our mental problems are often caused by certain ways of thinking rooted in fears, clinging to impermanent conditions, pushing things away, and ignorant opinions. These thought [ READ MORE ]
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