If we have a quantity of fear that we can't bear to examine, we cope by busying ourselves to ensure the unwelcome guest of fear does not set up residence in our mind. We busy ourselves with other "guests" - we turn on the TV that fills our environment with sound and images, we go [...]
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Mindfulness, Resentment, and the Inner Child
As infants we were instinctively aware that we could not survive without our caregivers. This produced "original fear". Even as we grow from infant to child, we were aware of the feelings of needing someone to protect us, defend us and nurture us. We were dependent. As we mature, our bodies and minds change and develop from [...]
Fear, Meditation and Relationship
Everyone is afraid sometimes. And when we practice meditation, we begin to notice and experience things that others do not. We might begin to fear that we could be rejected by others for talking about the things we notice during and after meditation. We may begin to notice our increased vulnerability in modern culture; the fragile invisible [...]
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