The Trigger and the Pressure Cooker

A different way of looking at stress is to see that human life itself is stressful (reference The 1st Noble Truth from the Buddha: Life is Suffering) Furthermore, the cause of stress lies upstream of the conscious mind. Psychological traumas and difficulties do not cause suffering; they release it. They act like the trigger of …

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How to Get Un-Stuck (from Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Although this book by Robert M. Persig hasn’t been the easiest to get through, I had made a commitment during the Mercury Retrograde to return to it and finish it. The second time around, it is better. I think I found a gem in dealing with Stuckness, which I feel now and learning how to …

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