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197 – Neither Avoidance nor Identification: Being with the Reality of Painful Situations
197 – Neither Avoidance nor Identification: Being with the Reality of Painful Situations
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Mar 11, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Sometimes there is no avoiding painful situations, whether the difficulty is arising in our own life or from witnessing suffering in the world around us. How can we respond to troubling conditions with generosity and compassion, but also without being overwhelmed? I discuss the Zen approach of being with the reality of situations – neither avoiding the pain, nor identifying with it.
Released:
Mar 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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