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269 - Making a Vow of Inner Nonviolence and Complete Acceptance
269 - Making a Vow of Inner Nonviolence and Complete Acceptance
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
We all have negative aspects of ourselves we want to fix, disown, or even expunge completely from our being, but even with practice some things are extremely hard to change. As we strive to break free of our less-than-helpful aspects of self, we typically employ violent means, ranging from subtle rejection to vicious and debilitating self-loathing that may even manifest physically. Regardless of the severity of the violence, it causes damage. Much more transformative than our typical approaches to change is making a vow of complete, unconditional, inner nonviolence and then working toward complete acceptance and integration.
Released:
May 14, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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