Unveiling :: Falling and other trauma veils
Veils as a metaphor for patterns of thought that distract us from the present moment. Examples include the fear of falling.
At the center of your being, you have the answer. – Lao Tzu
Veils as a metaphor for patterns of thought that distract us from the present moment. Examples include the fear of falling.
See if using the R.A.I.N. exercise helps to rein in those distracting or disturbing thoughts.
The difference between tribe and tribalism, and why it matters.
Challenging moments can provide insight and help us cultivate compassion. Or, they can trigger us to act on aversion, craving, and delusion. If we can note what’s arising, we always have a choice.
What assumptions do you have that might not hold up to closer scrutiny? Whatever they are, you can be sure you are not alone.
A Buddhist and scientific perspective on racism.
The metaphor of veils and creativity are explored in this dharma post.
A look at how we make our choices in the marketplace; how shifting from the motivation of fear to compassion makes all our choices more skillful…and jjoyful!
When we’re fighting each other, it’s because we can’t see each other as intrinsically interconnected expressions of life. Instead, we focus on our perceived differences and weave threads of assumptions, opinions, projections, stereotypes, etc. into thought veils that blind us.
A helpful metaphor for understanding the nature of our thoughts.