Reflections and Insights

Abstraction

THE HABIT OF ABSTRACTION

THE HABIT OF ABSTRACTION The “habit of abstraction” refers to our automatic and mechanical  tendency to take raw experience and change it into words and then

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Kindness

Loving Kindness

Loving Kindness In the Buddhist tradition, the term “loving-kindness” refers both to qualities of the mind and heart and to specific meditation practices that help

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Gratitude changes everything

Gratitude and Grief

Gratitude and Grief Training as a Buddhist monastic, we rose at 4:00 a.m. I generally enjoy waking up early, but 4:00 is a stretch. I

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Anger

Anger

Anger Before one thinks of doing good, one must seriously contemplate removing oneself from doing harm. Most people are basically kind and gentle but haven’t

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