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“The crux of the second noble truth is not what you want, but the very fact that you want.”

Suffering Buddhism Non Self

Book:Untangling Self: A Buddhist Investigation of Who We Really Are

Source: Untangling Self: A Buddhist Investigation of Who We Really Are

“Mindfulness means being present to whatever is happening here and now - when mindfulness is strong, there is no room left in the mind for wanting something else. With less liking and disliking of what arises, there is less pushing and pulling on the world, less defining of the threshold between self and other, resulting in a reduced construction of self. As the influence of self diminishes, suffering diminishes in proportion.”

Suffering Buddhism Mindfulness No Self

Book:Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism

Source: Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism

“The mess we are making of our planet is caused by our own greed, hatred, and delusion. Aside from the existential afflictions of aging, death, and at least some of the illnesses, every instance we see of human misery, injustice, affliction. or sufficient and pain will, upon sufficient and sometimes even cursory investigation, be shown to be rooted in the attachment, aversion, or ignorance of some person or some group of people together.”

Suffering Buddhism Mindfulness

Book:Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism

Source: Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism

“The goal of becoming a better person is within the reach of us all, at every moment. ... We need only invoke the power of mindful awareness in any action of body, speech, or mind to elevate that action from the unconscious reflex of a trained creature to the awakened choice of a human being who is guided to a higher life by wisdom. ... We may not "complete" the work in this lifetime and root out the very mechanism by which our minds and bodies manifest their hereditary karmic toxins. Yet to whatever extent we can notice them as they arise, understand them for what they are, and gently abandon our grasp of them - if only for this moment - we are gaining ground in the grand scheme of things. And even a modest moment of emancipation from the unwholesome roots of greed, hatred, and delusion is a moment without suffering.”

Wisdom Suffering Buddhism Mindfulness

Book:Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism

Source: Unlimiting Mind: The Radically Experiential Psychology of Buddhism