Making people out to be evil when they are simply unconscious obfuscates the problem. When we are clear on how unclear others can be we begin to be able to find compassion and empathy and thus a way to communicate too. We learn this by traveling through and recognizing our own lack of clarity.
By Will Meecham -- Acceptance underlies most of my recovery from what was once diagnosed as bipolar disorder. As earlier posts have made clear, I no longer buy into the concept of ‘mental illness’ because the phrase refers to putative brain disorders that are viewed as irreversible. My recovery demonstrates that my formerly intense moodiness did not result from a structural or genetic neurologic condition, but rather from errors in relating to the chaotic vicissitudes of life. My instability resolved once I learned to accept my experience, no matter how painful.
By Leah Ida Harris Having spent my entire adolescence either medicated on psychotropic drugs or trying to kill myself (in large part due to the side effects of psychotropic drugs I was on), one could say that I never really developed any coping skills. After I escaped the system, my habit was to get lost in activity. At first it was academic achievement – supposedly to prove to myself that I had value and something to contribute. But it never brought satisfaction. I always felt inferior to the other students, even if my grades were high. Below the surface, there was always a nagging sense of something being wrong. Often I would get pangs of panic and dread twisting my stomach, for reasons I could not fathom...
Understanding Dukkha ~~ Excerpts from a talk by Ajahn Chah...Update 2025: My brother gave me a book written by this Buddhist teacher before he (my brother) died. the below excerpts from this talk by Ajahn Chah clearly influenced a foundational piece of my view of the world…I’ve returned to it many times over the years. My brother and I shared an interest in Buddhism and things spiritual. It is what made us close in a way I am not with anyone else in my family. Today I post excerpts from this talk by Ajahn Chah. So in memory of my brother the words of Ajahn Chah for the purposes of contemplation during this time of great dukkha:
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