Do not ask if there is a self or do I or do I not exist, ask if you are causing yourself suffering by clinging to a specific notion of who you are, or how you want others to perceive you.
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Keep asking, what’s this? What’s this? What’s this? That that inquiry that takes you down and, gets below the surface. That’s what can be most helpful because, a lot of times, it has nothing to do with the story. It’s underneath the feelings.
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I know that my first thoughts at seeing this former colleague fell into the category of pushing something away aggressively – I really wished he was not at this same event with me.
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Just because I do not want something does not mean I am angry – or does it? How can aversion be considered a form of attachment, and why is aversion a form of anger?
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Venerable De Hong knows about trauma. On the list of ACE or adverse childhood experiences, Venerable De has lived through almost all of them. Spoiler alert, after going through his own suffering, he came through the other side. And now he uses his experiences and his story to help others.
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