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When we’re in pain, we just want it to stop. Makes sense. But if we get caught up in our defense against pain, the causes are likely to remain murky.⁣ ⁣ #BuddhistPsychology encourages us to slow down when we’re going through…

Deep within the mind is a place of equanimity. This is what the Buddha taught, and what people throughout the world who have tried to find it, have discovered. Just knowing this, especially when living through something difficult or overwhelming,…

Many of us who hail from individualistic cultures have internalized the belief that we should be able to cope without help. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ What a bind this can be! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Psychologists and people of all faith traditions know that…

When loneliness bears down on us, it’s possible that we’ve become too isolated. ⁣ ⁣ During Covid, this was a serious pitfall. And if that’s so, it might help to reflect on where you can, and to whom you can…

The mind is our most precious resource. Knowing this, we can look within to cultivate our capacities for curiosity and reflection. Like the proverbial dream room that has always been there but remained hidden from view, these capacities can help…

Who among us hasn’t felt lost? ⁣ ⁣ Out to sea and wondering how we got there? ⁣ ⁣ In such times, swapping out self-critique for curiosity might help. ⁣ ⁣ Why a sea and not a forest, you might…

No one likes to feel caught off guard. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ For this reason and more, when life suddenly changes, so often we feel we should have seen it coming. ⁣⁣⁣And yet, every aspect of our lives, and everyone in it,…

When our suffering seems insurmountable, what we need most is patience. ⁣ Just staying, just tolerating what might feel intolerable. Then, slowly, a new perspective can emerge, or even a new and unexpected gift of compassion from a new friend.…