I do believe there's a place for anger in spiritual life. Just as a mother protects a child, as parents protect offspring under threat, we need a place for the conscious use of that fire. The positive side of anger as fierceness.
To some degree, the critic arises out of that negativity bias in that our brains are oriented towards threat and toward survival. The critic really s… - Mark Coleman
To some degree, the critic arises out of that negativity bias in that our brains are oriented towards threat and toward survival. The critic really s…
- Mark Coleman
I do believe there's a place for anger in spiritual life. Just as a mother protects a child, as parents protect offspring under threat, we need a pla… - Mark Coleman
I do believe there's a place for anger in spiritual life. Just as a mother protects a child, as parents protect offspring under threat, we need a pla…
One of the tools I like a lot is the Just Like Me practice. It's one of the empathy practices where we put ourselves in the other's shoes. Rather tha… - Mark Coleman
One of the tools I like a lot is the Just Like Me practice. It's one of the empathy practices where we put ourselves in the other's shoes. Rather tha…
Mindfulness is the ability to be aware, to note, to notice. When we apply that to our thoughts and mental habits, we bring a clarity of awareness in … - Mark Coleman
Mindfulness is the ability to be aware, to note, to notice. When we apply that to our thoughts and mental habits, we bring a clarity of awareness in …
Mindfulness is the primary tool in that we get a little space between ourselves and the thoughts and then we actually can be more responsive, as in: … - Mark Coleman
Mindfulness is the primary tool in that we get a little space between ourselves and the thoughts and then we actually can be more responsive, as in: …
In the Buddhist tradition, where mindful meditation comes from, anger is regarded as a somewhat unhealthy,unskillful emotion because we can be blinde… - Mark Coleman
In the Buddhist tradition, where mindful meditation comes from, anger is regarded as a somewhat unhealthy,unskillful emotion because we can be blinde…
With mindfulness, we can be with the experience in more immediate way. When we find ourselves flooded with an emotion that's come after the judgement… - Mark Coleman
With mindfulness, we can be with the experience in more immediate way. When we find ourselves flooded with an emotion that's come after the judgement…
I was an angry young man, as you say. I was a punk rocker, blaming the government, corporations, and anything external, like my family, for my anger.… - Mark Coleman
I was an angry young man, as you say. I was a punk rocker, blaming the government, corporations, and anything external, like my family, for my anger.…
There are plenty of times we need fierce compassion, fierce love. Just like when a child does something that is very harmful and we say "No!", we nee… - Mark Coleman
There are plenty of times we need fierce compassion, fierce love. Just like when a child does something that is very harmful and we say "No!", we nee…
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