“Don’t waste your suffering. When we’re suffering, there’s something to learn.” – Joseph Goldstein Joseph Goldstein highlights the idea that moments of suffering can be powerful opportunities for growth, self-awareness and insight. Instead of resisting or avoiding pain, he encourages us to approach it with...
Just finished reading “ The Five Invitations ” by Frank Ostaseski, “Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” and I highly recommend it. A premise is that impermanence is one of the known patterns we will experience in life, daily. Why wait to...
It is not an easy premise, staying with the now, particularly if it’s unpleasant. What does "The realism of now" mean? I wonder if it’s a phrase that points to acknowledging and engaging with the present moment as it truly is, without illusions, idealizations or...
“Siddhartha and Jesus both realized that life is filled with suffering. Sitting and looking deeply into your body, your consciousness, and your mental states is like being a mother hen covering her eggs. One day insight will be born like a baby chick. If we...