Zen Psychiatry
By Elana Miller, MD
Last week I was in Boston with my parents. At the end of the trip, we were pulling into the rental car place before heading to the airport. As we drove through the parking lot, a guy who was walking …
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The Problem: You want a relationship, but don't know how to balance effort with patience.The Solution: You employ "Right Effort," putting your energy in the right place, but letting go of control of …
Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked. In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by …
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I've been thinking a lot about the quote that started my last post about seeing everyone as your Buddha. I loved it so much I wanted to talk about it again here: "Only as a [spiritual] warrior can …
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"Only as a [spiritual] warrior can one withstand the path of knowledge. A warrior cannot complain or regret anything. His life is an endless challenge and challenges cannot possibly be good or bad. …
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When we see someone who is successful, or who has achieved something we want to achieve, we usually only pay attention to what happened after the tipping point. We mistake success for being easy …
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