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The feeling of jealousy is so powerful that it may be hard to imagine resisting it. But resistance, strictly speaking, isn’t the mindful way of dealing with jealousy anyway. Rather the idea would be to observe the feeling mindfully as it begins to emerge and so never become firmly attached to it. If you don’t yield to attachment—if you don’t, as the Buddha might say, let your consciousness become “engaged” with the feeling—then the jealousy module presumably won’t be activated. Observing feelings without attachment is the way you keep modules from seizing control of your consciousness.
Why Buddhism Is True
Robert Wright
Kabir says: We sense there is some sort of spirit that loves birds and the animals and the ants— Perhaps the same one who gave a radiance to you in your mother’s womb. Is it logical you would be walking around entirely orphaned now? The truth is you turned away yourself, And decided to go into the dark alone.
Let your children choose their punishments. They’ll be tougher than you will.
Excellent Advice for Living
Kevin Kelly
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