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Tag Archives: anger
8 Benefits of the Meditation Posture
Stable and comfortable legs restrain jealousy. An elongated spine restrains indifference. The chin slightly tucked in restrains pride. Leveled shoulders restrain anger. The arms loose at the sides of the torso restrain grasping. The hands resting on the lap —right … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma View, Q&A
Tagged agitation, anger, arms, chin, dullness, eyes, grasping, hands, indifference, jealousy, legs, over-exertion, pride, shoulders, spine, tongue
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Proven Meditation Effects
Meditation helps to: Overcome stress (University of Massachusetts Medical School) Boost your creativity (ScienceDaily) Cultivate healthy nutritional habits (Journal Emotion) Improve digestion and normalize blood pressure (Harvard Medical School) Decrease your risk of heart attack (The Stroke Journal) Help overcome … Continue reading
Owning our emotions
Most people are in the mental habit of considering that emotions come from outside. For example, we say things like “she makes me angry,” “he makes me happy”, “it scares me.” However, even a very superficial examination is enough to … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, happiness, indifference, internal mental states, mental habit, pleasure, upset
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Revisiting Patience
The Buddha Shakyamuni said that “patience is the greatest asceticism”. This was a significant departure from the norm in ancient India, where people practiced severe austerities in the hope of spiritual attainment. When the Buddha says that patience is the greatest … Continue reading
Striving for the truth
In controversy, the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. Shakyamuni Buddha
