Category Archives: anger, fear, kleshas

How to overcome fear of loneliness

Posted on August 2, 2025 by nomadoftheuniverse

My loneliness was shaped like absence.I had not fear — but terror — of it,Sobbing into a pillow every night,Grasping at people, things and momentsTo fill the void. I felt alone in a large family in a small house,Watching fireworks … Continue reading →

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How to alleviate anger in 3 seconds

Posted on May 17, 2025 by nomadoftheuniverse

Shunmyō Masuno is a Zen Buddhist priest who wrote How to let things go (the quote above is from it). I needed to let go of some righteous anger so bought Masuno’s book. I love the affirmation above. I used … Continue reading →

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Affirmation for Freedom

Posted on December 21, 2024 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am free. From karma of all actions — prenatal, past, present — I am free. I forged my own fetters but now I dissolve them with the… torch of wisdom. I alone, through my own past actions, am the … Continue reading →

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How to stop amygdala hijack

Posted on December 17, 2023 by nomadoftheuniverse

Amygdala hijack happens in that split millisecond when one can choose mindfulness, presence, a neocortex-based alternative to primordial flight or fight response but, alas, most of us succumb to the amygdala’s default and engage/ react 😫 There are several techniques … Continue reading →

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Feel the fear and do it anyway ⭐️

Posted on July 22, 2023 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am often experiencing fear, including unconsciously. I think most of us are. Our amygdalas are designed to be afraid for our survival. Meditation helps a lot. It helps to calm the mind down, go beyond it – cultivate the … Continue reading →

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When anger is a good sign

Posted on February 5, 2023 by nomadoftheuniverse
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Surfing the big waves of Nazaré (and our fears) 🏄🏻‍♀️

Posted on November 16, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

Nazaré has been on my radar a lot lately. It is a fishing village in Portugal with the world’s highest waves where surfing world records get made and beaten. As someone who is not a great swimmer, is afraid of … Continue reading →

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You are fear (anger)

Posted on September 24, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

As you watch, you learn that the observer is merely a bundle of ideas and memories without any validity or substance, but that fear is an actuality and that you are trying to understand a fact with an abstraction which, … Continue reading →

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On anger. A reminder poem. Read when angry.

Posted on September 18, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

The boat is empty.  The anger is empty. (1) You just forgot. Again.  Remember – your karma led you here.  How can you be angry with something  That is a creation of your mind?  If you act now with anger, … Continue reading →

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On anger. Who is the source of your anger?

Posted on September 17, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

Thanks to this video, I’ve had a breakthrough – I realised my father is the source of my explosive rage. The thing is his rage likely is not even conscious, and was passed down by previous generations of my ancestors. … Continue reading →

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In the beginning, fear and excitement feel the same

Posted on May 7, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

Read that again.

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To get out of your anger #ThichNhatHanh

Posted on April 23, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse
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30-day no drama (and catch your klesha) challenge

Posted on April 3, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

How is it going, fellow nomads? What are you working on at the moment? I’ve got so tired of the drama that I noticed I tend to trigger in myself and others that I concocted this challenge. Mind you, day … Continue reading →

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Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life – on anger

Posted on January 9, 2022 by nomadoftheuniverse

I am reading “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” by Shantideva, the Indian Buddhist master who lived centuries ago. It is a treasure trove of amazing perspective shifts and reframes. For example, here are some of his quotes on … Continue reading →

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Anger means expectations.

Posted on October 3, 2021 by nomadoftheuniverse
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