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Tag Archives: desire
Five Hindrances – going beyond emptiness
I have recently watched this talk on five hindrances to self-mastery by Master Shi Heng Yi. I read about Five Hindrances, a concept new to me – desire, anger, restlessness and worry, sloth, torpor and boredom and doubt (I memorised … Continue reading
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Tagged amitabha, anger, buddhism, desire, emptiness, happiness, happy, hindrances, mantra, meditation, nomad, Shi Heng Yi, ted, universe
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What if not knowing what next is an achievement?
I’ve been mini-retired for 6 months. Retirement is a great way to practice emptiness. Six months of non-doing and facing uncertainty is when I usually hit the psychological threshold and the monkey brain spirals into anxiety. You know the script … Continue reading
Buddhist Sexual Ethics
My latest posts were very serious, so with this one I want to lighten things up a bit. I was doing some reading on how Buddhists view romantic love (I am not a follower but occasionally get interested in specific … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhist, desire, happiness, love, nomad, resist, sex, temptation, universe, want
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The Secret To Successful Marriage And Relationship
A bit of an unusual post today. I don’t recommend books a lot. The last couple I’ve been on and on about were Power of Now and Escape Manifesto. But this book is amazing. If you are in a long … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, book, desire, dutch, esther perel, happiness, holland, marriage, netherlands, nomad, relationship, sex, ted, therapy, universe
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