INTRODUCTION

An emotion usually represents an amplified and energized thought pattern, and because of its often overpowering energetic charge ...

Yes,Iknowwhatyouaregoingtoask. I was going to ask: What about positive emotions such as loveandjoy? They are inseparable from yo ...

paintomorrow,or it will leaveyou,so itsabsencewill give you pain. And what is often referred to as love may be pleasurable and e ...

my desire to become free or enlightened is just another craving for fulfillment or completion in the future. Sodon't seek to bec ...

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Could westill speak of time in any meaningful way? The question"Whattimeisit?"or"What'sthedatetoday?"—if anybodywere there toask ...

andseehowlifesuddenlystartsworkingforyouratherthan againstyou. § Thepresent momentissometimesunacceptable,unpleasant, orawful. I ...

inyourmindandbody.This,ofcourse,includesthepainyou suffered as a child, caused by the unconsciousness of the worldintowhichyouwe ...

The pain-body wants to survive, just like every other entity in existence, and it can only survive if it gets you to unconscious ...

it isanillusion?Doesthatfreeyoufromthepain?What we are concernedwithhere ishowyoucanrealizethistruth— thatis,makeitrealinyourown ...

a certain momentum, just like a spinning wheel that will keep turning for a while even when it is no longer being propelled.Atth ...

observerofwhatishappeninginsideyou.Becomeawarenot only of the emotional pain but also of "the one who observes,"thesilentwatcher ...

pain-body and believe that this mind-made fiction is who youare.Inthatcase,unconsciousfearoflosingyouridentity will createstrong ...

The reason why you don't put your hand in the fire is not becauseoffear,ifsbecauseyouknowthatyou'llgetburned. You don't need fea ...

fearof deathaffects everyaspect ofyour life.For example, even such a seemingly trivial and "normal" thing as the compulsive need ...

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isyou. Do you findthis frightening? Or is it a relief to know this?Allofthesethingsyouwillhavetorelinquishsooneror later. Perhap ...

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that would mean loss of self. There can be a great deal of unconsciousegoinvestmentinpainandsuffering. So once you recognize the ...

Timeisn'tpreciousat all,becauseitisanillusion.Whatyou perceiveas preciousis nottimebuttheonepointthatisout oftime:theNow.Thatisp ...