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Wisdom leads to equanimity but it still needs to be balanced with compassion (letting go of equanimity) @upekka as the zen saying goes- "At first, I saw mountains as mountains and rivers as rive… (View Post)
(Quote) Really there is no soul (self). Without the experience, there is no "awareness". Or rather "awareness" is the experience itself. No thinker without thoughts, no knower wit… (View Post)
(Quote) A visiting Zen student asked Ajahn Chah, "How old are you? Do you live here all year round?" "I live nowhere," he replied. "There is no place you can find me. I have … (View Post)
It is said that an idle mind is the Devil's playground. In reality, it is an overactive mind which is the culprit. The body that appears to be sitting still tells us nothing about what is going on in… (View Post)
Have you tried systematic desensitisation? http://www.simplypsychology.org/Systematic-Desensitisation.html or a reverse of asubha meditation? Contemplate parts of the spider one by one until the fear… (View Post)