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Re: Personal responsibility & Compassion
(Quote) (Quote) True, you don't want to be an enabler. That is not helpful or compassionate. But IME you also don't want to add any more emotional baggage around a situation than is necessary. Someti… (View Post)
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Re: Personal responsibility & Compassion
There's something to be said for tact and skill for conversation. There are ways to convey your concern for a person's health that are more sensitive than others. There are people who can get away wi… (View Post)
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Re: Personal responsibility & Compassion
There is a traditional phrase for balance (upekkha) -- the last of the four brahmaviharas -- as there is for metta, karuna, and mudita. It goes: "'I am the determiner of my actions (kamma), heir… (View Post)
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Re: Any books that help over coming anti social behavior? (I find it hard talking/dealing with people)
(Quote) When this happens to me -- when I find myself resenting an entire situation or an entire cohort of people -- I often find there's an element of psychological projection going on. In other wor… (View Post)1 -
Re: Any books that help over coming anti social behavior? (I find it hard talking/dealing with people)
(Quote) I understand your contention about "you are who you are", but the vehemence of the OP's wording ("I HATE work, I HATE people"... "I cannot bear it"... "I al… (View Post)
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