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(Quote) Take a look at a tree, for example. Your mind projects onto that tree the label "tree." Your mind doesn't see the interdependent nature of the tree, doesn't see that it's made up of… (View Post)
I suffered from anxiety and depression in my college years and in my 20s. It helps to get outside of your self centered thinking. Try thinking about the well-being of others and try to help them be h… (View Post)
(Quote) What's important, I think, is how this works in a practical way. Let's say depression arises in your feelings. Right there you know delusion has arisen in the aggregate of your feelings. That… (View Post)
Just thought I'd share this teaching by Ajahn Chah... It's some pretty serious Dharma. "All creatures in this world are plagued by nothing other than suffering. There is only suffering disturbin… (View Post)
@lobster Yeah, I prefer the philosophies of Nagarjuna and Chandrakirti even though they're tough to decipher. Western philosophy has only brought me more misery. But in college it made me sound like … (View Post)