Pema Chodron Wrote That Your Courage Is ‘Always Waiting to Be Discovered,’ and That Made Me Think About How Much of My Social Life I’ve Spent Rehearsing Instead of Interacting

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The train car was doing its usual rhythmic swaying, the morning light cutting through the glass in predictable geometric shapes, when I looked down at the dog-eared page of Pema Chodron’s “Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears.” I was on my way to host my weekly English speaking club, a casual … Read more

Eckhart Tolle on the Negative Stories We Tell Ourselves (And What to Do About It)

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Since starting my meditation practice, I’ve made a habit of observing my inner critic. As a result, I’ve noticed that its most insidious tendency is to weave all kinds of stories around certain situations and people I meet. Usually, those stories are negative. They try to make someone “wrong” and assign blame, all the while … Read more