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sabrinamari"HOW TO WORK WITH ADDICTIONS
The moment in which we give in to our addictions is a moment in which we are all caught up -in which there is tremendous karmic momentum to go forward in the same old way -to scratch the wound. This can be a wound which really bothers us -we can see the wound bleeding, we can see it getting worse and we will not stop scratching. We can actually even feel quite nauseated by what we are doing, but we just will not stop!
What allows us to stop is maitri, which in this case means a basic feeling that we do not have to be afraid of what we are feeling right now, that we do not have to look for alternatives, that we aren't ashamed of what we are feeling in this moment. We are scared of what we are feeling. Instead, we can just let our warmth toward the wound, or the warmth toward that instant of time just be there as the working basis."
Other good Pema quotes:
"Begin to develop curiosity, not caring whether the object of inquisitiveness is bitter or sweet."
"When things are properly understood, one's whole life is like a ritual or ceremony."
"Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us, the other softens us."
"If you follow your heart, you're going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient."
"Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully."
"We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves."
~Pema Chodron
The moment in which we give in to our addictions is a moment in which we are all caught up -in which there is tremendous karmic momentum to go forward in the same old way -to scratch the wound. This can be a wound which really bothers us -we can see the wound bleeding, we can see it getting worse and we will not stop scratching. We can actually even feel quite nauseated by what we are doing, but we just will not stop!
What allows us to stop is maitri, which in this case means a basic feeling that we do not have to be afraid of what we are feeling right now, that we do not have to look for alternatives, that we aren't ashamed of what we are feeling in this moment. We are scared of what we are feeling. Instead, we can just let our warmth toward the wound, or the warmth toward that instant of time just be there as the working basis."
Other good Pema quotes:
"Begin to develop curiosity, not caring whether the object of inquisitiveness is bitter or sweet."
"When things are properly understood, one's whole life is like a ritual or ceremony."
"Gloriousness and wretchedness need each other. One inspires us, the other softens us."
"If you follow your heart, you're going to find that it is often extremely inconvenient."
"Feeling irritated, restless, afraid, and hopeless is a reminder to listen more carefully."
"We work on ourselves in order to help others, but also we help others in order to work on ourselves."
~Pema Chodron
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Yes!
Date: 2005-03-14 10:11 pm (UTC)I have on my desk Whatever lies before me is not blocking my next ste: it is my next step. by Marueen Brady
Being willing to sit in the moment with whatever and where-ever I am, is the next step.
Re: Yes!
Date: 2005-03-16 04:11 pm (UTC)Off topic
Date: 2005-03-14 10:23 pm (UTC)Re: Off topic
Date: 2005-03-16 04:13 pm (UTC)