We never have the experience of others seeing us... The two-part remedy for shyness is:
Shyness, a wasted opportunity
The Watcher, or Witness
In Buddhist meditation the process of becoming your own Watcher may be discouraged as being a dead-end, a mistake to avoid. I take a different view... [read on]
The Spiritual Bypass Operation
Is this the perfect cure for the ills of attachment: the pain-killer of detachment?
Insight is available
from the first moment of meditation we have a chance to question our assumptions - or to follow them blindly into the confusion they generate
Blame-free world 2: guilt, punishment, regret
Guilt tells you what you are, regret is a message to act upon
Not Guilt
The act is done! It cannot be undone. A blaming mind now tars itself with guilt:
If we don’t live in a blame-free world – whose fault is that?
Blame, guilt - or regret? Blame: a story told by ego to polish its virtue.
This feels deep
In the teeth of their stampede I'm holding my flag high, for any with little dust in their eyes.
What the life of the Buddha tells us about our own path to freedom
Siddhartha, the Buddha-to-be, had a particular and extreme upbringing. What can we learn from comparing his life with our own?
My Place of Safety
Our underlying nature is fearlessness - having nothing to defend, being nothing vulnerable. How can we offer others this peace?
