By Pema Chödrön — 2009
Pema Chödrön on four ways that meditation helps us deal with difficulty.
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CLEAR ALL
A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.
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We hold our grief hard in the belly. We store fear and disappointment, anger and guilt in our gut. Softening the Belly… of Sorrow Our belly has become fossilized with a long resistance to life and to loss.
Many years ago, I read a moving article by a hospice caregiver who had accompanied thousands of people during their final weeks. One phrase, in particular, has stayed with me.
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