By Thomas Amelio — 2011
What are the “spiritual” approaches to change that go deeper—and are far more successful—than the mere making of resolutions?
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One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.
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Grounded in our formal practice of meditation, we can relax into the vast, open awareness that is our ultimate nature. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche tells the story of his own introduction to the Great Perfection.
We can temporarily push our ego away or try to rearrange our personality to be happier, freer, or more realized. But ego comes back. And that’s where Diamond Approach inquiry comes in. We all have awareness and inquiry helps us harness awareness to dissolve ego instead of pushing it away.
Emotional Intelligence measures our ability to perceive our own emotions, as well as the emotions of others, and to manage them in a productive and healthy way.
By meditation we mean something very basic and simple that is not tied to any one culture.