By Dana Branscum — 1988
An interview with Danaan Parry
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CLEAR ALL
Love is not only difficult to find, but is even more challenging for many people to accept and tolerate.
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Why is it so hard to get close to people? When it comes to relationships and friendships, so many of us struggle to build intimate connections. It’s not always easy to figure out what, exactly, is holding you back.
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“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” ~Nelson Mandela
The ground of fearlessness, says Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is renouncing hard-heartedness and allowing ourselves to be tender, sad, and fully present.
Buddhist teacher Joan Halifax describes five “edge states” where courage meets fear and freedom meets suffering.