By Frederic Luskin — 2010
Forgiveness expert Fred Luskin explains what it takes to give up a grudge.
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CLEAR ALL
A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.
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The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice isn’t about achieving mental health.
Throughout his profound spiritual awakening, the great Tibetan yogi Shabkar experienced immense loss resulting in grief marked by raw pain, a sense of disorientation, sadness, and tears.
Mindfulness experts Rasmus Hougaard and Jacqueline Carter show, by way of the Buddhist parable of the second arrow, how the mind’s response to crisis is a choice we can control.
In Buddhist psychology, forgiveness is understood as a way to end suffering, to bring dignity and harmony to our life.