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Staying with God for Better or Worse

By Gustav Niebuhr — 1996

Rabbi Kushner argues that God does not will personal tragedy, but takes the side of those afflicted and suffers with them.

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Wait: A Love Letter to Those in Despair

Pause, find connection, and choose peace rather than harm when you feel overwhelmed in the crashing ocean of life. You are the calm of the ocean, not the pounding wave.

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Cuong Lu
2021
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10:56

Why We Suffer—Mindfulness Teaching with Michael A. Singer

The mind can be a dangerous place or a great gift. In this video Micheal Singer walks you through how our consciousness handles the states of our inner and outer environments and how you can support it to help align your being.

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Michael A. Singer
2020
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10:33

Adyashanti - Allowing Everything to Be as It Is

Is it possible to “allow everything to be as it is,” even when you are in the midst of suffering? Adyashanti discusses this foundational teaching and how it is often overlooked because it sounds so simple.

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Adyashanti
2020
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09:56

Presence Beyond Form

Challenge and suffering are a part of every human life. Yet, teaches Eckhart, so is the potential for discovering through even the greatest adversity who we are in our depths.

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Eckhart Tolle
2020
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“Our Relationship with Pain and Suffering” | Sharon Salzberg

“World religions teach us that suffering is part of the human condition. Our attempts to avoid suffering prevent us from experiencing essential insights and awareness that lead to spiritual healing and growth.

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Sharon Salzberg
2018
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Dr. Judson Brewer: Life Worth Living and the Buddhist Tradition

Dr. Matthew Croasmun interviews Dr. Judson Brewer regarding his participation in the Buddhist tradition and his related research at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Dr. Brewer was a guest in Yale College's 2015 Life Worth Living course.

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Judson Brewer
2015
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Pain Is Not Suffering

In this video clip taken from the Buddhist Geeks Conference 2011, Kelly McGonigal explores the neuroscience of meditation to help us understand how practice shapes the mind, and offers fresh insight into concepts like mindfulness and suffering.

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Kelly McGonigal
2012
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Growing with Suffering | Ram Dass Lecture 1980S

1980's. Ram Dass gives lecture on internal and external suffering. He says that resisting our suffering creates more suffering for ourselves and for other people. We need to practice listening, and to observe the way the mind responds to somebody's story.

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Ram Dass
2014
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Dr. Robert Johnson - Visons of God and the Meaning of Suffering

Dr. Robert Johnson discusses the role of the priest in protecting people from close encounters with god. Also, he contrasts the suffering of the modern western male to the eastern psyche in his film IN SEARCH OF THE HOLY GRAIL

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Robert A. Johnson
2011
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Gangaji: The Suffering Trap

No matter what the world is telling us, if our internal story of what’s occurring has to do with being victimized, then we suffer. The willingness to tell the truth about who you are, is the willingness to no longer be a victim, regardless of circumstances.

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Gangaji
2015
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