Ethan Nichtern on meditation as radical transformation
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Why is it (meditation) hard? Because coming back to the moment again and again is a true revolution against habit, a rebellion against our cultural tendency to always avoid what we are feeling and experiencing. It is this chronic avoidance of ourselves (not the rigorous practice of self-awareness we do on a cushion) that lies at the core of mindless consumer culture.”
from sharanam, sacredgraffiti & parkstepp)
That’s so true. So many people today simple try to avoid themselves instead of getting to the bottom of their problems. Their solution? finding a shrink. I’ve been forced to go to shrinks when i was small, and the best and wisest shrink i’ve ever had was a hobo that lived on the beach in Nice, France, in front of my apartment.
Reblogged from Crashingly Beautiful
