In
order to wake up to suffering, we need to clearly see and embrace all
the ways that we avoid dealing with our internal pain. We can heal, but
only after we have the courage to stay with this pain and have
compassion for ourselves.
—Ronya Fakhoury Banks, “How Buddhism Helped Me Embrace My Palestinian Heritage”
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A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Via Daily Dharma: Have Compassion for Yourself
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