tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752442688135445689.post2887506309881832902..comments2023-05-22T09:24:12.725-07:00Comments on The Chronic Meditator: Holes...and Half-holesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752442688135445689.post-34412741065266823272012-05-07T00:41:42.316-07:002012-05-07T00:41:42.316-07:00I found my way here googling Stephen Levine and Au...I found my way here googling Stephen Levine and Australia, trying to find out if I could buy his audio on pain here after a friend in an online sangha recommended his work. Then I see you mentioning Tara Brach (all-time favourite!) and touching on the very guilt I am feeling about not having 'worked it all out' and 'aolved' my pain by now...about to subscribe to your blog! Thanks so much for sharing your insights. Blessings...Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189107154073113619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752442688135445689.post-26298800648849047052009-09-27T03:43:59.482-07:002009-09-27T03:43:59.482-07:00Hi Ricky,
Thanks for such an honest comments. The...Hi Ricky,<br /><br />Thanks for such an honest comments. The next time I feel myself looking up at a pile of guilt about to fall on my head I'll know I'm not the only one! <br /><br />I have only started looking and sitting with all my feelings out of utter desperation...I feel like it's what I've been avoiding for the last ten years. I also couldn't find anyone who could really help me - every spiritual practice I tried just seemed to increase the blame I felt, and the feeling that there was something very wrong with me that I had to fix in order to get well. <br /><br /> <br />Late last year I finally found what I'd been looking for - a Buddhist psychologist who has had CFS and understood my guilt/shame immediately, a Buddhist monastery where the abbott practiced Loving Kindness as a way of life, and podcast talks and books by Tara Brach, a Buddhist psychologist. <br /><br />After 10 years of searching, these three things fell into place within weeks of each other late last year. They've really given me the tools and supported me to start looking at my emotions - but it's still a long road, and I have to do the hard work. <br /><br />Best wishes to you...Sara https://www.blogger.com/profile/12095262161793214914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5752442688135445689.post-29259936327850252572009-09-27T02:16:34.573-07:002009-09-27T02:16:34.573-07:00"You caused/want your illness" definitel..."You caused/want your illness" definitely triggers a mountain of guilt and shame for me. I've never tried sitting with it and seeing if there's stuff underneath though ... I'm not sure if I'm brave enough to try, honestly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com