By Darlene Cohen, Shinzen Young, Reginald Ray — 2007
As long as we have bodies, we will have physical pain. Buddhism promises no escape from that. What we can change is how we experience pain.
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While we can’t control when we feel anger or fear—or how strongly—we can gain some control over what we do while in their grip. If we can develop inner radar for emotional danger, we gain a choice point the Dalai Lama urges us to master.
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When neuroscientists tested expert meditators, they discovered something surprising: The effect of Buddhist meditation isn’t just momentary; it can alter deep-seated traits in our brain patterns and character.