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Why Rejection Hurts So Much—and What to Do About It

By Guy Winch — 2015

Psychologist Guy Winch shares some practical tips for soothing the sting of rejection.

Read on ideas.ted.com

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Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life with the Heart of a Buddha

For many of us, feelings of deficiency are right around the corner. It doesn’t take much—just hearing of someone else’s accomplishments, being criticized, getting into an argument, making a mistake at work—to make us feel that we are not okay.

Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield (foreword)

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Being Your Own Best Friend: Cultivating a Healthy Sense of Self

Venerable Thubten Chodron gives a talk to a full-house audience at North Idaho College on developing a true sense of self-confidence based on living in line with our personal values.

Thubten Chodron

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Thubten Chodron’s Wonderful Dhamma Talk

Venerable Thubten Chodron speaking on Bodhicitta and relationships.

Thubten Chodron

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How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People): Spiritual Advice for Modern Relationships

How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People) is a smart, hip guide for spiritual seekers who want to experience more love and stability in all forms of relationships.

Lodro Rinzler, Meggan Watterson

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Take Back Your Mind: Buddhist Advice for Anxious Times

If you are reading this, then you’re likely plagued with anxiety. The good news is that you don’t have to be. You can live a life without so much anxiety and stress. You can train the mind to feel contentment, peace and joy—even in the midst of difficult circumstances.

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In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying

At thirty-six years old, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche was a rising star within his generation of Tibetan masters and the respected abbot of three monasteries.

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Helen Tworkov

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Tea and Cake with Demons: A Buddhist Guide to Feeling Worthy

In Tea and Cake with Demons, Adreanna Limbach brings secular Buddhist teachings to a new generation by addressing one of the most pressing concerns we all face―authentic self-worth.

Adreanna Limbach

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You Belong: A Call for Connection

We are not separate from each other. But we don’t always believe it, and we certainly don’t always practice it. In fact, we often practice the opposite—disconnection and domination. From unconscious bias to “cancel culture,” denial of our inherent interconnection limits our own freedom.

Sebene Selassie

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Master Shi Heng Yi—Hindrances to Self-Mastery | Shi Heng Yi | TEDxVitosha

Meet Shaolin Master Shi Heng Yi in his serene talk about self-discovery. Learn why rainfall is an essential part of each flowering. And every small step – part of the journey to the highest peek. The hindrances along the way to self-discovery and personal growth are easy to overcome.

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Creativity, Spirituality, and Making a Buck

A friendly, funny, practical guide for creatives and entrepreneurs, written by a four-time Emmy award-winning and two-time Grammy-nominated composer-guitarist-producer who has worked with Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Jerry Garcia, Lana Del Rey, and Krishna Das, among many others.

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Criticism and Rejection