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As the Buddha famously said, life is suffering. Different religious and philosophical traditions have long debated about whether suffering is inevitable or necessary to the human experience and how to best reduce, avoid, or endure the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual distress encountered in day-to-day life. As such, there is a wealth of information available from both psychological and spiritual sources on how to handle the experience of suffering.

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Mapping Stored Emotions in the Body as a Means of Healing Physical Pain

The Body is a map of every experience we ever had. As we bridge the mind body and spirit we can better understand the connection between trapped emotions and physical ailments causing us suffering.

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Through a Glass Darkly: Miriam Greenspan on Moving from Grief to Gratitude

"Well, the Buddha taught that we increase our suffering through our attempts to avoid it." - Miriam Greenspan

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Sexual Healing

As a psychiatrist to people with spiritual aspirations, I am witness to some of the ways in which spirituality and sexuality interact, not always to either of their benefits.

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Embracing the Darkness

All suffering is mental. It has nothing to do with the body or with a person’s circumstances. You can be in great pain without any suffering at all.

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Continuing Thay’s Teachings

Meet eight of Thich Nhat Hanh’s students who are now teachers themselves. In their own unique ways, they’re helping to carry his dharma into the future.

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A Conversation with Alice Walker

The bestselling author discusses her role as a global citizen and her connection with nature, history, and activism

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Finding Contentment in the Moment

In the last century, I weighed almost twice as much as I do now—and I desperately wanted to be thin. So desperately that if a genie had appeared (and I'm not proud of this fact) and offered me one wish, it would have been to wake up thin the next day.

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Staying with God for Better or Worse

Rabbi Kushner argues that God does not will personal tragedy, but takes the side of those afflicted and suffers with them.

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Desmond Tutu, Hard Times, and the Power of Prayer

One writer reflects on how Desmond Tutu’s words live on today.

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What Is Compassion Meditation? (+ Mantras and Scripts)

In Positive Psychology, Compassion is seen as a way to relate to the self and a pathway to happiness. The proven benefits of compassion range from increased well-being, to relief from illness, and improved relationships.

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