“When the division between myself and the rest of the world is driven
by confusion and turmoil, this sharp differentiation hardens even further. My
distinctiveness is frozen into an absolute aloneness. I feel abandoned, trapped
in my body.
Again, I need to stop. I may be able to start thawing this isolation by
focusing on the complexity that I am. I may be able to ease the spasm of
self-centeredness by realizing that I am not a fixed essence but an interactive
cluster of processes.”
Batchelor S. “Buddhism without beliefs. A contemporary guide to awakening.” Riverhead Books, NY, 1997. www.stephenbatchelor.org
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| A "bluebell wood", Ireland |
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