Man in the Sun

And we begin to feel that way ourselves, that basic goodness exists in ourselves.... For the very reason that you are not struggling, just purely creating harmony alone, but you are also creating enlightened society.... When there is that kind of harmony takes place, properly, fully, then there is some kind of joy taking place... The harmony had to be related with some sense of lusciousness, richness, which is one aspect of harmony. The other aspect of harmony is a sense of spaciousness, and openness

May I love myself just as I am. May I sense my worthiness and well-being. May I trust the world. May I hold myself in compassion. May I meet the suffering and ignorance of others with compassion. Jack Kornfield

Ösel Tendzin

“My Guru is the Ocean“

Kenneth Burke's "Definition of Man," from Language as Symbolic Action

- Przeszłość jest w nas obecna, nie ma sensu kwestionować związku między tym, co „wczoraj” a tym, co „dziś”. Ale w Pani pytaniu interesuje mnie, co znaczą słowa „uporać się”? Co znaczą dla konkretnej osoby. Czy kryje się za nimi chęć zaakceptowania siebie, szczera próba pokonania zranień z przeszłości? I wcale nie jest tak, że jeśli ktoś miał szczęśliwe dzieciństwo i rodziców, którzy mu na wszystko pozwalali, będzie mu świetnie w życiu. I odwrotnie: są ludzie, którzy mieli tak zwane trudne dzieciństwo, a bardzo dobrze sobie radzą w dorosłości. W terapii mówimy, że każdy ma swoją opowieść. Ważne jest to, czy ta historia nas osłabia, czy umacnia. I kiedy nas osłabia albo kreuje konflikty, to mamy problem. I z takimi opowieściami zgłaszają się ludzie do terapii.

Emotional abuse is like brainwashing. It systematically wears away at the victim’s self-confidence, sense of self-worth, trust in his or her perceptions, and self-concept. Whether it is by constant berating and belittling, by intimidation, or under guise of “guidance” or teaching, the results are similar. Eventually, the recipient loses all sense of self and all remnants of personal value. The primary effects of emotional abuse are depression, lack of motivation, confusion, difficulty concentrating or making decisions, low self-esteem, feelings of failure or worthlessness, feelings of hopelessness, self-blame, and self-destructiveness. Beverly Engle, The Emotionally Abusive Relationship

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Éric-Emmanuel Schmidt

Sometimes the easiest way to solve a problem is to stop participating in the problem.

Nie jest dobrym pomysłem pozwalać innym, by zachowywali się wobec nas jak kaci. Dlaczego? Ponieważ będąc ofiarą, hodujesz w sobie kata. Wojciech Eichelberger

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Leonard Read

Treating children like human beings.

Conventionally, “good” is the opposite of “bad.” But basic goodness precedes good and bad. It is goodness in the sense that fundamentally there is nothing wrong, nothing incomplete, and nothing missing. At the root of our being there is a beating heart that can manifest awakenment. “Basic” means “fundamental.” Basic goodness is fundamental because it is primordial. The nature of humanity has remained unchanged from beginningless time. Underneath all the confusion we witness, the character of humanity is inherently stainless, without fault. Sakyong Mipham, Joined at the Heart