How to Keep Your Heart Open in Crisis
Jun 02, 2020
A message from Yuan Tze, April 2020
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How do we keep our hearts open when the world is in turmoil? You see all the suffering and you feel the pain.
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âIt is a dilemmaâ, you may think, âwhen I open my heart to the world, I also invite vulnerability and suffering to myselfâ.
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Letâs examine this further.
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What would your reaction be at this time?
- Do you feel overwhelmed and anxious?
- Do you feel angry and wanting to blame?
- Do you feel hopeless and fall into despair?
These reactions may seem reasonable or even ânaturalâ.
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However, in looking closer, do you see the possibility that the pattern of Avoiding and Hiding could play a part in it, especially in directing us to find ârefugeâ in patterns which lead to these common reactions?
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Why canât we face reality?
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Because it is difficult and we need to close our hearts and divert ourselves in order to feel better and safer. Patterns of all sorts have been formed to cater to this need.
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