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Transforming the Fear of Death

Posted by williampage | | Essays, Transformation |

Fear thrives best in a state of attachment to a small picture of self.

When You Want to Complain About Your Life

Posted by williampage | | Essays, Transformation |

In the tenth book of the Republic Socrates tells the story of Er of Pamphylian, who was killed in...

Being Present and Other People (External Consideration)

Posted by williampage | | Essays, Other People |

The point I want to make here is that inner considering is based on a delusion, the delusion that other people spend any amount of their time thinking about us.

Center of Gravity in the Present

Posted by williampage | | Being Present, Essays, Self-Remembering |

People generally believe that they can be present in the enjoyable moments of their lives, and that other moments—moments that are either painful or are preparation for pleasurable moments—can simply be ignored or frittered away with imaging or thinking about more important moments.

Attention

Posted by williampage | | Being Present, Essays |

Attention holds a specific energy in a fixed field around something that we want to observe or examine. Consciousness requires an ability to focus a similar energy around the body in a less directed way.

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