The Moldy Fridge of Shame

The Moldy Fridge of Shame

The Moldy Fridge of Shame

 

Dr. Susan Pollak | 10 Percent Happier

What can you do if you get walloped by an attack of shame? Seized by the talons of a poisonous inner critic? When you’ve had a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day,” as the classic children’s book puts it? There are a few of Dr. Susan Pollak’s favorite ‘tweaks’…

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Meditation in Troubled Times

Meditation in Troubled Times

Meditation in Troubled Times

By Norman Fischer

There’s an old Zen saying: “The world is topsy-turvy.”

Who is not aware of this today? The state of the world is painful to everyone. The world careens onward in its topsy-turvy course, causing a pervasive sense of inward dread many of us can’t afford to entertain.

No wonder so many of us are in denial, whether subscribing to fanaticism, lunatic politics, addictions, or simply unplugging from the disturbing news of ecological crisis or economic woes. Deep down we all know the fix we’re in, but we can’t afford to face it. It’s just too much.

Is there a way we can digest, hold, and live with the scale of our current problems?

Meditation practice makes denial impossible and truth sustainable.