World vs Mind

Pema Chödrön: This Lousy World - YouTube

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Chodrön uses the lessons of the Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva to make a very powerful analogy about moving through the world constantly pissed off and disappointed. …

[She says]: “We’re laughing, but that’s what we all do. That is how we approach things. We think, if we could just get rid of everything and cover it with leather, our pain would go away. Well, sure, because then it wouldn’t be cutting our feet anymore. It’s just logical, isn’t it? But it doesn’t make any sense, really. Shantideva said, ‘But if you simply wrap leather around your feet.’ In other words, if you put on shoes then you could walk across the boiling sand and the cut glass and the horns, and it wouldn’t bother you. So the analogy is, if you work with your mind, instead of trying to change everything on the outside, that’s how your temper will cool down.'”

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book: Designing Your Work Life

Amazon.com: Designing Your Work Life: How to Thrive and Change and Find Happiness at Work eBook: Bill Burnett, Dave Evans: Kindle Store


excellent previous book from the same authors:

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life - Kindle edition by Bill Burnett, Dave Evans. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

book: Counterclockwise

Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility - Kindle edition by Ellen J. Langer. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.



Ellen Langer 'Counterclockwise: the power of possibility' at Happiness & Its Causes 2012 - YouTube


PNTV: Counterclockwise by Ellen Langer - YouTube

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"Ellen Langer is a professor of psychology at Harvard and one of the world's leading experts on the science of wellbeing, and what she refers to as the "psychology of possibility." Dr. Langer was first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University, and is the the author of eleven books--including Mindfulness, The Power of Mindful Learning, and her Counterclockwise--and more than two hundred research articles. She has been described as the “mother of mindfulness” and through her work, Dr. Langer challenges us to overcome our mindless patterns, let go of false limits, focus on the process and notice all the wonders present in our lives."

MIND Reviews: Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility - Scientific American

Ellen Langer: books

book: Upstream by Dan Heath

Amazon.com: Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen eBook: Dan Heath: Kindle Store

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book: How to Be a Stoic by Massimo Pigliucci

How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life @Amazon

Stoicism as a philosophy for an ordinary life | Massimo Pigliucci | TEDxAthens @YouTube

by Massimo | How to Be a Stoic

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The philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo Pigliucci

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Massimo Pigliucci - YouTube

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1. An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 1) from Rice University ★★★★★(3160)
2. Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”) from University of Pennsylvania ★★★★★(184)
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6. Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python) from University of Michigan ★★★★★(8484)
7. Aprender from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ★★★★★(106)
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