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Originally Posted by Hemera
... I understand none of what I'm telling myself will happen and so it's self created suffering, but accepting there's nothing I can do doesn't stop the feelings, at least in my experience.
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Perhaps when such feelings arise then allow them to be there and fully experience them. They can then dissolve, they are just an energy passing through you.
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Originally Posted by Hemera
I think there's suffering which is created by thoughts, and there's suffering created by seeing someone else suffering and finding that tough in and of itself.
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We can feel compassion for the suffering of another person without feeling the impulse to share in that suffering. Detachment is not the same as being cold-hearted.
Peace