Enlightening the Passions – Day 19 (Dark Waves)

December 4th, 2008 | Posted by Mushin in anger | challenges | enlightenment | jealousy | sadness - (8 Comments)

Providence has hidden a charm in difficult undertakings which is appreciated only by those who dare to grapple with them. — Anne-Sophie Swetchine; The Writings of Madame Swetchine The day has only just begun and Madam J. dropped by much more forcefully than she did yesterday. Only now, given the right circumstance for this investigation, … Read more →

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Enlightening the Passions – Experiment: Day 3

November 18th, 2008 | Posted by Mushin in general - (5 Comments)

Today was challenging – yes indeed. Maybe because I took another close look at “powerless anger” (ohnmächtige Wut), and maybe also because a major triggering event recurred today in my relationship. Maybe also because I experienced strong waves of (unfulfilled) desire, and maybe because all of this came on strong together. What’s clear is that … Read more →

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Enlightening the Passions – Experiment: Day 2

November 17th, 2008 | Posted by Mushin in anger | being | being present | emotions | experiment | feeling | here & now | passion | powerlessness - (7 Comments)

Once there is the resolve to move in a certain direction out of a basic understanding that this is “the call of my destiny”, things are more easy, even if from another point of view they might be hard. Last night I was reading about suffering from a Buddhist point of view – suffering’s nature, … Read more →

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