"Let's be still for a moment. Come, Holy Spirit. Fill the hearts of thy faithful people and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Send forth thy spirit and they shall be made new and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. Amen." (p. 29)We threaded how "Fear, Stress, and Anxiety" are related and resolved in the Chapter, p. 93-108:
Harry clarified that fear has an object, whereas anxiety has no object.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the ability to act despite it. Courage is indeed the triumph of our heart's love and commitment over our mind's reasonable murmurings to keep us safe." (p. 93)Anxiety and stress often come from too much expectation and too much ambition.
"The Archbishop and the Dalai Lama encourage us to develop Stress Resilience. This involves turning what is called "threat stress," or the perception that a stressful event is a threat that will harm us, into what is called "challenge stress," or the perception that a stressful event is a challenge that will help us grow. The remedy they offer is quite straight forward. One simply notices the flight-or-flight stress response in one's body--the beating heart, the pulsing blood or tingling feeling in our hands and face, the rapid breathing--then remembers that these are natural responses to stress and that our body is just preparing to rise to the challenge." (p. 99)Comments on how being on a spiritual path can counter materialism:
(Joan) "Christianity is counter culture, battling consumerism about stuff."
(Day) "When we are striving for things, we get on this train. We forget what we are now and being present to what we have."
(Rose) "Recently, I was inspired by Alice Walker, who practices Buddhism. "
* Please enjoy Bill Moyers' web interview, entitled Alice Walker on the Power of Meditation.
For Next Week: Please read "Sadness and Grief: The Hard Times Knit Us More Closely Together" & "Despair: The World is in Such Turmoil", p. 109-123.
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