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Ep. 11 - The Art of Renunciation

Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein

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The Wisdom of No

We need to be the wise and loving parent to ourselves when we see that two year old in the mind. A wonderful poem by the poet naomi shihab nai beautifully expresses the wisdom of no. When some one recognizes you in a grocery store, nod briefly and become a cabbage. You will never catch up. Walk around feeling like a leaf, know you could tumble any second, then decide what to do with your time. Here the powe of no really becomes the expression of a free mind.

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