
197 – Neither Avoidance nor Identification: Being with the Reality of Painful Situations
The Zen Studies Podcast
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The Buddhist Middle Way
When we identify with the pain, we generally make it worse. The buddhist middle way means not getting stuck in either side of a duality. We allow reality to flow while neither pushing things away nor grasping on to them. It's difficult to describe because this is a subtle and subjective experience.
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