There's no such thing as a "controversy". Outrage is manufactured. If you choose not to give a shit, it's not a controversy anymore.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
Can we always do that without pulling a “serenity now”?
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Replying to @hereandnowness
I think so. It takes time, energy, and effort to be invested in something. It takes virtually no effort to be indifferent.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
If only that were true. Most people have personal histories that make being indifferent nearly impossible, or else they’ll end up dissociating if they attempt it. Your theory has intuition going for it, but reality doesn’t bear it out.
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Replying to @hereandnowness
Yes, I think you're right about that. You have to first become detached from your personal history, which take practice. Once you do that, a lot of things become more effortless.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
I’d love to meet somebody who’s done that. Also, there’s personality structure which throws a hitch into the whole endeavor.
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Replying to @hereandnowness
I've done that to some degree, though that's not to say there aren't personality structures that are harder than others to do it with. There's really not much about your "self" that you can't change.
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Replying to @Failed_Buddhist
I’ve now see both Jack Kornfield and Ken McLeod talk about his retreat practice did not touch their core personality features.
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Replying to @hereandnowness @Failed_Buddhist
There are elements of personality that are almost certainly constitutional, and I’m not sure if they can be changed.
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Behaviors, or personality traits? I don't think I disagree, by the way. But things like fear, or giving a shit, can certainly be changed.
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