Spirituality as an antidote to our pain leads to suppression. Spirituality as a means of connecting with our pain leads to healing.
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Replying to @Thejasongarner
How do you distinguish between using it as a means of connection, instead of as an antidote?
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Replying to @krishnasarma421
It's the sense of "I see you. I hear you. I'm here for you." vs "Go away pain I'm spiritual now." Does that make sense? Big hugs.
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Replying to @Thejasongarner
Hmm, acknowledgment & welcoming versus avoidance? Is intellectualization/rationalization same as avoidance? Big Hugs! Love your journey.
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Replying to @krishnasarma421
Yes. And acknowledging doesn't mean inviting. But simply showing up and being with what's there. If the pain were physical and, instead of
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Replying to @Thejasongarner @krishnasarma421
attending to the pain, we sat around trying to think it away it would be clear that we were avoiding the proper care. The same is true with
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Replying to @Thejasongarner @krishnasarma421
internal pain. Our practice is to show up versus turn away (in whatever form). In my experience that's when healing comes. Big hugs Krishna
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Replying to @Thejasongarner
As you know it's hard and antithetical to our nature to sit with deep spiritual pain when a parent passes away, as I lost my father in Feb.
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I'll email you Krishna. Big hugs.
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