The 7 pillars of mindfulness #1 Non-Judging The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #1 Non-judging Judging Unconsciously, we constantly judge people, things and events as either good, bad or neutral. This labelling process happens unconsciously and uninterruptedly, like subtitles in a movie. It is exactly this constant inner monologue, that brings about the […]
The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #2 patience The 7 pillars of mindfulness – #2 patience „Unruly beings are as unlimited as space they cannot possibly all be overcome, but if I overcome thoughts of anger alone this will be equivalent to vanquishing all foes.” – Shantideva Patience The old Buddhist texts define
The 7 pillars of mindfulness The 7 pillars of mindfulness We either have the choice, to see things as they are, or to see things as they are, and to be terribly upset about it. Make your choice now… The 7 pillars of mindfulness form an inner attitude to see things as they are: ‘present
Psychotherapy from A to Z Psychotherapy, psychology, neuroscience and management basics – that’s what this WikiBlog is about. If you have any suggestions or questions about posts, please feel free to call, write a message or send an email. I am looking forward to it. Best regards Yours Dirk Stemper Psychotherapy from A to
Stress-free and relaxed instead of irrational beliefs Irrational beliefs- [/whohit] Every event in life is evaluated by us, based upon certain conscious or unconscious beliefs, attitudes or values. This happens immediately and often unconsciously. This assessment can be rational, thus logically and empirically verifiable and appropriate for the situation, or irrational, i.e. illogical and empirically
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Accepting ourselves – the key to success Accepting ourselves – the key to success “Everything we do for ourselves, we do for others, and everything we do for others, we do for ourselves.” – Thich Nhat Hanh Our mental team In our mind we have sometimes sort of a team meeting. The “mover and shaker”
Are wrath and revenge admissible? In “The Philosophy of Wrath” Agnes Callard approaches the difficult subject wisely and courageously and comes to unsettling conclusions. The Philosophy of Wrath
What are strengths, and what are not? Why do we find it difficult to name our strengths? Our culture brings with it a “guilt pattern” from history. Misconduct, failure, omissions – all are ascribed to a guilty party, who has to “pay” for this. Internally, the unconscious criminal tribunal of guilt against weakness is associated
Jon Kabat-Zinn reading Derek Walcott’s “Love After Love” Jon Kabat-Zinn reading Derek Walcott’s “Love After Love” Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will
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Fear Fear is one of the basic emotions (joy, sadness, anger, disgust, surprise). It is an innate reaction pattern with a protective and warning function that we share with our mammalian relatives. (A distinction is often made between anxiety and fear. Fear is then seen as a general, undirected feeling, not leading to concrete actions.
