Joan Halifax: Buoyancy Rather than Burnout

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January 23, 2018

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We're in an era of great breakdown, environmentally and socially and psychologically, and when systems break down, the ones who have the resilience to actually repair themselves, they move to a higher order of organization.

- Joan Halifax -

Joan Halifax: Buoyancy Rather than Burnout

It's easy to despair at all the bad news and horrific pictures that come at us daily. But Zen teacher and medical anthropologist Roshi Joan Halifax says this is a form of empathy that works against us. There's such a thing as pathological altruism. She offers nourishing wisdom to help all of us overwhelmed by the suffering in the world. { read more }

Be The Change

Roshi Halifax has said, "I am not a 'nice' Buddhist. I'm much more interested in a kind of plain rice, get-down-in-the-street Buddhism." Practice a deeper form of kindness this week, less everyday niceness and more open tolerance and helpfulness to those in need. Practice a deeper form of kindness this week, less everyday niceness and more open tolerance and helpfulness to those in need.

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