I'm probably better than most at recognizing manipulation these days. I think a lot of that has to do with learning to see more - having different frames from which to view an interaction. ( Read more... )
As an aside, a life without attachments is not a life without passion. This is often misunderstood. The pain (sufferning) comes from attachment to the result.
You might go to a party and enjoy it. No problem there. The suffering is being attached to the way things are - and not accepting that they will change. That the party will end. That the next party isn't as good. That you wish the party never ended.
So enjoy your passion for whatever. But don't get bummed when it changes and don't live in the past or future of it. It will change.
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You might go to a party and enjoy it. No problem there. The suffering is being attached to the way things are - and not accepting that they will change. That the party will end. That the next party isn't as good. That you wish the party never ended.
So enjoy your passion for whatever. But don't get bummed when it changes and don't live in the past or future of it. It will change.
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