--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shanti2218411" <kc21d@...> wrote: > > I agree.I am a psychologist and after having seen thousands of clients, I > have no doubt that one of the most fundamental mistakes people make is > thinking reality should be than what it is at this moment.Denial of what IS > invariably results in the perpetuation of suffering.This is very clearly > illustrated in addiction.BTW a book that presents a simple but effective way > of working through resistance is "The Myth of Stress' by Andrew > Bernstein(sp?). > * * * Beautifully put! I will keep an eye open for it, many thanks. My favorite eye-opener to date on the subtle mechanics of the subject is Byron Katie's "Loving What Is".
Yes! The whole issue of addiction is fascinating. What I have called "Brahman" or "Wholeness" could just as easily be called sobriety. Upon reading Anne Wilson Schaef's "When Society Becomes an Addict" and "Escape from Intimacy: Untsngling the 'Love' Addictions: Sex, Romance, Relationships," I was struck by how clearly she described the mechanics of the Dark Night and Awakening (or "Brahman") without ever using those terms :-)
