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Title: November 17, 2015, 2015 | Author: THE ZEN DIARY – David Gabriel Fischer | Source: www.thezendiary.com | License: CC BY-NC-ND

The Emptiness of Fullness

“Emptiness is the ground of everything. Thanks to emptiness, everything is possible.”  —Nagarjuna, 2nd century Buddhist philosopher “Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence.  Your very essence emerged from emptiness.”  —Wayne Dyer, 21st-century populist philosopher My wife and I recently watched Broadchurch, an ITV crime-mystery series.  It was captivating, well-acted (Olivia Coleman, as always, was amazing), and surprisingly insightful.  Each episode hinted at a different, possible suspect and lured us into believing our assumptions Read More

Image from page 295 of "Bell telephone magazine" (1922) | Source: Internet Archive

Pain and Empathy

Pain may not be your friend, but it may be your partner. And pain may be the path to empathy.