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Positive Errors
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Negative Errors
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Ignorance Errors
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Self
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Narcissism
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Self Harm
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Unconscious Self Shadow
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Others
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Idiot Compassion
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Unfair Punishment
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Unconscious
Societal Shadow
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The Error of Ignorance of the Self Shadow
If you feel a strong flooding emotion, it is probably coming
from your unconscious shadow. Often, you
are rejecting an unacknowledged part of yourself that you have hidden away
within John Bly’s “long black bag” you are dragging behind you.
In the past I had a strong aversion to overweight
people. I later realized this strong
emotion came from my own rejection of my hidden self that wanted to over
consume. My Hungry Ghost. This Ghost is described in Buddhism as beings
with pinhole mouths that can never get enough to eat.
My hungry ghost manifests itself by buying too many things
for my hobbies, and some overeating as well.
Often, I can see myself overeating and overbuying when I am
stressed. These acts likely raise my
serotonin and endogenous opioid levels.
Exercise is a healthier way of raising these levels.
When I acknowledged the existence of my Ghost and asked,
“how has this tendency helped me in the past?”
I could thank my Hungry Ghost for being there when I needed to self
soothe myself during times of stress.
I can then incorporate my Ghost into my conscious
awareness. I can let it sleep within me,
and realize it is there if I need it in the future.
I no longer have this strong aversion to those who are
overweight, and no longer project my Hungry Ghost upon them.
I have compassion for them, because, I have compassion for
my own Hungry Ghost.
If you feel a strong emotion to someone or something, turn
around and dig into that long black bag you are dragging behind you.
Find that hidden unconscious shadow. Bring it forth into the light.
Acknowledge what it has done for you in the past, and let it
go back to sleep.
Then watch how you walk through life a bit more lightly.
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