Depression seems to be something really prevalent in western society, where many people or those in their family will eventually have a bout with depression. In this talk with Ajahn Brahm, he introduces some Buddhist philosophy that’s been known to help with depression. His talk is structured into 3 areas:
- Depression can be attributed to habituated fault finding and negativity
- Depression can be attributed to constant craving and lack of simplicity
- Depression can be attributed to the difficult nature of life
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I suffer from depression and anxiety. So often it’s so easy to think of them as conventional… as a “chemical imbalance” or result of our upbringing or environment. This teaching could give some ideas for thinking about this illness differently. I’ll try to remember to come back and watch the teaching when I have some more time. Thanks for sharing.
Hi TMC,
I know someone very close to me who suffers from depression and its definetely a challenging situation. I’ve had depression in earlier parts of my life and I’m sure it could happen one day again, considering that the body/mind/aggregates seem to be so delicate. I get a lot of teachings like this as well
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