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	<title>Drifting Awake &#187; suffering</title>
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	<description>Ripples from a little-boat life</description>
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		<title>vital signs</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2010/04/vital-sign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emptiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impermanence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy emotions come and go, so do unhappy ones. These are, in themselves, not signs of suffering, potential or actual. They are signs of living.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Happy emotions come and go, so do unhappy ones. These are, in themselves, not signs of suffering, potential or actual. They are signs of living.</p>
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		<title>giving up success&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2010/04/giving-up-success/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2010/04/giving-up-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:14:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[giving up success and failure, 
there is nothing to regret
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>giving up success and failure, <br />
there is nothing to regret</p>
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		<title>pain and suffering</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2010/01/pain-and-suffering-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[not distinguishing pain from suffering is itself suffering
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>not distinguishing pain from suffering is itself suffering</p>
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		<title>to be utterly without hope&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/11/to-be-utterly-without-hope/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/11/to-be-utterly-without-hope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the Unsayable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[to be utterly without hope is also to be utterly without despair
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>to be utterly without hope is also to be utterly without despair</p>
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		<title>the peace that&#8230; 2</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/10/the-peace-that-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the Unsayable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unsayable]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier I wrote &#8212; &#8220;the peace that passeth understanding can’t be understood.&#8221;
What&#8217;s worse, it can&#8217;t be experienced.
Then what, we may ask, is it good for?
And, of course, the answer is &#8212; it&#8217;s good for Nothing.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Earlier I wrote &#8212; &#8220;the peace that passeth understanding can’t be understood.&#8221;<br />
What&#8217;s worse, it can&#8217;t be experienced.<br />
Then what, we may ask, is it good for?<br />
And, of course, the answer is &#8212; it&#8217;s good for Nothing.</p>
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		<title>a vain hope</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/08/a-vain-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[suffering includes the vain hope that right now things can be other than they are
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>suffering includes the vain hope that right now things can be other than they are</p>
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		<title>minority opinion</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/08/minority-opinion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/08/minority-opinion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Way]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[suffering comes from our attachment to preferences (or desires), not their occurrence
(with thanks to Seng-ts&#8217;an and Richard Clarke)


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>suffering comes from our attachment to preferences (or desires), not their occurrence</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://www.mindgazer.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hsin_Hsin_Ming:Richard_Clarke" target="_self">(</a>with thanks to <a href="http://www.mindgazer.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hsin_Hsin_Ming:Richard_Clarke" target="_self">Seng-ts&#8217;an and Richard Clarke</a>)</p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.mindgazer.org/wiki/index.php?title=Hsin_Hsin_Ming:Richard_Clarke" target="_self"><br />
</a></p>
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		<title>accepting pain</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/07/accepting-pain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/07/accepting-pain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[impermanence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[we can accept our pain without liking it even though the pain remains until it, as all things, passes
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>we can accept our pain without liking it even though the pain remains until it, as all things, passes</p>
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		<title>the peace that&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/06/the-peace-that/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/06/the-peace-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[the Unsayable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unsayable]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[the peace that passeth understanding can&#8217;t be understood
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>the peace that passeth understanding can&#8217;t be understood</p>
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		<title>heartfelt</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/06/heartfel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/06/heartfel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[without One, how does one
bear being without
some one in one&#8217;s life?
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>without One, how does one<br />
bear being without<br />
some <em>one </em>in one&#8217;s life?</p>
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		<title>regrets</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/06/regrets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/06/regrets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.richardfarrell.com/?p=2975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[without guilt, regrets are nothing to regret; they&#8217;re just regrets
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>without guilt, regrets are nothing to regret; they&#8217;re just regrets</p>
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		<title>a different look at suffering</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/05/a-different-look-at-suffering/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/05/a-different-look-at-suffering/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[suffering can be seen as the embodiment of certain inopportune descriptions and explanations about life, particularly one&#8217;s own life
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>suffering can be seen as the embodiment of certain inopportune descriptions and explanations about life, particularly one&#8217;s own life</p>
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		<title>all things arise&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/04/all-things-arise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/04/all-things-arise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[all things arise spontaneously; resisting this only perpetuates suffering
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>all things arise spontaneously; resisting this only perpetuates suffering</p>
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		<title>authorship</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/03/authorship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/03/authorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[the notion that you are the author of your life, however popular and seemingly useful, is a basic ingredient in the recipe for suffering
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>the notion that you are the author of your life, however popular and seemingly useful, is a basic ingredient in the recipe for suffering</p>
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		<title>illusion</title>
		<link>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/02/illusion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.richardfarrell.com/2009/02/illusion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[human living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[suffering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[the illusion of control is the most fundamental (and cruelest) illusion of all
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>the illusion of control is the most fundamental (and cruelest) illusion of all</p>
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