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Embrace Vulnerability to Foster Connection
The talk explores the theme of vulnerability and authenticity, emphasizing the importance of exposing one's true self to foster genuine love and connection. It highlights how facing and sharing one's suffering can be challenging yet crucial for healing and mutual understanding. There is a call for abandoning the habit of mental hiding, suggesting that revealing one's weaknesses allows for deeper relationships and acceptance.
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AI Suggested Title: "Embrace Vulnerability to Foster Connection"
Side: 1
Speaker: Tenshin Reb Anderson
Location: Mount Madonna Center
Possible Title: Buddhism & Psychotherapy: Realizing the True Self
Additional text: Tape 8
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I didn't learn anything. But I did see that it's not possible to love somebody if they don't show you their face. So I thank you for showing your face so I can love it. and the... the love. So too, I beg you to continue to show me your face so that we can love you.
[01:10]
Even though I know it's difficult to show it because sometimes the way that you're showing this is that you're really suffering. And so it's hard to, it's hard enough to face your suffering, but then to show it somebody else. is even scarier, but... including showing it to yourself, of course, so you can love it and so we can love it. But I think you've done a great job of healing your suffering and showing it. And I think it looks like most of you have loved each other. even though we kind of showed pretty much who we really are. And so I wouldn't say I learned this, but I am a little bit closer to feeling like it might be possible for us to get by with being who we are, to actually be who we are and also be loved.
[02:28]
that might actually be possible. So I hope we can continue to gradually, more and more, fully expose ourselves fully to each other. And the heat is kind of difficult, and I never thought I would be part of a nudist colony, You know, we might have to take all our clothes off eventually. I really don't like the idea, but it may be necessary. And it's a good thing, I think, for taking off a lot of your clothes during this weekend and finding out that we all survived, didn't we? our outer clothes and our inner clothes.
[03:34]
As someone said, our main hiding is in our mind, hiding ourself in ourself. And then we work out from there, hiding in other ways. However it doesn't work, it doesn't really work. So let's gradually, gently give up the habit of hiding. and help each other and encourage each other, even though when someone shows us something that they don't like and that we don't like, keep loving them, not what they... keep loving them for showing it to us. Yeah, tell me more about what I don't like. Tell me more. I'd love to hear you tell me what I don't like. I hate you. Yeah, tell me more. You're a terrible teacher. Yeah, come on, tell me. You're no help to me at all.
[04:36]
Yeah, come on. Tell me the rest. Just a second, I want to take a break. Just a little break. Okay, now tell me more. Thank you very much.
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