A COSMOPOLITAN LAWYER: JUST SOME READINGS I HAVE ENJOYED LATELY

First, this blog replaces my previous blog, thecosmoplitanlawyerblogspot.com . Second, unlike that earlier blog, the present one is primarily meant as a record of my readings. It is not meant to suggest that others will be or should be interested in what I read. And third, in a sense, it is a public diary of one who is an alien in his own American culture. A person who feels at home just about anywhere, except in his birthplace . . . America.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

"YOU CAN"T SOLVE A PROBLEM FROM THE STATE OF MIND THAT CREATED THE PROBLEM." ALBERT EINSTEIN

Andrea Miller & the Editors of the Shambhala Sun, eds., All the Rage: Buddhist Wisdom on Anger and Acceptance (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2014) (From Christina Feldman, "Compassion for Those Who Cause Suffering": "In cultivating compassion you will be expected to encounter your fear of pain. You learn to be steadfast and still, understanding that the first building block of compassion is your simple willingness to keep showing up for all of life. That willingness teaches you that you won't be destroyed by your exposure to the difficult or unpleasant. You discover a genuine inner balance and sensitivity that can receive the difficult without being overwhelmed." Id. at 118, 126.).