Eliminate Excess Suffering By Identifying 'The Second Arrow'

Eliminate Excess Suffering By Identifying 'The Second Arrow'

Life will shoot us with the first arrow - these are real injuries, setbacks, losses and pain.

But the greater cause of our suffering comes form ‘the second arrow’ - the fear, anxieties, ruminations, and other internal mechanisations that we dwell upon.

In this episode I discuss the concept of the second arrow, as well as how we can use it to eliminate significant amounts of excess (and useless) suffering.

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172: Introducing 'Reflections of the Self; The Poetry Insights and Wisdom of Silence'

172: Introducing 'Reflections of the Self; The Poetry Insights and Wisdom of Silence'

Introducing my latest book ‘Reflections of the Self; The Poetry, Insights and Wisdom of Silence’, out now as a paperback, eBook and on audio.This book is one part poetry, one part introspective spiritual discussion. In this episode I share the chapter ‘Finding Peace Through Perspective’, which begins with the poem ‘Two Leaves’.

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