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Isn’t our fear of scarcity – our need for “more” - really a problem with mortality? We fear we will be destroyed by the massiveness of our need. If we are serious about ridding ourselves of our protective layers of guilt, pain and rage, we will need to confront what it feels like to be “empty”. There are at least two versions of that experience – the psychological and the physical, of which the first is much more threatening. Most research says the physical experience of hunger is sharp, then ebbs after about twenty minutes, so that distraction is a viable alternative. Sipping hot tea or lemon water, meditating or listening to inspirational music can carry us through. But in the psychological contest we are up against the wiliest opponent, ourselves. Journaling is the best weapon here, even if we are just speaking into a phone. I concentrate on making “hunger” a spiritual experience that connects us to every soul on this planet, or who has ever been on this planet. It is THE universal experience, and after all, in our case, it’s time-controlled. We will have a “fasting break” soon. But rather than concentrate on that, reach out mentally to all the other hungry people in this world. What can we do for them?
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