August 2010
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Sex Scandal Has U.S. Buddhists Looking Within
By MARK OPPENHEIMER
Published: August 20, 2010
Sooner or later, every traditional faith has to confront sexual impropriety by its spiritual leaders: extramarital sex, or sex with the wrong people (members of the congregation, minors) or, for supposedly celibate clergy, any sex at all.
But there are great differences in how religions handle these transgressions. For Jews and many...
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Catharsis
The Misconception: Venting your anger is an effective way to reduce stress and prevent lashing out at friends and family.
The Truth: Venting increases aggressive behavior over time.
Let it out.
Don’t hold it all in.
Left inside you, the anger will fester and spread, grow like a tumor, boil up until you punch holes in the wall or slam your car door so hard the windows...
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“I didn’t learn until I was in college about all the other cultures, and I should...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via therocktoyourbottom) (via feistyfeminist) (via masculinetoast) (via kalemason) (via somerset) (via loveyourchaos)
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