Discover the Hidden Strength in the Very Feelings You're Trying to
Avoid or Disown
Rage. Addiction. Anxiety. Depression. Fear. All of these and more are
what Lama Tsultrim Allione refers to as our "demons"--those parts of our
inner being that disrupt every aspect of life when they arise.
But are they really our enemies?
According to Lama Tsultrim, intrusive and unpleasant inner states are
not only unavoidable aspects of life but also potential allies. In the
Befriending Your Demons audio program, Lama Tsultrim offers a
five-part process for turning toward your demons rather than suppressing
or running away from them.
Lama Tsultrim's program begins with a simple starting point: everyone
has an emotional "shadow"--those aspects of our inner lives that
embarrass, frighten, or shame us. However, simply disowning or ignoring
elements of the shadow only exacerbates their root causes. Befriending
Your Demons provides a method for recognizing how your thoughts and
emotions develop, shows the repeated patterns they create, and offers
on-the-spot tools for transforming this cycle of suffering. In this way,
when these disowned emotions arise, you can work with and feel them
fully without also becoming hooked into spirals of negativity, and find
the hidden strength within them.
Here, you will learn:
- A five-step process for working with disowned emotions without also
becoming hooked into spirals of negativity
- Why the practice of "tending your demons" can yield surprising
physical results
- Detailed examinations of the shamanic and Buddhist roots of these
practices
- How to "map" your demons and understand how they interconnect
- Why working with your demons can be an especially potent gateway to
spiritual awakening
Lama Tsultrim also provides guided exercises for doing the five steps in
our daily lives through art and regular practice. With Befriending Your
Demons, you too can learn how to embrace even your most intense
emotions as sources of energy and resilience.
