the psychology of craving
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the psychology of craving
Yogis discovered that there are two primary roots to physical suffering. One is craving and its many effects: greed, grasping, clinging, addiction. The other is aversion: fear, terror, hatred, avoidance, anger, resentment. Trauma is an aversive state par excellence—a hardwired, persistent aversive state. Yogis—practicing intensively over the course
... See moreElizabeth Hopper • Overcoming Trauma through Yoga: Reclaiming Your Body
The truth of suffering resulting from our craving, and the possibility of transcending suffering by letting go of what distorts our relation to others and to the world, is the basis and motivation for spiritual effort.
Low,Albert • Zen Meditation Plain and Simple
The study revealed that what draws us to act is not the sensation we receive from the reward itself, but the need to alleviate the craving for that reward.
Nir Eyal • Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products
“I can see that I overate because instead of wanting to nourish a body I loved, I was trying to hurt a body I hated.” Of course, these actions are all subconscious until we reveal them through the process of hypnotherapy.
Grace Smith • Close Your Eyes, Get Free: Use Self-Hypnosis to Reduce Stress, Quit Bad Habits, and Achieve Greater Relaxation and Focus
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