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The Wisdom of Insecurity: A Message for an Age of Anxiety
The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart (The CBC Massey Lectures)
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Anxiety, fear, and uncertainty about future events prevent us from hearing the call of happiness.
Thich Nhat Hanh • Silence: The Power of Quiet in a World Full of Noise
It seems that insecurity is ego’s reaction to the shifting nature of reality. We tend to find the groundlessness of our fundamental situation extremely uncomfortable.
Pema Chodron • Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves from Old Habits and Fears
To put is still more plainly: the desire for security and the feeling of insecurity are the same thing. To hold your breath is to lose your breath. A society based on the quest for security is nothing but a breath-retention contest in which everyone is as taut as a drum and as purple as a beet.