3 WAYS BUDDHISM CAN HELP YOU HEAL A BROKEN HEART
By Susan Piver Nothing feels worse than a broken heart, the kind you get when someone you love ends the relationship. Feelings of shame, remorse, grief, rage, and terror can overwhelm even the most stable human being. Heartbreak has the power to reframe a workable life as a disaster. Perhaps surprisingly, Buddhism has a tremendous amount of helpful advice for working with these seemingly insurmountable emotions. It takes an approach that is quite different than what is suggested in the usual advice books, which basically fall into one of two categories: The first category is called “You Go Girl!!” (Sorry guys, all the books are aimed at women.) This kind of book suggests that you need to up the cocktails:sobbing ratio, go out with friends who will assure you that you were just too awesome for them, invest in more “me” time, and cry on as many shoulders as possible, your troubles will melt away. I don’t think this is bad advice. Hey! You are awesome! You have great friends who remind you how to …