Mara: Working with Difficulty in the Mind
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Continuing with the story of the birth of Buddhism, I share Siddhartha's battle with Mara, and how understanding that battle, and understanding the strategies Siddhartha used, can help us to work with difficult aspects in the mind. Some of the mind states I discuss include greed, the critical mind, and self doubt. If you want further reading on Mara here is an essay from Access to Insight and and entry from The New World Encyclopedia
Mara: Working with Difficulty in the Mind