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THE HUNGRY GHOST
"The inhabitants of the Hungry Ghost
Realm are depicted as creatures with
scrawny necks, small mouths,
emancipated limbs and large, bloated,
empty bellies. This is the domain of
addiction, where we constantly seek
something outside ourselves to curb an
insatiable yearning for relief or
fulfillment. The aching emptiness is
Japanese hungry ghost,
perpetual because the substances, detail of a scroll painting c1800.
objects or pursuits we hope will soothe
it are not what we really need. We don't
know what we need, and so long as we
stay in the hungry ghost mode, will
never know. We haunt our lives without
being fully present."
-GABOR MATE,
REALM OF HUNGRY GHOSTS
Inquiry
Where in your life are you currently experiencing longing,
desire, attachment, addiction? Both in large + subtle ways?
What do you think this part of you really wants?
What is driving the craving?
In what other ways could you soothe this part of you?
EMERGE 2024