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Mindfulness
fromSilicon Canals
2 days ago

Behavioral scientists found that the most dangerous period in a man's retirement isn't the first week or even the first month - it's the moment around month four when the novelty wears off and you realize that the life you spent thirty years dreaming about has no structure, no purpose, and no one waiting for you to show up - Silicon Canals

Retirement brings an initial euphoria followed by a sense of emptiness as purpose diminishes after completing projects.
fromPhilosophynow
2 days ago

Love & Emptiness in the Sufi Tradition

Rumi argues that to love is to enter the unknown: to love is to empty the self of all self-knowledge entirely. He believes that emptiness is a paradoxical state of infinite fullness, allowing for the purest form of love and union with the divine.
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Narcissistic Boredom vs. Narcissistic Emptiness

Narcissistic boredom drives novelty-seeking and external validation, while narcissistic emptiness reflects an internal void from early neglect that fuels compensatory behaviors.
Photography
fromJuxtapoz
4 months ago

Juxtapoz Magazine - Aglae Bassens' Pretty "Vacant" @ HESSE FLATOW, NYC

Empty, actorless domestic scenes rendered from Polaroids examine impermanence, memory, and emotional ambiguity through muted tones and slow, translucent oil wash painting.
Mindfulness
fromDeconstructing Yourself
6 months ago

Finding the Stillness and Peace of Who You Really Are

Chanting the seed syllable Hum while maintaining a balanced, relaxed posture dispels ignorance and reveals the empty, luminous nature of experience.
fromPsychology Today
6 months ago

What to Do When You're Feeling Empty Inside

According to a new study by Bar Ilan University's Leeav Sheena-Peer and colleagues (2025), emptiness isn't unique to BPD-but, unlike the form it takes in other disorders, it tends to be more chronic. Even so, as the authors note, "the high prevalence does not necessarily imply that it is static over time" (p. 404). Maybe, they proposed, by tracking emptiness on a daily basis, these fluctuations could be captured and better understood.
Mental health
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