{"id":5274,"date":"2011-03-08T12:26:05","date_gmt":"2011-03-08T17:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/and-now-for-your-moment-of-ze\/"},"modified":"2011-03-11T13:50:46","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T18:50:46","slug":"and-now-for-your-moment-of-ze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericbrooks.com\/whuzzup\/and-now-for-your-moment-of-ze\/","title":{"rendered":"And now, for your Moment of Zen&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Buddhism they say &#8220;Don&#8217;t take it personal, your enemies are merely screaming at a reflection of themselves&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: left;\"><p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lightworks.com\/MonthlyAspectarian\/2005\/March\/feature3.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Art of Not Being Offended<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightworks.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>www.lightworks.com<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;<\/strong><span class=\"fineprint\">There is an ancient and well-kept secret to happiness which the Great Ones have known for centuries. They rarely talk about it, but they use it all the time, and it is fundamental to good mental health. This secret is called The Fine Art of Not Being Offended. In order to truly be a master of this art, one must be able to see that every statement, action and reaction of another human being is the sum result of their total life experience to date. In other words, the majority of people in our world say and do what they do from their own set of fears, conclusions, defenses and attempts to survive. 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