By: Sivin Kit

Sivin Kit — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 01:11:05 +0000

Ron, this discussion on “shame” has a counterpart with those of us who grew up with more Confucian shame-based cultures. I need to email Alan (whom I’m in touch with) to talk further.

By: Stever

Stever — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:00:33 +0000

I think I’ve got a grip on the topic. I definetely believe the pomo struggle with the issue of shame when dealing with where they are verses where they think they should be…by the way I’m one…The phrase “where they think they should be” can translate a million different ways. There is a great deal of shame when dealing with self deficiency. That shame drives pomo’s to look for all kinds of things to numb the pain brought about by the shame…denial, alc., sex, things, etc…yet I’m not sure there is much shame over the things that we use to numb the pain with. Does that make sense?

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