Thanks Bill: The "refraining" expression comes from TNH. And the debate is about that refraining is a more subtle way of repression. For instance the girl gave an example of TNH getting very sick with his lungs while the troubles in Vietnam Monastery closure and the young monastics facing exile. My argument here was that TNH was already an old man and highly sensitive and that it was natural that had a sickening body impact of him. While the young girl attribute that at anger that was repressed.
Mayka --- On Wed, 4/5/11, Bill! <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bill! <[email protected]> Subject: [Zen] Re: Questions To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, 4 May, 2011, 10:50 Mayka, According to Merriam-Webster Online: Refrain: to keep oneself from doing, feeling, or indulging in something and especially from following a passing impulse <refrained from having dessert> Repress: a: to hold in by self-control <repressed a laugh> b: to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity, or development of <repressed her anger> In reading their defintions these two words seem very similar. My 'feeling' of the meanings are that they differ in that 'refrain' is more of a healthy, voluntary restraint; where 'repress' is more unhealthy, forced (even if self-forced) restraint. But these two words are close enough in meaning that you'd have to ask the person using one or the other to explain in more detail what they mean. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Maria Lopez <flordeloto@...> wrote: > > Could anyone tell me what is the difference between refraining and repressing > anger?. Don't know the answer to it. Does anyone know?. This question came > up in the "Wake Up" website in Scotland. The "Wake Up" is the group for the > youngster founded by TNH. I didn't do myself subscription as I'm far of > being in teens or twenties but since someone in the group did for me I stayed > with them. I've already clarify the age issue and still they want me with > them. Oh, well!. > > Mayka >
