defense mechanism

is endowed with a noble aim: To protect us from suffering.

The defense mechanisms' aim is noble, to protect us from suffering. It is intelligent and motivated to exist and that's why it's hard to eliminate.

is like a shock absorber on a car. It absorbs much of the sudden energy of the initial jolt and then releases it much more slowly and much less perceptively over time.

A defense mechanism is like a shock absorber on a car. It absorbs much of the sudden energy of the initial jolt and then releases it much more slowly and much less perceptively over time.

 sedates, or drugs, our awareness of the disappointments and threats we encounter in our lives.

A defense mechanism is like a shock absorber on a car. It absorbs much of the sudden energy of the initial jolt and then releases it much more slowly and much less perceptively over time. Defense mechanisms aim at protecting us by building walls around our selves. The goal then is to slowly eliminate the walls through awareness so that even a shock absorber isn't necessary. The defense mechanism sedates, or drugs, our awareness of the disappointments and threats we encounter in our lives. We then are unable to learn from our failures and shortcomings. So we must understand and correct these distortions so as to cultivate our higher nature. The defense mechanisms' aim is noble, to protect us from suffering. It is intelligent and motivated to exist and that's why it's hard to eliminate.

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