How Can I Stay in Being When My Partner Has ADHD?

I’m in a relationship with somebody who has ADHD. Quite a lot of thinking goes on, and that can be quite chaotic. I find it difficult sometimes not to get drawn into that when we’re together, especially in difficult situations. How can I best keep a certain distance and remain in being? Rupert says: ‘Practise remaining in being, as being, when your circumstances are peaceful and benign. And then just welcome those opportunities that arise in your life that raise the bar a little bit, that test you a little bit. Actually, be grateful to your companion for providing you with a circumstance where your equanimity is tested, because that’s what’s going to deepen your equanimity. Just hold in mind Meister Eckhart’s image of the mountain that is unmoved by the winds of the fluctuations of experience.’

From event 07 - 14 September, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 7–14 September 2025 – ‘Meister Eckhart and the Love of God’

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