Just thought I'd ask to see if anyone here had sutta references, commentaries, or personal advice on these subjects. I think I have a decent understanding of both meditation practice and Buddhist philosophy, and they've helped me a lot in dealing with (e.g.) fear and anger -- remembrance of anatta, metta, upekkha is very valuable for me -- but it's been difficult to find a direct antidote for "I kind of don't want to do this".
So I need to do some paperwork (for example), and thinking about it brings up unpleasant feelings and I avoid it. How should I think about this? Does the Buddha address self-discipline, work, effort etc. in this context?
It's sort of the opposite of clinging or desire, and so reminding myself "this is causing you suffering; maintain equanimity" sort of helps -- but it's still like... knowing something is bad for you, but wanting it anyway: "I shouldn't eat this donut" might help, but you still want the donut; similarly,"I shouldn't avoid these feelings" doesn't go too far in making them less strongly unpleasant. Surely this is born of a wrong view, somehow...
Remembering discourses on impermanence and not-self made the anxiety I used to suffer essentially evaporate; I am hoping to find similarly effective words to remember when I need to be diligent. Thanks for reading, and thanks in advance for any advice.
