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Episode 42: Thoughts are important, but do they define who you are?
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Episode 42: Thoughts are important, but do they define who you are?
As we explore the various methods and issues in mindfulness and awareness, we often hear about how “ you are not your thoughts”. This is often said by experienced teachers to people starting out - and to the thinking mind, this does not make any sense whatsoever. If a mind is thinking, what else could it be? Defensiveness and fear arise if we start to entertain an idea that who we are isn’t who we “think” we are. This whole idea can seem threatening if you haven’t been meditating and practicing exploring awareness. In this episode, Frank and Lisa take this “idea” apart and use the exploring awareness concepts to bring it to awareness. Bringing all thoughts into awareness, even the thoughts about how this doesn’t make sense, opens up a new sense of self that is experienced beyond thoughts. When you have realized this opportunity in human experience you too will realize that - I am not my thoughts. Nothing is going to be lost AND a new authentic freedom grounded in peace, love, joy and generosity will be there waiting for your return.
63 episoder
Manage episode 287055979 series 2869785
Episode 42: Thoughts are important, but do they define who you are?
As we explore the various methods and issues in mindfulness and awareness, we often hear about how “ you are not your thoughts”. This is often said by experienced teachers to people starting out - and to the thinking mind, this does not make any sense whatsoever. If a mind is thinking, what else could it be? Defensiveness and fear arise if we start to entertain an idea that who we are isn’t who we “think” we are. This whole idea can seem threatening if you haven’t been meditating and practicing exploring awareness. In this episode, Frank and Lisa take this “idea” apart and use the exploring awareness concepts to bring it to awareness. Bringing all thoughts into awareness, even the thoughts about how this doesn’t make sense, opens up a new sense of self that is experienced beyond thoughts. When you have realized this opportunity in human experience you too will realize that - I am not my thoughts. Nothing is going to be lost AND a new authentic freedom grounded in peace, love, joy and generosity will be there waiting for your return.
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