We all have Stories, Opinions, and Ideas but we don’t have to buy into them.
In this talk, Rev. Daigan Gaither explains that as humans, our minds think; it’s just what they do. Letting go of these thoughts can become the focus of our practice.
He examines the trap of thinking that our meditation should be a certain way, but then our experience often does not measure up to that idea. Or we have a moment of serenity and then become attached to making every moment measure up to that. We don’t have to chase enlightenment or enlightened people; we can just experience enlightened moments when they arise.
However,
he shares that we shouldn’t be so quick to discard or suppress our
stories, opinions, and ideas because they contain mountains of
information that can inform our practice with our feelings about
ourselves and the world around us.
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