Understanding what our "ego" is and how it works will increase our happiness and deepen our understanding of our suffering. When hearing someone talk about "the ego" we might think it is something related to inflated sense of self or arrogance. However, ego is more closely tied to our self-perception, our mind and our natural defense systems. Perception is the ability to see, hear, or become … [Read more...]
Understanding FEAR
Fear, certainly should be near the top of the list for "should have had a class on this topic as a child". Fear is one of the strongest emotions we experience in life and is the underlying driver of many of our decisions and behaviors. All of this impact and yet we invest very little time into understanding how fear really works and how we can handle it better. Fear's overall purpose is … [Read more...]
The Tricks Our Mind Uses Against Us
In this article we are going to explain the tricks that our minds use against us and why. This is Part 3 of the "Understanding Our Mind" series. We learned in Part 1 - how the mind works and what consciousness is. In Part 2 - we dug into the different parts of the mind, mental nourishment and the issues with the monkey mind. Why Does Our Mind Fight and Resist Us? The untrained mind will … [Read more...]
Why We Resist, Delay and Avoid
We spend most of our lives fighting against the natural flow of things. Something in our nature simply does not want to surrender our control. We often find ourselves opposing things without even realizing why. When we begin to understand why we resist, we can transform this tendency and improve our acceptance and happiness. It All Comes Back to Fear Whether we are resisting, delaying or … [Read more...]
Calming the Storms in Our Life
A mother on vacation with her family, took her 3 young children on an ocean ferry traveling from one port to another. It was storming that day and the waters were very rough. As waves crashed into the boat, the water came up over the rails and began to flood the decks. The other passengers on the boat quickly became very nervous talking about the waves. As the mother looked around, she could see … [Read more...]