mindfulness

Self is a Belief in the Permanence of Conditionality

by Dr. Phil Blustein

WE “SEE” WHAT WE BELIEVE

How one views the world is dependent on their unique arbitrary conditioned belief system. There is no innate value to the sensation that is perceived. One superimposes value onto what is known. If we believe that we are incomplete and deficient this will be the lens we interpret every interaction.

WE NEED TO SEE “WHAT” WE BELIEVE

In order to be free from this illusion of self and life that we live, we need to become aware of our personal narrative.

WE NEED TO “BELIEVE” WHAT WE SEE

Once we have insight into how we create our reality there is the capacity to be present with what is, as it is, independent of our mental elaboration.

by Dr. Phil Blustein

Freedom is not believing what I think you think about me
Freedom is not believing what I think about me

by Dr. Phil Blustein

We create our suffering
By interpreting every moment
From what we believe we need to be
Rather than allowing one to selflessly be

by Dr. Phil Blustein

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

Victor Frankl was an Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor. He was the founder of logotherapy, a school of psychotherapy that felt the purpose in life was the search for meaning. I never realized Victor Frankl was a Buddhist.

What a beautiful description of mindfulness. The capacity to be aware of what is happening, step back into a mindful space or pause, and then make a skillful choice of how one is going to respond rather than react.

by Dr. Phil Blustein