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Published Jun 9, 2023

You Are Not Your Thoughts

Rob Dial delves into the essence of true identity beyond thoughts and labels, using the bird metaphor, and highlights the importance of mindfulness and mastering the mind to achieve mental clarity.
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  • Mastering Thoughts

    discusses the internal battle between the positive and negative sides of oneself. He explains that this conflict often feels like having an angel and a devil on one's shoulders, each pulling in different directions. The key to overcoming this struggle is to observe thoughts as passing clouds rather than identifying with them. This approach helps in mastering the mind rather than feeling imprisoned by it 1.

    Eventually the mind will become calm again because that is the natural state of the mind.

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    Rob emphasizes that we have the power to fly away from our mental struggles, just like a bird can fly away from turbulent waters.

       

    Mindfulness Practice

    Rob elaborates on the importance of mindfulness practices, such as meditation, to achieve mental calmness. He shares his personal experience of how resisting anxious thoughts only prolongs their presence. Instead, allowing thoughts to pass without resistance leads to quicker mental calmness 2.

    Water becomes clear and calm only when it's left alone. Same with your mind.

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    He also highlights that the natural state of the mind is calm, and the secret to achieving this is to let the mind do what it will without trying to control it 3.

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