You've been defending this "you" your whole life—getting offended when criticized, proud when praised, anxious about what others think. But what if the self you're protecting doesn't actually exist? This episode explores ego and the illusion of the separate self. Not as abstract philosophy, but as something you can observe right now. Watch your thoughts arise. Did you decide to think that? Or did the thought just appear? If you didn't choose it, who's the "you" that claims ownership of it? Th...
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You've been defending this "you" your whole life—getting offended when criticized, proud when praised, anxious about what others think. But what if the self you're protecting doesn't actually exist? This episode explores ego and the illusion of the separate self. Not as abstract philosophy, but as something you can observe right now. Watch your thoughts arise. Did you decide to think that? Or did the thought just appear? If you didn't choose it, who's the "you" that claims ownership of it? Th...
Go Ahead—Try Not to Think for 10 Minutes (A Mindfulness Experiment)
Standing Nowhere
45 minutes
4 months ago
Go Ahead—Try Not to Think for 10 Minutes (A Mindfulness Experiment)
Go ahead—try not to think a single thought for the next ten minutes. Let me know how far you get. This episode is different. Instead of me giving you a word salad about reality, I'm inviting you to experience yourself for yourself through a guided mindfulness experiment. Sit down in a dignified posture—upright but not uptight—and watch your breath. Don't control it, don't slow it down, just watch. Notice thoughts arise. Don't judge them. Just see if you can catch the thought before it appears...
Standing Nowhere
You've been defending this "you" your whole life—getting offended when criticized, proud when praised, anxious about what others think. But what if the self you're protecting doesn't actually exist? This episode explores ego and the illusion of the separate self. Not as abstract philosophy, but as something you can observe right now. Watch your thoughts arise. Did you decide to think that? Or did the thought just appear? If you didn't choose it, who's the "you" that claims ownership of it? Th...
