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Most of your emotional trouble stems from the issue of projecting a version of reality in your head that differs from whatâs actually happening.
When you assume that the events of life âSHOULDâ happen a certain way
When you assume that the events of life âSHOULDâ happen a certain way
You experience a dissonance and get upset when they donât go the way you projected they âshouldâ.
This isnât real.
âI wish the weather was betterâ
The weather is what it is.
Can you change it? No. Then enjoy whatever is the weather.
This isnât real.
âI wish the weather was betterâ
The weather is what it is.
Can you change it? No. Then enjoy whatever is the weather.
Something doesnât go your way? You were projecting a possible outcome and assigning emotional states to that outcome.
When it doesnât happen, we get upset.
By removing our attachment to any fabricated events that havenât happened,
When it doesnât happen, we get upset.
By removing our attachment to any fabricated events that havenât happened,
we can remove the emotional disturbance that we experience arriving at that point.
This applies to ALL things.
This applies to ALL things.
Of course we should aim to succeed and do our best to achieve what It is that will progress us in life,
of Course we should analyse our previous actions if we donât pass a test or achieve a particular task that's important.
of Course we should analyse our previous actions if we donât pass a test or achieve a particular task that's important.
BUT there is no use in assigning our happiness to a fake reality that will likely not happen.
And especially not to the day-to-day life.
Understand this and prosper.
And especially not to the day-to-day life.
Understand this and prosper.
