When we feel the cold, we might try to escape it by thinking hot thoughts, imagining the sun in our faces or a warm blanket. Normally that leads us to disconnect more from the cold, and therefore leads us to more discomfort.
If instead we embrace the cold, we might notice that the thing we are running from is not so bad after all. The cold might not be our favorite state, but it is a sensation more or less like any other.
It is the same with our emotions. We do whatever we can to avoid feeling them. When we finally do, we find that they are not what we imagined; they are just another element of us.
(Read the transcript and find important links on the site: A Beautiful Thought – Lean Into Discomfort:Episode 437)

Ver todos los episodios