Noticing the Choice Without Fighting It
Notar la elección sin luchar contra ella
A question about whether one should try to override an unhelpful choice once it has been recognized.
Noticing the Choice Without Fighting It
A question about whether one should try to override an unhelpful choice once it has been recognized.
Do you suggest an attempt to override that choice if there's a better choice, if you can see that it's not a choice that's helping you?
No. Usually with that I would say: just notice it's a choice. You are totally free to keep choosing it. I actually often say, take your time, enjoy it, because otherwise it's just more internal struggle.
Freedom, not correction
It's really just about seeing our natural freedom. There is a beauty even in choosing something more limited. I have a very visceral knowing of how I chose very deep contraction and suffering. I can't fully explain why, but I know in part it's because I wanted to see how it tasted. There is just this very deep, profound curiosity: what is it like to suffer like crazy?