In this week’s episode we explore self-limiting beliefs. How do we develop them? How do we overcome them? I take inspiration from Shaolin Monk Master Shi Heng Yi … check out his TED talk “5 hindrances to self-mastery” https://youtu.be/4-079YIasck.
There are two beautiful take-aways from his message:
Self-mastery is the number one thing I desire more than anything else in this life and I encourage anyone with a social conscience, with a desire to contribute, to add meaning and purpose to their lives to contemplate stepping up onto their own pathway of self-mastery as well.
See below for a quick breakdown of Master Shi Heng Yi’s 5 hindrances to self-mastery [and his recommendations on how to overcome them] :-
Hindrances
Method for removing hindrances
Master Yi suggests recognising the state of mind that you are in, learning to accept it as it is, if it is triggered by a situation or person, accept how they are and then investigate your own emotional state: “why did this come up? What is the consequence if I remain in that state?”
Let go of your attachment to your states. He recommends the mantra “I am not the body, I am not the mind, I am not my emotion” these are just three aspects about me that I can see.
—- as a bit of extra encouragement I would like to leave you with his inspiring words “all of our lives are too unique to copy the past from someone else”.
I share my own struggles with my self-limiting beliefs around gender and intimate relationships, how Coldplay’s “Paradise”https://youtu.be/1G4isv_Fylg had me balling tears this week and how expressing my feelings through written word helped me find clarity and see my limitations for what they were.
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