Aug 3, 2022
“Anger is the response, when attachment doesn’t get what it wants,” says our guest the Venerable Robina Courtin. This week, Robina helps the guys understand what the Buddha can teach us about mental health and our views of the world around us.
The Buddha was an expert of the mind. The mind being the cognitive process of learning about our thoughts, emotions, and feelings. Via self awareness and mindfulness we can start to unpack ourselves and that’s when the real work begins.
We can mold our minds into any form we choose. We spend our lives often changing the outside in order to make us feel good on the inside. Learning to reinterpret all that happens allows us to reconfigure the way we see the world. We must learn to observe all the thoughts and take back our power in order to be in charge of our lives. The Buddha helps us see, this is possible.
You may not be able to change the outside, but you can change the inside. The first step is for you to believe it’s possible. Your body and your speech are the servants of your mind, not the other way around. You can’t change anyone but yourself. No more mindless headlock.
The Venerable Robina Courtin has been an ordained nun of the Mahayana Tradition since 1978. You can find Robina Courtin be at the links below:
https://www.facebook.com/robinacourtin
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZZvRQmnXU5SrxRFyHBM9UQ
https://twitter.com/RobinaCourtin
Thanks for listening to Above Ground Podcast
Until next week, get well, be safe, stay Above