Last Sunday our community gathered for our monthly Satsang - an evening of chanting, meditation and a talk on reducing stress. Vicky Chandler from the Wisdom Teashop led the meditation and the talk.
Her talk largely focused on the idea of letting things go in order to reduce stress. What I needed to hear in particular was that I could even let go of my opinions. My OPINIONS I thought…but that’s who I am, my opinions drive how I behave in the world, my opinions make up my personality and construct my values.
As her talk went on, I could see that my opinions are a large part of what causes suffering in my life. The idea of being right puts me in immediate conflict with someone who is (in my opinion) not right. The more I am attached to my ‘right-ness’ the more I become agitated when confronted with someone else’s opinion.
The looser I can be with my opinions, the more opportunity there is for me to be open and peaceful. I can still take (what is in my opinion) the best course of action through my life but I can be grateful for the variety of perspectives from the variety of people who enrich my life.
Thank you Vicky for your wisdom! And thank you to the community who was there to share the experience.
Laura
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