![]() We spend many moments in judgment and reactivity, defending ourselves or being aggressive in order to control what feels to be a threatening world. Hes believed to be the 14th reincarnation of the Bodhisattva of Compassion, an enlightened being that has chosen to be reborn so he can serve mankind. ![]() Often, when we grow up in difficult family or social circumstances, we develop a nervous system that has a hard time with intimacy, because we’re fixated on detecting what might go wrong and protecting ourselves. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and former political ruler of the Tibetan people. Yet we can lock in to an ongoing sense of “something is wrong” and chronic emotional reactivity. We are like Velcro for the negative experiences and Teflon for the good. We are pre-disposed to remember painful things, the wounding that happened, and not to remember the pleasant moments from our past. We need to scan our environments and respond when there is danger. Survival emotions are there for a good reason. When caught in the trance of separation, the limbic system and the more primitive parts of our brain are overriding the parts of our brain that need to be activated to feel love. This experience gives rise to the emotions of fear, shame and anger. ![]() So what blocks us from cultivating these capacities? We spend many moments of our day in a trance that arises from the perception of separateness and a feeling that something is wrong.
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