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Thibaut Meurisse

  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    Emotions are among the trickiest things to deal with and, unfortunately, too often you and I will fall prey to their mystical power.
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    Perhaps, the reason the word ‘feel’ is so often overused or misused is because we don’t want to talk about our emotions
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    We find ourselves unable to break their spell. Because they affect every aspect of our lives and determine the quality of it,
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    To overcome this bias towards negativity, you must reprogram your mind
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    Your brain’s primary job is not to make you happy, but to ensure your survival
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    Perhaps you believe that you’ll be happy once you’ve ‘made it.’ But, as the above study on happiness shows, this is simply not true. No matter what happens to you, you’ll revert back to your predetermined level of happiness once you’ve adapted to the new event. This is how your mind works
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    The ego refers to the self-identity you’ve constructed throughout your life. How was this identity created? Put simply, the ego was created through your thoughts and, as a mind-created identity, has no concrete reality.
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    Events that happen to you bear no meaning in themselves. You give them meaning only through your interpretation of those events. Additionally, you accept things about yourself because people told you to do so. What’s more, you identify with your name, your age, your religion, your political belief, or your occupation in a similar way
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    Note that the ego is neither good nor bad, it’s just a result of a lack of self-awareness
  • Gabriel Omar Pérez Hernandezhas quoted2 years ago
    Your understanding of the way your ego works depends on your level of self-awareness. People at the lowest level of consciousness are not even aware the ego exists and, as a result, are enslaved by it.
    On the other hand, highly self-conscious people can see through their ego. They understand how belief works and how excessive attachment to a set of beliefs can create suffering in their life. In effect, these individuals become the master of their mind and are at peace with themselves
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