Power Of Beliefs: How We Suffer By Believing Who We Are Not

A belief is something we take as true without verifying it in our own experience. And the most dangerous belief is about who we are. This meditation reveals how beliefs—especially unconscious ones—create all our psychological suffering. You'll discover the three sneaky beliefs running our lives: "My point of view is the only point of view," "Whatever I think is true," and "I am this thought/body/image."

The power of discrimination (Viveka in Indian tradition) can shatter these deceptions. You'll see why thoughts about others' thinking are always untrue. Why a thought appearing to you cannot tell you anything about you (like a photograph can't describe the photographer).

You are not a thought, not an image, not a story. You are the awareness witnessing all of this. Every time there is suffering, there is a belief involved. Living peacefully requires tending your garden—weeding out false beliefs so truth can blossom.