
180 - Meditation: The Pause Button for Habitual Reactivity
Secular Buddhism
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How Beliefs Influence Our Perception of Reality
Our beliefs are the foundation for how we perceive ourselves and others. Our thoughts are ideas, opinions, judgments and other mental events that arise in the mind. Like beliefs, they can also be empowering or they can be limiting. They can be harmful or helpful, skillful or unskillful. The important thing is to notice our thoughts because our thoughts influence our emotions which in turn affect our feelings.
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