10% Happier with Dan Harris How to be Less Judgmental (Of Other People – and Yourself) | La Sarmiento
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Feb 20, 2023 La Sarmiento, a mentor for the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program and Vipassana meditation practitioner since 1998, shares insights on being judgmental. They discuss how mindfulness can help differentiate between discernment and harmful judgment. La reflects on the challenges of self-acceptance, offering practical questions to explore our judgments. The conversation emphasizes recognizing motivations behind our thoughts and encourages compassionate self-reflection, promoting healthier relationships with ourselves and others.
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Early Judgment
- La Sarmiento realized they were queer and non-binary at five years old.
- This led to feelings of being inherently wrong, fueling judgment of others to feel better about themselves.
Present Day Judgment
- La Sarmiento still experiences judgment, like feeling anxious about the podcast.
- Mindfulness helps acknowledge these feelings as the "inner five-year-old" and practice self-compassion.
Four Questions for Judgment
- Ask yourself four questions when noticing judgment: Is my heart open or closed?
- Am I suffering or free? Empowered or disempowered? Connected or disconnected?
