“Without cultivating love for ourselves, regardless of how much discipline we have, regardless of how serious we are about practice, we will still stay stuck in the subtle mercilessness of the mind, listening to the voice that tells us we are basically and fundamentally unworthy.”

-Ezra Bayda

This Week’s Discussion Topic
Discuss how the vast majority of your thoughts are subtle—and not-so subtle—judgments of yourself and how this constant negative reinforcement creates and affirms the belief that you’re inherently flawed and in need of fixing. Indeed, isn’t this the core reason most of us turn to spiritual practice?