How much do you identify with your beliefs? How much suffering do you experience based on defending what you believe, reinforcing however possible that your words are truth or right. I believe we make this all the time at different levels. Every time we justify something we did or said, every time we feel attacked by what someone else said, every time we feel like having to clarify. It’s part of the nature of our mind to create different structures, patterns and beliefs through which we build the idea of our individual self. Our biggest problem is that we take those structures as if they were a very part of our core. As if the marrow of our existence were rooted in our beliefs and we would become nothing without it. In Yoga philosophy this is called “Asmita”. I observe myself and I see this pattern everyday. I see how much defensive I feel when something I believe to be truth gets threaten. At this point, the observation allows me to see it, to acknowledge it, but it still happens. The beauty of the observation practice is that at some point observation transforms into the power to actually decide how you want to react, from where you want to speak and live. That is why in yoga philosophy it is stated that practice should be done for a long time, with no interruption and with true care. . . . 📸👉🏽 @b.p.wcislo . #selfknowledge #selfobservation #svadhyaya #avidya #asmita #dirghakala #nairantarya #satkara #practicekindnessandcompassion https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbphvFBquG/?igshid=om2vu3xxhg0o