Today’s episode is the opening of another The Little School of Big Change call from the recent 6- week course. 

You are what’s here.

When pain is here, you are pain. When anxiety is here, you are arising as anxiety. When joy is here, what you are is joy.

Pain, anxiety, joy, and any other fleeting sensation doesn’t happen to you. You’re not a victim of what’s arising. When we believe we are, we tense and tighten and resist and try to self-protect. 

There is no you in that sense to whom stuff happens. Believing there is, is the source of much suffering.

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Join me for a live, free, 2-hour class: The Silence at the Heart of Everything: Rediscovering What Never Changes on November 12th

In the class I’ll talk about the silence and stillness at the center of all things as well as several common benefits of prolonged time in silence. 

I’ll also tell you a bit about my upcoming Silent Retreat and answer your questions. Then we’ll have a quick break and an optional 30 minute guided-meditation-turned-silent-sitting together to give you a tiny taste of what’s possible. 

Register for the live class at dramyjohnson.com/silenceclass

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