In this episode your host, Gary Monti, discusses how to neutralize one of the impediments to humility – reactivity. Topics include:

The danger or reactivity

Definition of humility and its benefits

Humility is contrasted with reactivity

A range of emotions associated with reactivity and the trouble they can cause

Rage

Greed

Instinct

Desire

Jealousy

Pride

Reactive patterns develop in response to the emotions if they are left unchecked

The patterns can grow and interlace with each other compounding the situation

Meditation can help dissolve the reactive patterns and return to a humble state

Mid-life crises are discussed and how one can work through them

The elusiveness of humility, especially as we get older, and its root-cause is discussed

Reactive patterns take on a life of their own

When it comes to meditating simply sitting still can be a big challenge

The eventual reward is to just be which makes room for joy, discipline, compassion, and empathy not to mention the opportunity to be with others and have community and a sense of flow

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