Have you ever had a thought that scared you?

Or a feeling so intense that it seemed to take over your entire world?

What if I told you that neither your thoughts nor your feelings are actually you?

In this week's episode, You Are Not Your Thoughts Or Feelings, I invite you into a simple but surprisingly powerful experiment.

Together, we'll travel through different moments of your life, from today, to last week, to years ago, and discover something remarkable:

Even though your body changed…

Your roles changed…

Your relationships, worries, hopes, and circumstances all changed…

There has always been one part of you that remained exactly the same.

The quiet part.

The observing part.

The part of you that notices.

And once you experience this directly, it's very hard to unsee it.

Episode timestamps:

00:48 — Why thoughts and feelings aren't the problem

01:49 — The surprising idea: you are not your thoughts or feelings

02:35 — A simple experiment to discover who you really are

05:52 — What remains constant throughout your life

07:22 — The Observing Mind and Pure Awareness

08:28 — The difference between your roles and your true self

10:24 — A simple practice to reconnect with your observing mind

One of my favorite realizations is this:

You have been a child.

A teenager.

A student.

A partner.

Perhaps a parent.

You've felt joy, grief, love, heartbreak, confidence, and uncertainty.

And yet, through all of it, there has been a quiet awareness inside you simply witnessing it all.

That awareness is not broken.

It doesn't need fixing.

It is the wisest part of you.

And the more often you learn to rest there, the more freedom you experience—even in difficult moments.

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