The Antidote to Doubt

<p>Doubt it a totally normal experience. It’s comes with the territory when you’re a human born with a brain. It functions to try and keep us safe...to assess potential danger and protect us. However, it keeps us from experiencing true inner – and outer – freedom.</p><p> </p><p>In Buddhism there is he concept of the Five Hindrances, which are mental states that impede progress in our meditation practice <strong>and</strong> our daily lives. They can also lead to unhelpful - or even harmful - actions. These hindrances are:</p><ul><li>Desire for sense pleasure</li><li>Aversion/hatred/anger/ill will</li><li>Apathy & laziness</li><li>Restlessness/anxiousness</li><li>Doubt<br /> </li></ul><p>Today’s we’ll jam about doubt and its antidotes - the medicine that can help address it when it arises. If doubt is part of the deal with being human, we might as well get good at it, right?</p><p> </p><p>One of the antidotes to doubt is seeking out examples of those that have gone before us. Yes, you can do it <i>without</i> examples. Yes,you might have to be the <i>first</i> example yourself. (Of <strong>course</strong>, there’s always the first, so later in the episode I’ll talk about what to do when you might likely be the first…)</p><p> </p><p>But if you’re <i>not</i> the first, it is hella awesome to hear about those that have already done it, right?! </p><p> </p><p>It doesn't mean you suck at managing your mind. It doesn’t mean you are messed up because you want social proof (I mean, that’s why we all put testimonials on our website of previous clients because…we know people like to see examples!). It’s totally normal to want to see if people have done it and to use that as inspiration.</p><p> </p><p>Especially when it’s hard to manage your mind on a given day.</p><p> </p><p>Examples aren't <strong>required</strong> to succeed, but they can help. And yeah, if there aren’t any testimonials available - no social proof - you can at least know what you’re getting into ;)</p><p> </p><p>Wanting proof doesn’t mean you suck at mana