BE KIND TO YOURSELF

The Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard likes to tell an anecdote about the Dalai Lama. 
"During a conference on how East meets West in the Indian town of Dharamsala, one of the American psychologists talked about ‘self-loathing’. At first, the Dalai Lama thought he’d misheard, and he asked the interpreter to repeat his translation several times. He then asked for someone to explain what on earth this concept was, since it was inconceivable to him that a human being could hate himself."


It’s important to stem the flow of negative thoughts about ourselves.
We also need to stop the negative flow of thoughts we have towards other people.
It’s only by freeing ourselves from this habit of criticising others so harshly that we can in turn be freed from the voices judging us.

Fii bun cu tine insuti

Calugarului budist Matthieu Ricard ii place sa relateze o anecdota despre Dalai Lama.
"In timpul unei conferinte despre cultura occidentala si cea orientala in orasul indian Dharamsala, un psiholog american a vorbit despre ura de sine a occidentalilor. La inceput, Dalai Lama a crezut ca nu a inteles bine si i-a cerut interpretului sa repete ceea ce ii tradusese. Apoi i-a cerut altcuiva sa-i explice ce poate sa insemne asa ceva, lui ii era imposibil sa perceapa cum o fiinta umana se poate uri pe sine."


Este important sa oprim fluxul gandurilor negative despre noi insine.
Trebuie, de asemenea, sa oprim fluxul gandurilor negative despre altii.
Doar prin eliberarea de acest obicei al criticii permanente putem sa ne eliberam si de vocile rele din mintea noastra.