tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post6540453446898962732..comments2023-08-17T13:33:14.032-04:00Comments on Not Zen: Not Zen 144: NarrativeSecret Hippiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-38594541967603496012015-01-25T18:05:39.095-05:002015-01-25T18:05:39.095-05:00Agreed, our perceptions go a long way to determini...Agreed, our perceptions go a long way to determining our actions. Our actions in turn form the basis of our shared experiences - how we learn. So inner narrative, the lens through which we perceive so much, gives our lives direction.<br /><br />Of course, the strong effects of our inner narratives are the reasons people spend time in certain types of meditation trying to eliminate such stories. Mindfulness is a useful tool for getting past narrative into the essential nature of things.Secret Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04268744646117371096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5505367520831684287.post-82074366226438093312015-01-25T14:00:59.448-05:002015-01-25T14:00:59.448-05:00Really liked this. I believe that this is one of ...Really liked this. I believe that this is one of the fundamental lessons of life. Everything is based upon your perception of it whether or not that perception is true or not. This belief shapes how you view things and becomes your personal truth. This truth can be challenged and should be challenged by other's views, the environment, religion and knowledge. Your personal truths are always evolving and changing as you learn and grow but they should remain yours.Ruinwen Dagoriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838849121945131543noreply@blogger.com