Rebel Buddhist28 Feb 2025

What We CAN Do When We CAN'T Do Our Best

This week we talk about what we CAN do when - for myriad reasons - we can’t show up the way we’d like to in the world. We’ll talk about why we tend to ignore the not-so-awakened moments in our practice, and how that actually limits our growth. Plus I’ll tell you how we can look at our journey with a little more self-compassion and give you a super-special mantra from Larry Yang that can help us in these times.

You will learn:

// How moments of our non-awakened mind are essential to awakening

// Why we ignore “cringe moments” and screw-ups and put so much pressure on the “awakened” qualities

// What any of this has to do with Mount Everest

// Why it’s important to look at our journey with more self-compassion

// How choosing to think in extremes actually hurts our practice

// A potent mantra from beloved Larry Yang for those moments when we don’t show up how we want to

Resources:

// Episode 51: Self-Compassion

// Episode 237: The Best I Am Able

// Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community by Larry Yang

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