121-The Inner Critic Part 2 - Buddhism in daily life

The Inner Critic Part 2

We could also equate the so-called inner critic with thinking itself, because we think that the voice in our head is our voice, our ego. But we don't realize that there is also an ego that is doing its mischief here, that makes us believe in all kinds of horror scenarios, 99 percent of which don't happen, of course.

This ego (and its constant, usually aggravating voice) is the result of evolution, which makes us live through all kinds of situations, simply to warn us of the dangers that might occur, to prepare us for them, to go through life carefully and thoughtfully. Today, however, there is not a saber-toothed tiger lurking behind every rock, the ego has become independent, but continues to present us with all possible threats, simply because that is the task of the ego.

Today we must silence this ego, just as the teacher of all teachers has exemplified to us.

Because in this context, the inner voice brings up issues that are de facto harmful to us, because here we are "persuaded" that there is something "wrong" with us. Also, more and more fears arise in this way, which in no way improve things, but rather unsettle us, because the feeling arises that something about us does not fit.

No matter what the ego wants to tell us, we have to silence this voice, but we have to think about real things, like making plans, or lists, or papers, but we have to switch off the chattering ego.

What do you think life would be like without the thoughts that we are not "good" enough?

What would it be like without the feeling that we are always doing everything "wrong"?

What could become of us if we didn't think that we couldn't do "it"?

On the contrary, should we instead put ourselves in a mental state where we could be satisfied with who we are, make the inner voice stop?

The inner critic, in most cases, is an accumulation of the past, of the experiences that have shaped us, that we have inherited from whomever, from upbringing, from family and friends, from work, from wherever.

According to Buddha, everything always comes the way it has to come, so everything is fine the way it is right now, it's ok.

Every moment is good as it is, because it is our karma, so we can be happy, why not?

Free yourself from this inner critic, the way is the goal!

What hits us, springs from thinking, always goes back to thinking

- Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 before the year zero

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