Personal Perspective: In the face of wildfires and global chaos, Buddhist practices can help us shed unhelpful narratives. It's time to take the red pill and drop into our bodies.
“Morpheus , explains the situation to Neo: 'You are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into, into a prison that you cannot taste or see or touch—a prison for your mind.' The prison is called the Matrix, but there’s no way to explain to Neo what the Matrix ultimately is. The only way to get the whole picture, says Morpheus, is 'to see it for yourself.' He offers Neo two pills, a red one and a blue one.
We all suffer in some way. We can all, in moments at least, be angry with other human beings or the systems, nations, or ideologies created by human beings. All of these are social constructs, or massive, collective mental formations.
As Wright points out, mindfulness allows us to identify less with emotional narratives and even detach from the identities they create and want us to inhabit. We can nurture and choose our identities and narratives, rather than be carried away by them.
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