REALITY VS. INSIGHT

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Reality is the world as it actually exists, independent of perception. Insight is a subset of reality that provides a deep understanding and awareness of truths essential to live your best life. For example, two insights essential for living your best life are the “five hinderances” and “five catalysts.”

  • Five hinderances which commonly prevent humans from living their best lives are Sensual Desire, Ill Will, Sloth/Torpor, Restlessness/Worry, and Doubt. Five catalysts which can replace hinderances and enhance your ability to live your best life are Mindfulness, Investigation, Joy, Tranquility, and Concentration. Hinderances and catalysts are both temporary mind states. However, deliberate daily practice of catalysts can convert temporary mind states into more durable positive mind traits through neuroplasticity.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “Neurons that fire together, wire together.” — Donald Hebb

  • “I have come to the frightening conclusion that it is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture, or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In every situation it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized.”—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • What are the best daily practices to cultivate insights essential to live your best life?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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