You are not your thoughts - Deepstash

You are not your thoughts

  • The ego thrives on identification with thoughts, labels, and stories.
  • True awakening begins when you start observing your thoughts instead of becoming them.

Watch your thoughts like clouds passing - don't cling to them. 

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