Thousands of years ago, the Vedic sages knew that our thoughts shape our reality. They also knew that our thoughts are not always conscious choices. They are a function of a lifetime of conditioning.
More recently, different disciplines - including philosophy, psychology, neuroscience - agree that our brain does not just perceive reality; it actively creates it.
Not only do we see the world as we are and not as it is. We create it as our thoughts become choices, and our choices become words and actions.
"We don't just passively perceive the world; we actively generate it. The world we experience comes as much, if not more, from the inside out as from the outside in." — from Anil Seth TED talk
This means that to change our reality, from our family to the whole world, we must start by disrupting our thinking. By getting out of our box. A box that most of the time we can’t even see.
And here's when it becomes tricky. Because we can't do it alone.
Sure, introspection and self-reflection are potent practices, but they do not help us see all the conditioning limiting our thinking.
For that, we need an external thinking disruptor.
"To see one person, it takes two." — Umberto Santucci
I am lucky to have a few.
With their presence, they help me see what I can't see alone.
They help me see and get out of my many boxes.
Do you have any external disruptors?
If you need one, I am here for you.