How to Free Yourself and Become Fulfilled

Episode Summary:
In this episode, Steven Webb discusses the metaphor of life as a glass that gets filled with experiences, beliefs, and opinions as we grow up. He emphasizes the importance of emptying this glass to make room for what truly nourishes us and quenches our thirst for fulfillment. He also shares a poem by Rimpoche that encapsulates this concept.
Timestamps:
- [0:00] – Introduction
- [0:24] – The concept of life as a glass
- [2:30] – How our glass gets filled
- [8:00] – The importance of emptying the glass
- [9:01] – A poem by Rimpoche
- [10:25] – Call to support Steven’s work
- [11:13] – Closing thoughts
Key Points:
- Our life is like a glass that gets filled with experiences, beliefs, and opinions as we grow up.
- We often fill our glass with what we think quenches our thirst, but it often leads to unhappiness and dissatisfaction.
- We need to empty our glass to make room for what truly nourishes us and quenches our thirst for fulfillment.
- We are fundamentally the empty glass, and when we understand this, we can fill the glass with what we want.
Quotes:
“You live in an illusion and the appearance of things, there is a reality, but you do not know this. When you understand this, you will see that you are nothing fundamentally, you’re none of the things in the glass. You are the empty glass and being nothing. You are everything. You can fill the glass with what you want.” – Rimpoche
“But if you choose the meal, if you choose the drink, the problem is we haven’t chose the meal or the drink. We’ve chose to allow other people to fill our glass for us.” – Steven Webb
Links and References:
• Inner Peace Meditations Podcast
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Welcome to “Stillness in the Storms,” a beacon of tranquility amidst life’s turbulence, hosted by your guide, Steven Webb.
Steven is not just an average meditation and mindfulness coach. Having faced severe adversity – becoming paralyzed in a diving accident – he has transformed his life into an inspiring journey of resilience and self-discovery. Now serving as the Mayor of Truro, Steven’s teachings resonate with the wisdom of Zen Buddhism and practical Stoicism, helping you find inner peace right in the midst of your daily life.
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