“We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.” – Gabor Maté
Huge belly, tiny mouth.
Always hungry, never full.
This is the state of The Hungry Ghost that lives within each of us:
Always wanting but never getting, because the more it gets, the more it wants.
The Hungry Ghost is a metaphor for the impulsive human mind, taught in various forms by nearly every spiritual tradition throughout history.
It is the impulse that drives us to do more of what makes us sick, and less of what makes us healthy.
To reach for our phone without reason, and scroll without knowing what we’re looking for.
To eat what satisfies our mouth but harms our body.
To hunt for pleasure that stunts our progress.
To seek validation from others instead of from within.
The Hungry Ghost sits at the root of our pain, our suffering, and our dysfunction…
Feeding on what makes us sick, and growing hungrier with every bite.
And there is only one antidote:
Stop feeding it.
Whatever your own Hungry Ghost is growing hungrier for…
…Whatever you are doing that you know you need to stop doing…
…That is holding you back or even hurting you:
Stop, and let it starve.
Yes, The Hungry Ghost will scream.
It will wail and howl and beg.
But each time we refuse, its cries grow quieter.
It loses power, and begins to shrink.
And, as it shrinks:
We begin to grow.
– T
P.S. This just dropped. Banger.
