Kurt Arrow's Blog: Kurt Arrow's Enlightenment Blog - Posts Tagged "obstacles"

One of the biggest obstacles or hindrance to your enlightenment is doubt. It shows up over and over causing you to question your motives. Doubt makes you question my teaching and causes you to apply your own methods and reasoning. Doubt is your mind's bodyguard, there to protect you from harm. All the false advertising, scams and rip-offs contribute to your suspicion and uncertainty.

So what can you do to overcome doubt? By simply observing it. Make friends with it. Be aware every time you are doubtful. Understand that it is a preconditioned response and that it's totally unjustified regarding your current circumstances. Doubt arises, you observe it, you acknowledge it, “There is doubt,” and you let it go.

It is merely a thought which thrives on being entertained. In other words, it is being allowed to engage your mind in additional thoughts and feelings about it. When you let it go, it's no longer being entertained and dies right there.

Just like with all negative thoughts, you don't want to fight them or be upset that you get them. If you do that, you open the door to additional thoughts which will probably be negative as well. Allow all thoughts to come and go freely. Keep in mind that doubt does not exist in the moment. It relies on thoughts of the past or negative predictions of the future.

Be sure to tune in for my next post about fear. Have a great day!