Our habit of aversion stems from our not deeply understanding the First Noble Truth, -and thus reacting to difficulty with various forms of denial, resistance, avoidance. When we see that our tendency to judge ourselves is based on misunderstanding the way things are, we can open to our experience with more wisdom and compassion.
Being awake or asleep is a choice we make each moment of our life -- understanding how to balance and maintain mindfulness, investigation, energy and joyful interest.
