Can You Stop Defining Yourself For a Few Moments?

Photo: ‘Our Malleable Identity’, artwork by author

I heard this clue while listening to Adyashanti’s meditation the other day. Adyashanti is a great and humorous spiritual teacher.

The title is a deep and essential clue to realize. But what does it mean?

I think that most of our time is spent putting a lot of energy and effort in building an identity. In building an image of who we are. So much energy…