3362: Why Your Self-Image Can Never Be Happy by Richard Paterson of Think Less and Grow Rich on True Happiness

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🗓️ 20 October 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3362: Richard Paterson explores the idea that true happiness can't be achieved through our ever-changing self-image. He contrasts the restless, unsatisfied self with our unconditioned self, which is inherently peaceful and content. By shedding attachment to our self-image, we can connect with our true nature and experience lasting joy and peace. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.thinklessandgrowrich.com/self-image/ Quotes to ponder: "True happiness will always be a work in progress." "You don’t have to create it. You don’t have to fix or change anything about yourself. Your true nature is peace however unlikely that may seem." "Don’t strive to be a peaceful person. Be peace." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is optimal living daily.
0:03.0	Why your self-image can never be happy
0:06.0	by Richard Patterson of Think Less and Grow Rich.com.
0:09.0	And I'm Justin Molick.
0:11.0	And we're going to jump right into today's article as we optimize your life.
0:19.2	Why Your Self Image can never be happy by Richard Patterson of Think Less and Grow Rich.com.
0:26.0	You'll never be fully accepting of your self-image.
0:30.0	True happiness will always be a work in progress.
0:33.0	My book, Awaken the Happy You, is based on the idea that there are two selves which exist within each of us,
0:40.0	the self we take ourselves to be, and the self we really are.
0:45.0	One self is restless by nature, never satisfied, always wanting more,
0:50.0	and on a never-ending search for happiness and fulfillment. The other has already arrived. Its very nature is peace, contentment, and joy.
1:00.0	You could call these two selves, number one, the self-image, a nebulous construct made up of elements such as our cultural programming, likes and dislikes, personality traits, and the personal stories we have about ourselves and our lives.
1:15.0	It's a self that we identify with as me the person.
1:19.0	And number two, the unconditioned self, which is our original undifferentiated nature the
1:25.6	timeless and unchanging essence of who we are beyond our personal story. This is
1:30.9	our true nature the pure sense of I am that is prior to I am this or I am that
1:38.1	I described the self-image as nebulous because it's in a constant state of flux throughout our lives.
1:44.0	The ideas and beliefs you hold about yourself and the world today
1:48.0	are clearly different from those you had as a 10-year-old.
1:51.0	And 20 years from now, they'll be completely different again. The
1:55.3	unconditioned self on the other hand is the unchanging aspect of who you are.
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