Blind Spots

Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast

Timber Hawkeye

Spirituality, Buddhism, Awareness, Calm, Society & Culture, Meditation, Mindful, Buddhist, Philosophy, Awake, Minimalist, Innerpeace, Selfhelp, Spiritual, Education, Aware, Mindfulness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

We all have bind spots, and I was recently made aware of one of my own. Since I'm committed to being honest and transparent, it's important that I not only share my "Ah-ha Moments" with you, but also my "Oh-oh Moments" when I fail to see things clearly. I thought exclusivity was the same as discriminatory, but now, thanks to you, I see how my own point of view was limited because of a blind spot. Thank you for walking beside me on this journey, even when I slip and fall. I appreciate you.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Buddhist boot camp podcast.
0:09.0	Our intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire a simple and uncomplicated life.
0:17.9	Discover the benefits of mindful living with your host, Timber Hawkeye.
0:27.1	I recently met a lovely, elderly Buddhist nun who experienced discrimination in Buddhism
0:33.7	throughout her life for being a woman, so she is in the process of opening a peace
0:38.6	center for women. She identifies as an activist for equality, so I initially thought
0:43.9	that making the peace center exclusively for women directly contradicted her own ultimate
0:49.2	mission, intention, and goal of equality. You see, I thought exclusionary was the same as discriminatory.
0:56.0	But we all have blind spots, and this experience made me aware of one of my own.
1:00.0	I am telling you this because I am committed to honesty and transparency, which means I can't just share my aha moments with you.
1:08.0	I need to also share my uh-oh moments with you when I fails to see things clearly.
1:13.3	I know that if something bothers me, the real problem isn't the thing that's bothering me. It's the
1:18.5	fact that I am bothered by it. So being bothered by what seemed to me to be contradictory
1:23.9	was the perfect opportunity for me to be vulnerable and not only blog about my
1:28.6	blind spot, but to invite everyone who participates in our monthly discussion groups, both in
1:33.5	person and online, to help me see what I couldn't be for. Whenever I came across the word
1:39.2	segregation, I immediately thought of Jim Crow laws from the late 19th century, for example, with sidewalks and drinking fountains for whites only and blacks only, or whenever any group is treated differently.
1:51.2	For more than a decade, I've been writing and speaking about how much humanity can benefit from doing away with all segregation in order for us to be united by our similarities rather than divided by our
2:02.7	differences. I have vilified any narrative that didn't support the bridging of the gap between the
2:08.6	imaginary us and them. Or, as Tickna Khan way more beautifully articulated, we are here to awaken
2:15.3	from our illusion of separateness. Personally marginalized and part of multiple minority groups has always been isolating,
2:23.3	but despite wanting to feel like I fit in or belong somewhere,
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