Let The Mystery Be

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

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

The reason we frequently argue, fight, and get so easily frustrated, is not because we don't understand each other, it's because we think we can. Even people who go through seemingly identical experiences emerge completely different on the other side. So, if it's inner-peace you are after, start by accepting that although empathy and compassion go a long way, you can't truly understand anyone else no matter how hard you try. Nobody is capable of seeing the full picture from anyone else's point-of-view. So, instead of making ourselves miserable by constantly trying to do the impossible, we can let go of our perceived "need" to know, and just let the mystery be.

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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.
0:25.6	After spending a big chunk of my life studying what people believe and why we believe what we do,
0:33.7	not just religion, but your prejudices, for example, where did you pick them up, and more importantly,
0:39.1	why are you still carrying them? It became clear that what people claim to believe is actually
0:44.3	irrelevant because your beliefs don't make you a better person, your behavior does. So, I switched
0:50.2	gears and started to focus my research on human behavior. And nothing has made sense
0:56.4	since. I used to believe that if everyone simply explained their thoughts, feelings, and
1:02.0	experiences with enough detail, and they skillfully articulated their perspectives with relatable
1:07.4	examples, and we all magically developed active listening skills with radical
1:12.5	acceptance and an open mind, then misunderstandings and conflicts would cease to exist.
1:18.1	Now, I am convinced that nobody is ever truly capable of seeing the full picture from
1:23.8	anyone else's point of view, and that's because the way people react to life is what
1:28.5	gives each of us a unique frame of reference. And the result is an individual outlook that is
1:34.4	limited in nature, biased by default, and as distinctive as our fingerprints. People can go through
1:40.9	seemingly identical experiences, yet emerge completely different on the other side.
1:46.6	My sister and I grew up under the same roof, for example, but our childhood memories have very little in common.
1:53.3	This is frequently the case, not just with siblings, but between spouses, parents, coworkers,
1:58.7	survivors of similar tragedies or ailments, incarcerated individuals
2:03.0	recounting their experience behind bars, neighbors talking about their city, and I'd go as far as to say that no two people in the world would even describe life itself the same way.
2:13.6	Think about mothers describing their pregnancies. No two are the same, and men could never even pretend to understand.
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