Stay In Your Lane
Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast
Timber Hawkeye
4.8 • 907 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Trying to control someone is not the same as loving or caring for them. True compassion respects autonomy; it does not try to engineer outcomes. So, do not exhaust yourself trying to change what is not yours to fix. Peace comes from accepting what is, keeping in mind that acceptance does not mean approval, it simply means recognizing what is within our control, and gently releasing what is not.
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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. |
| 0:26.9 | At one time or another, I suspect we have all tried to change someone for the better, |
| 0:33.2 | according to us, of course. We may have even thought it was our job, our duty, or our responsibility, as their |
| 0:41.2 | relative or as their friend to help them, quote unquote. So we rehearsed different ways to say what we |
| 0:48.3 | thought they needed to hear, and we drafted the perfect approach in our heads, convinced that this time they will get it. |
| 0:56.4 | We actually believed that if we just showed them enough patience, compassion, and generosity, |
| 1:03.1 | they would not only change for the better. |
| 1:05.5 | They would also be eternally grateful for our contribution to their growth. |
| 1:13.1 | If you have ever tried to change someone, |
| 1:19.1 | you were probably disappointed when they didn't cooperate or listen, and you may have even gotten upset with them for refusing to go along with your brilliant plan. Trying to control someone is not |
| 1:25.9 | the same as loving or caring for them. I am going to say it again. Trying to control someone is not the same as loving or caring for them. |
| 1:28.3 | I am going to say it again. |
| 1:30.3 | Trying to control someone is not the same as loving or caring for them. |
| 1:35.3 | Buddhism says that each of us is here on a unique journey shaped by karma. |
| 1:40.3 | Modern psychology says that each of us is here shaped by patterns formed in early childhood, |
| 1:46.6 | as well as nervous system responses wired |
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