Hey everyone, it's K-Sunga here. I just want to let you know that we've launched a brand

new call and advice podcast called Dear Headspace. Each week the headspace teachers, along

with some amazing new friends, are answering your questions about relationships, work,

life, mindfulness, and just about everything else. It's so different from anything we've

ever created and we're so excited for you to hear it. Dear Headspace comes out every

Tuesday on the Headspace app and anywhere that you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to Dear Headspace and to Monday. It's me, your host, Dora. The other day I was

experiencing multiple challenging emotions at once. So naturally I sought refuge in a

Dharma talk by Tara Brock, an amazing meditation teacher and writer. She said something along

the lines of, our evolution as human beings is to bear witness to our thoughts and emotions,

but not buy into them. Now this was a great revelation for me in that moment and it also sparked my

curiosity about the ocean of feelings I found myself swimming in. Over the course of the next five

episodes I'll be exploring the wisdom of insecurity, sadness, fear, and anger and unpacking the

ways that we can navigate these feelings and experiences in a skillful, more mindful way.

Today, let's talk about the power of recognizing the things that eat at us and let them go.

So there's a story of two monks that were traveling to a town. On their journey they came across

a young woman who was stepping out of her carriage. The reins had made deep puddles in the road and

the woman couldn't step across without the risk of spoiling her silk dress. She stood there looking

very cross and impatient. She scolded her attendants who had nowhere to place the packages that they held

for her and also couldn't help her across the puddle. The younger monk noticed the woman, said nothing

and walked by. The older monk quickly picked her up and put her on his back, transporting her

across the water and then setting her down on the other side. She didn't think the older monk

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