The internal dialogue is what grounds people in the daily world. The world is such and such or so and so, only because we talk to ourselves about its being such and such and so and so. The passageway into the world of shamans opens up after the warrior has learned to shut off his internal dialogue.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Constant internal talk keeps people grounded in daily reality. Stopping it opens new ways of perceiving the world.
- In plain terms
- Internal talk keeps you stuck in the world; stopping it changes things.
- What can you take from it?
- Silence internal chatter to see reality differently.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much do you talk to yourself?
- What world opens if you stop?
Another view
Stopping internal talk may feel disorienting or difficult.
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