A Poor Interpreter

Verbal thought is just commentary. (We've talked about it.)

It's not what chooses the action. No: it observes and comments.

A bit like a babushka sitting all day at the foot of a building:

"Did you see that? They chose to raise their right arm again. What kind of world are we living in, I tell you."

Sometimes, she uses her memory to interpret the body's manifestations:

"You feel that knot in your stomach? It's the same one we felt during the divorce. They have regrets, for sure!"

Except most of the time, the babushka is wrong. Because her world revolves around two or three obsessions that loop endlessly and that she thinks she sees everywhere.

So, rather than listening to the interpreter, you need to return to the source: the physical sensation, the body's manifestation.

By inspecting the present, by simply observing what arises, you'll start to learn the language.

Soon, you'll be fluent.

And believe me: it's a more important language than English or Spanish since it's the one you'll use your whole life to dialogue with yourself.

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Related:

• Without a voice in your head?
• All in the body