![]() Even if advice and guidance are helpful, in the end we ourselves are the best judge of our own actions. We all want to be free, although many of us are dependent on psychologists, gurus, teachers, drugs, or whatever. The aim is to free yourself of preconceptions and avoid actions that you may later regret and that may create new troubles (duḥkha) for you. Dhyāna in this respect is a quiet, alert consideration, a meditation. No matter what it is or what you feel, before you make an important decision and take action you should give yourself the opportunity to consider the matter with an open mind and a certain degree of objectivity. ![]() For example, when faced with an important decision, you could imagine what would happen if you did the exact opposite of what your instincts suggest.4 Try to make the consequence of your decision as real as possible in your imagination. “What possibilities are there for preventing actions with negative consequences, actions that we may later regret? One possibility is dhyāna, which in this context means “reflection.”3 Reflection can take many forms. ![]()
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