Q & A with Robina

QUESTION

Dear Venerable Robina,

Thank you for the advice and I have been practicing a lot of mental calm. I like you very much and somehow your teachings speak from heart to heart. Although I watch the recordings, I have the feeling that you are speaking what I need, at the time I need it. I hope one day to learn English to follow you live and maybe even meet you. 

Venerable I feel my mind is very confused, I have already been to therapists, I did everything they asked me to do, but I couldn't change my way of seeing the world. And the hypocrisy is that I also graduated in psychology and never practiced the profession. I am unemployed, I can't practice my profession or choose another one, a broken marriage and a mind that only puts me down, says that I am not capable, that I can't do it, that terrifies me, that makes me afraid, that calls me incompetent. 

I hear everything you teach, it makes a lot of sense, but I don't know how to condense the teachings and internalize them to change this internal dialogue with myself.

Thank you, my dear Guru.

L

ANSWER

Dearest L,

You need to be patient with yourself. You have the potential to grow and to help others, there is no doubt. You need to go one step at a time. One step at a time, L!

The mind is infinitely flexible. We need to realize that. 

Just keep moving, never giving up. Do some practice every day, try to stay steady. 

What do you think?

Much love,

Robina

QUESTION

Dear Robina,

I feel moved to write to you. On the same day of your message I watched a nun teaching about self compassion. And it seems to me that at that moment something welled up in me. I realize that I am being my own greatest executioner and that I have no patience or compassion for myself. 

And now, I see that you have started to teach fearless compassion, I am already following it on YouTube. It seems that a sense has begun to emerge from where I had no sense at all.

With all due respect to my dear Guru. 

ANSWER

Well done, dearest L! I am so delighted that your heart is opening and you’re beginning to see the good inside you!

When we can do this, everything changes. And then our hearts can extend to others.

Much love to you,

Robina