My Doubt and I (Link #746)

Speaker: Abra Havens. Abra shares how doubt has played a pivotal role in her life, specifically in relation to religion. Having been raised as a Jehovah's Witness with a devout mother and non-believing father, the seeds of doubt were planted early for Abra. Becoming liberated from her childhood religion as an adult felt liberating and empowering, but Abra also came to realize how doubt had become a habit. After having encountered and embraced the Dharma, her first several years of practice were influenced by unexamined doubt. Having realized this, Abra began applying the instructions she received exactly as they were given. Examining every corner of her mind, she came upon several poignant discoveries. Eventually she learned to stop examining everything through the lens of doubt and began looking instead at doubt itself, understanding it as a habit based in fear and self-deception.