Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety, depression and mania thrive on judgements. Love and freedom thrive on trust and openness. Jumping to conclusions about how to deal with overwhelming situations can lead to anxiety, depression and mania. A more peaceful and adaptable approach can come from non-judgemental awareness and trust. When we deliberately and directly act on our judgements, in the context of overwhelming pressures, we often find ourselves becoming reactive, defensive and manipulated by circumstances. Technically speaking we are acting out.

Most people think freedom comes from right judgement. Most people think that love and happiness come from knowing, judging and doing the right thing. So under intense pressure, in problematic and seemingly unresolvable situations, they go looking for the right judgement or answer as the solution.

Living a life according to the notion that a conscious assessment of issues will lead to a satisfactory outcome is naive. Life is more mysterious than that and conscious deductive reasoning does not grasp or appreciate mystery.

Only trust in the face of unknowing can penetrate mystery and allow love to overcome and free us from anxiety, depression and mania.