All we have are stories. Our backstory, the stories we tell ourselves, the stories others tell us. It's how we relate to each other and connect. But spiritual teachers tell us to detach from the narratives that we believe. We are not those narratives. So, what's the answer? Relatability, or detachment?

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Chapters:
(00:00) Get Ready For Your Brain to Hurt
(00:28) Outline
(01:10) Relatability
(01:31) Everything Is a Story
(04:50) The Importance of Relatability
(05:49) Detachment
(06:32) Release Your Narrative
(07:38) Spiritual Teachers Don't Tell Their Stories
(09:42) You're Always Telling Yourself a Story
(10:39) Stop Imposing Story
(13:26) The Conundrum
(16:07) Is Our Connection Real?
(17:16) Is Nostalgia Bad?
(18:10) We Should Grow, Evolve, Detach
(20:00) Realize It's All Story
(21:00) Can We Detach But Still Tell Our Story?
(22:12) We Need Relatability
(23:53) Do Spiritual Teachers Have Credibility?
(24:37) Is Real Connection Without Story?
(25:49) A Victim Mindset
(27:44) Unrelatable Stories
(29:22) Isn't Story Necessary?
(31:50) Are We Moving Towards Detachment?

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