Your Judgments are Distorting Reality

Mindfulness Journey: Episode 3 of 8

What if the way you’re seeing your life isn’t the full picture—but a story filtered through old beliefs and quiet assumptions? In this episode, we gently explore how judgments act like colored lenses, automatically labeling experiences as good or bad, success or failure, right or wrong—often without us even realizing it.

Together, we’ll uncover how these unconscious evaluations create unnecessary inner conflict and distance us from the present moment. As you learn to notice your judgments with awareness instead of self-criticism, you may begin to see that they reveal more about your conditioning than about reality itself—and that awareness opens the door to greater clarity, compassion, and freedom.

5 Key Highlights

1. Judgments Are Automatic Evaluations

Most judgments arise instantly from deeply ingrained belief systems and past experiences.

2. The “Colored Lens” Effect

Judging simplifies complex reality into rigid categories like good/bad or success/failure, often distorting what’s actually happening.

3. How Judgments Create Conflict

When we cling to labels, we generate unnecessary inner tension and external misunderstandings.

4. The Interdependence of Opposites

Concepts like success and failure exist in relationship to one another—duality reminds us that life is rarely absolute.

5. Awareness Without Self-Criticism

Mindfulness helps us notice our judgments without attacking ourselves for having them, allowing greater presence and emotional freedom.