Glossary · Term

Mental Rigidity

The inability to accept something that differs from one's beliefs or thoughts, or from one's tastes or customs. Mental rigidity always ends in total failure.

In the Foundation's Topics

This limitation shows us the mental rigidity of our ego and shows us our destiny.
From the topic Learning to Educate for Happiness
On the contrary, mental rigidity is the inability to accept anything different from what one believes, or from one's tastes or customs.
From the topic Abundance and Unconditionality
The mental rigidity that arises when you believe something can't be done blocks creativity and makes the options for reconciling differences disappear.
From the topic Learning to Love

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