How Can We Build Confidence?

Buddhism and Star Wars offer an answer.

Master Yoda

There’s an iconic moment in Star Wars when Yoda instructs Luke to enter a dark cave.

Luke: What’s in there?

Yoda: Only what you take with you.

In the cave, Luke encounters who he believes is Darth Vader — his nemesis. Luke’s anger and hatred drive him to attack and kill what he soon realizes is…