Freeing yourself from negativity

I recently read a Buddhist tale about how a senior monk and junior monk were about to cross a river. Before this attempt, they saw a beautiful young woman trying to do the same. The senior monk went and carried the woman across the river. Later that day, the junior monk asks the senior monk, "As Buddhists we are not permitted a woman, why did you carry that woman across the river?"
The senior monk answers, "I left that woman at the river and you seem to still be carrying her."

Okay. What. The moment I read this it was as if it was an instant epiphany. Your mind carries much more than your physical form can say. When in reality the mind is the hardest thing in controlling well being. I have been on this high in life. Yoga has become my roots again, and I have been trying my best to be conscious of my words and actions. Namely, letting things go. This includes all aspects of life, especially social media. I used to think back in the day, "I'll just delete my social media account... then it'll be fine." When in reality I just didn't want to deal with a few people. I never saw that I have the power to stop letting myself see things I didn't want to see. If I don't care for something someone is posting that doesn't mean I don't like them as a human being, it just means I don't want my mind to define their content into their character.

I feel so free, with something so simple, I feel so free.