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Kathy Sullivan's avatar

Great article! I have a great deal of difficulty shutting my mind off while meditating

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Jeff Sullivan's avatar

Thank you. Same, and it’s why I find the framework of “watching the mind” instead of being identified with it so useful.

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Jack Mielke's avatar

🔥🔥 I’d even argue all mental pain is self inflicted

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Jeff Sullivan's avatar

And I would mostly agree although I’ve been so fortunate and lucky with my circumstances in life it would feel almost ridiculous or for lack of a better word fraudulent to say so.

But in principle I agree.

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Jack Mielke's avatar

Yep of course - the “self” inflicted part can be interpreted in multiple ways

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