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EP393: Why are outside circumstances affecting me so much? A question from a listener
Martha says she knows that circumstances can’t create suffering, yet she suffers when watching images of some things happening in the...
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Notice that the more attention is in abstraction, the harder things feel. More abstract, more problems. Really, all problems are abstraction...
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Today’s episode offers a challenge: let everything be exactly what it is. This is how life gets really simple. It’s what we’re all looking f...
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This episode shares a guided meditation I created for the Resting in Restlessness course. The guidance will help you feel into sensations an...
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