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Staying Awake, Aware

Saturday 20 February 2021

Why Are Some Thoughts So Distracting?

A woman from Colorado is taken by the idea that thoughts are more like waves than distractions, asks why are some thoughts more distracting and pull you in more than others. Rupert suggests it's not the thoughts that are a problem, but the belief in the separate self.

From event 19 - 23 February, 2021 Five Day 'Retreat at Home' – February

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Dialogues 17:16

Topics:

Separate self Self-enquiry

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