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Obstacles in meditation

Meditation obstacles—restlessness, doubt, dullness, craving, aversion—are not signs of failure but the actual content of practice; they are where the work happens. Each obstacle reveals something about how your mind habitually operates, and working with them skillfully is how meditation transforms consciousness rather than just producing pleasant states.

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