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When internalized work ethic sabotages contemplative practice

Every time I try to meditate I hear my father's voice telling me I am wasting time and I cannot find peace in my own head.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural conditioning around productivity infiltrates inner space and prevents access to states of non-doing.

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