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Why mindfulness doesn't carry over from cushion to life

I can be present and mindful during meditation but the moment I open my eyes I am back in the same mental patterns like nothing happened.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Formal practice exists in isolation when not bridged to the complexity and triggers of daily experience.

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