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Scenario

Why loving-kindness practice doesn't change social behavior

I can drop into deep states of compassion during loving-kindness meditation but I gossip about my coworkers every lunch break and hate myself for it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultivated states of goodwill haven't penetrated the unconscious social conditioning that drives interpersonal dynamics.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

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Peri

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