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When letting go becomes another form of grasping

I caught myself trying to have the right kind of thoughts during walking meditation this morning and realized I am trying to control my inner experience even during practices designed to let go.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The desire for correct spiritual experience creates subtle effort that contradicts the very surrender being attempted.

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