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When meditation becomes another form of self-criticism

I meditate every morning but spend the entire twenty minutes planning my day and judging myself for not being present.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The ego co-opts spiritual practice as a new arena for performance and self-judgment rather than genuine surrender.

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