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When awareness increases suffering before it decreases it

I started meditation to become more peaceful but now I notice how angry I am all the time and I feel worse than before.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Developing consciousness often means temporarily experiencing more pain as previously unconscious material becomes visible.

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