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Scenario

Why dis-identification from thoughts feels impossible

My meditation teacher says to observe thoughts without identifying with them but I have been trying this for two years and I still feel like my anxious thoughts are me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The instruction to separate from mental activity can create a new layer of struggle when the mechanism of identification remains unconscious.

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Patan
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