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When emptying your mind feels impossible in daily life

I keep trying to empty my mind like the texts say but it just fills up with grocery lists and work stress and I feel like I'm failing at being enlightened.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The gap between idealized practice and messy reality creates additional suffering about suffering.

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