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When a busy mind makes meditation feel impossible

I keep trying to meditate but my mind is so busy with work stress that I just end up planning my next day instead of being present.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The conditioned mind's habitual activity often intensifies when first learning to observe it directly.

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