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Distraction - The Ego's Favorite Defense Mechanism

Actualized.org - Self-Help, Psychology, Consciousness, Spirituality, Philosophy

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The Distractions in Society

The false eu, the you that thinks tat it's separate from me. That one what yho'll discover is that there are infinite distractions in society. Even if you just go on a solo meditation retreat when you're outside of society, and now you're sain. Your mind tricks you into chasing after car r business success, money, family relationship, sex,. reading books, preaching to people, trying to save the world; arguing, criticizing, intellectualizing, philosophizing: educating yourselfa getting involved with drama, with tabloid swith sex, with porn. I mean, like drugs, like it doesn't end.

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