Ep. 142 – Doubt, Restlessness, & Sloth
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
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The Real Meaning of Sloth and Topper
The real meaning of Sloth and Topper is not even this feeling of sleepiness or dullness. There's a deeper understanding of how this factor, this hindrance works in our practice,. It has much more important implications than whether we happen to be sleepy in a sitting or not. And that is the manifestation of Sloths and Toppers as this habit or energy of withdrawing from difficulties. This mind-state really makes our mind very inactive, very lazy, pulling back.
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