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S1 E1: Ceasing to Be Caught in the Waters of Mind

Michael Singer Podcast

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The Water Is Not Under Your Control, Right?

"I'm not happy. I thought i would be happy," says a woman who is upset about her husband's job loss. "You're resting on a mind that doesn't like it, and you don't know anything about fixing your mind", writes the Buddha. The state of the water determines the state of the bird, because he's resting on it - just like this woman has done with her husband. 'The problem is that the mind is disturbed, or that theMind is calm,' she adds.

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