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#179 — The Unquiet Mind

Making Sense with Sam Harris

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How Many Days Sober Do You At? None

i remember my first seven days silent meditation retreat. And by day three, i was crying uncontrollably on the shoulder of the treatman,. The retreat manager because i didn't think i could do this. How many days sober do you at? None. My maman de on. You know, there's this idea that we can just just control ourselves. And thinking is a great example of really not having any control, cause we can't just stop our thoughts. We might be able to create conditions where the mind is quiet, but if we just get up there and hold up the stop sign and say, ok, ok, though s, you know, take a break, they come

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