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180 - Meditation: The Pause Button for Habitual Reactivity

Secular Buddhism

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The Importance of Understanding Our Feelings

In the Buddhist tradition, you encounter this notion as feeling tones. For example, if I'm experiencing the emotion of anger, there's a feeling tone associated to that. We can learn to cultivate greater inner peace by breaking free from habitual reactivity and thought patterns. Habits shape our thoughts and emotions, resulting in predictable behavior patterns. Without awareness, the ability to be aware, these habits can become deeply entrenched in our minds.

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