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#219 - The Power of Compassion

Making Sense with Sam Harris - Subscriber Content

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The Importance of Accepting Yourself

Sally Kohn: I would have this negative dialogue going on in my head. And it was one that said I wasn't good enough, I wasn't smart enough, etc., etc. She explained to me that that dialogue was not truth and that negative commentary sticks to us because they're the things that potentially put it at risk. This is what she called training the mind or taming the mind. The other side effect of that was that I cared a lot of anger and hostility towards my personal situation,. That was not fruitful in any way. It changed how the world interacted with me.

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