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Hot Boredom Is An Obstacle In Your Journey

Hot Boredom Is An Obstacle In Your Journey

  • Hot boredom is a common struggle people encounter when they first try to meditate.
  • A big part of getting past it is learning to sit with that discomfort, instead of fighting it.
  • Don't resist it because when we allow for hot boredom to exist, we give ourselves the possibility of transiting to the spaciousness of cool boredom.

In order to move beyond hot boredom, you have to feel it burn a bit first.

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