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That’s my personal history. That personal history makes me feel special and separate from others. Separation, however, leads away from learning and understanding. So how does that personal history affect me when I climb in the present? If others are watching me climb, I tend to worry that I won’t live up to the bold image I’ve identified myself with. I end up shunting energy trying to maintain an image, when I should be using that energy for problem-solving on the climb.
The Rock Warrior's Way
Arno Ilgner
Nonetheless, if you put a fake smile on your face when you start meditating, and keep putting it back on if it falls off, by the time you arrive at access concentration, the smile will feel genuine. If you can smile when you meditate, it works very well for generating a pleasant sensation to focus upon once you’ve established access concentration; but actually, smiling seems to only work for about a quarter of the students I’ve worked with.
Right Concentration
Leigh Brasington
Hell yeah, I generated this! Hell yeah, a part of me fucking loves it and that part of me deserves to enjoy itself too, because every part of me is worthy and awesome, including the perverse shadowy parts!
Existential Kink
Carolyn Elliott
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