Tag deepening awareness

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Guide 56. Observing Change Directly: The Difference Between Knowing and Recognizing

Introduction: Knowing It and Experiencing It Are Not the Same Thing Everything changes. Almost everyone already knows this. But knowing something as a proposition and confirming it directly in the present moment are entirely different experiences. When an uncomfortable emotion…

Dhamma Pala
04/28/2026

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Guide 53. Thoughts Are the Material: Observing What Comes and Goes

Introduction: Wandering Is Not Failure. It’s What the Practice Works With. A few seconds into watching the breath, and you’re already somewhere else — yesterday’s conversation, tomorrow’s deadline, a thought that arrived without invitation. Most people experience this as failure.…

Dhamma Pala
04/28/2026