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Mar 2022
23m 47s

166 - Welcoming The Unwanted

NOAH RASHETA
About this episode
Craving for and attachment to feelings is what leads to suffering; on the flip side of that, awareness and understanding of our feelings can lead to Enlightenment. In this episode, I will share my thoughts around the Buddhist concept of feelings tones / Vedana.

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