Pain plus resistance equals suffering

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  how to win at pinball & lifeEp 3 · with Ian Coll

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• Moment-by-moment yogaIan Coll · Ep 3 · 56:48

  Treat everyday frustration as the mat: when resistance arises, close your eyes and say aloud 'I'm in resistance, I'm wanting things to be different than they are, I'm being impatient', then…

• Resistance, not desire, creates sufferingIan Coll · Ep 3 · 1:11:14

  Ian disagrees that desire causes suffering: you can hold massive desire as long as you're not dependent on reaching it; the suffering comes from resisting what is.

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