Turning down that dial is a practice. Believing that beliefs are bad doesn't do you any good, because that's just one more belief in your collection. Practice means building skill by applying a technique regularly, so it becomes second nature, and is accessible at any time. 10/
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You don't have to try to answer these questions. That would just be more thinking. Instead, ask a question and then just pay attention to the experience in your body and your mind, as if you are waiting for the answer to reveal itself. 21/
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The answer isn't what's important. What's important is asking genuinely; not expecting a particular answer but being fully curious, and fully honest. What you'll find, after some time of doing this regularly, is that beliefs start to matter less and less. A tension loosens. 22/
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It's still fine to entertain ideas, to have discussions and debates and a desire to understand the world. But you'll start to suffer much less due to the narrative your mind constructs pretty much every minute of the day. 23/
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Just a side-note: Nothing that I've said in this thread is original or mystically profound. The Buddha knew all this, which is probably why he refused to answer metaphysical questions. He was trying to reduce suffering, and knew that attachment to views causes suffering. 24/
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This is just one way to loosen that attachment. I'm not claiming it as a way to get enlightened (let alone as the only way), or that it's all you need. But when combined with meditation practice, I've found it to be very powerful, so I'm sharing it. Thanks for reading. 25/end
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