Attachments can survive a long time after their (psychological) reason for existing is gone.
They die when the reinforcement stops activating.
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sometimes they die when 'reinforcement stops activating', but sometimes they need much more. Some subtle knots that have been driven into the body - knots in places you didn't know existed - take much more digesting. It is an excellent training, but requires excellent teacher/s.
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That's a great point. I've experienced that rather directly, too - my meditation teacher frequently posts some insight on Twitter and I go "Oh," and suddenly I have it, too.
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The degree to which this happens to me seems preternatural, though. I've had issues I've been struggling with for years dissolve over 140 characters.