Meditation - Thought Witness

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Meditation - Thought Witness

FromArsha Vijnana Gurukulam

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Nov 6, 2022

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Thoughts are most common in our experience. They appear from nowhere and seem to disappear in a flash. They are not in our control. Yet they are fundamental to human life and activity. Meditation helps us tame the mind and have a say over our thoughts.

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Nov 6, 2022

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The Arsha Vijnana Gurukulam is a non-profit institution dedicated to the study of Vedanta and Sanskrit. Vedanta is the knowledge of the self as limitless, whole and free of sorrow and fear. Visit our website www.arshavg.org for more information on classes and retreats. Check out our youtube channel: youtube.com/user/Svatmavidyananda

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