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An unassuming little tool in my spiritual first aid kit that can have a big impact
by Phil Fox Rose
I want to share with you a little method with a big impact: the Welcoming Prayer. This unassuming little method has helped me many times. What's your first impulse when you have a "bad" feeling? If you're like me, it's usually to suppress it. But we all know that doesn't work. What you focus on sticks around. This is one of the big lessons you learn through meditation. If you try to suppress a thought, it becomes your entire focus. Worse than before. But while a regular meditation practice ...
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