The Warmth Before Conditions and Intimacy with What Is
May 29, 2024
dialogue
The Side Effects of Self-Contraction
Los efectos secundarios de la auto-contracción
The teacher confirms that habitual self-contraction produces real physical and emotional side effects, and that noticing these effects often draws people toward this kind of inner work.
The Side Effects of Self-Contraction
The teacher confirms that habitual self-contraction produces real physical and emotional side effects, and that noticing these effects often draws people toward this kind of inner work.
So it has a very powerful side effect. Usually what happens is that we start to notice the physical side effects, and that gets us into a certain kind of practice. It brings us to this kind of work. I won't dive too deeply into that, but I want to confirm: yes, it is something that happens, and it also brings a lot of anxiety.