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Hi, it's Andy here and welcome to Radio Headspace and to Monday Morning.

So there's a really interesting part of the journey, meditation, mindfulness, and training

in the mind. You may have experienced it yourself, you may have seen it in others. Whilst the

journey in many ways is about sort of taking a greater sense of responsibility for our own health,

our own happiness. Whilst in many ways it's about sort of empowering ourselves, feeling and

experiencing a greater sense of freedom. Very often, en route, there is a risk of perhaps looking

to others for answers. Perhaps giving up that responsibility, perhaps even becoming dependent on

others. And this is something I noticed in the monastery both in myself and in others. As well

in retreat, even in a long retreat. We might go up to six months without even seeing a teacher.

And the interesting thing about that is that it allows some space, it allows some time and it allows

some opportunity for it gets the mind to settle with any questions it might have. Sometimes the

mind needs an answer. Of course, if it's of a technical nature, then it's really, really helpful.

But sometimes the mind isn't really looking for a rational intellectual answer. It's perhaps

looking for reassurance. It's perhaps looking for a sense of confirmation, of direction.

And sometimes we get that in a feeling, we get that in an experience. And I'm reminded of one

particular teacher who I never had a good fortune to meet, but I read a lot of his work over the years.

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