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Thought today we talk a little bit about the interconnectedness of life. I don't know how much you think about that,

the idea that none of us are truly separate, not just from the people around us,

but from everything around us. I remember being in the monastery and every morning we would have to go through a set of, you could think of it as chanting or prayers or recollections

reflections however you like to think about that stuff in your mind but the beginning of

it was always the same and it was this is for the benefit of all sentient beings.

To begin with that has a really sort of big impact on the mind.

It's like, wow, all sentient beings.

They're not just all humans, but everything in the world all living beings.

There's a real kind of sense of the mind expanding

and us feeling more connected with the world.

But then something interesting happens after a while.

It almost becomes, I don't know It almost like wrote, you know, you're just sort of

you're saying it but maybe you're not really feeling it. So I remember going to my teacher

and explaining this and he said, you said sure that's common you know he said

the best thing to do in this situation is to think of somebody really close to you think

of someone who you very easily can conjure up that feeling and think it's in

their benefits so when you do the practice

yes it benefits the world but if that feels too big just focus on that one person.

At the start of so many practices and meditations I will always say I will always ask you right to think about your intention.

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