Most mental anguish arises from a clinging to or rejecting of certain experiences, which creates this sort of tension and struggle within ourselves

The path and the goal is to change the relationship between consciousness and its contents

With meditation, you lose the ability to have that "sinking feeling". It's a positive thing! Just no worries full on…

resting as awareness is not an end unto itself, but a method for achieving greater psychological freedom and well-being. The insights gained from these meditative experiences can influence your daily life in several ways:

1. Enhanced Emotional Regulation: By becoming familiar with the transient nature of emotions, you are less likely to be swept away by them, resulting in more balanced emotional responses to life's challenges.
2. Improved Decision Making: A heightened state of awareness can offer a 'pause button,' allowing for more thoughtful responses rather than automatic, reactive behaviors.
3. Greater Compassion: Recognizing the lack of a permanent, individual self can lead to a sense of interconnectedness, enhancing empathy and understanding towards others.
4. Resilience: Developing the ability to 'begin again' and return to a state of awareness helps build resilience against stress and adversity, as you learn to detach from negative thoughts and experiences more readily.
5. Presence: As you cultivate the ability to return to a state of awareness, you become more fully engaged in the present moment, improving the quality of your experiences and interactions.
6. This newfound perspective enables us to approach life's challenges with greater equanimity and wisdom. Rather than being trapped in cycles of aversion, attachment, or confusion, we can respond with a calm and compassionate understanding that acknowledges the impermanent and interdependent nature of all things. This doesn't mean that we become indifferent or disconnected from our lives, but rather more fully present and responsive.
   1. It doesn't imply a state of constant bliss or an absence of challenges but a profound shift in our way of being in the world. It is just a more open, accepting, and resilient way of engaging with all experiences, whether they are conventionally labeled as positive or negative.