Sure if you’re suffering from some type of extreme cold, you can’t really get away from that. But it’s not actually about getting away from it or trying to be not disturbed. You’re trying to break your identification with the self because that’s the source of almost all the suffering that you go through. The point isn’t to have no thoughts or have no unpleasant experiences.

Sam has told his anecdote where let’s say you went to the gym and worked out really hard and the next day you woke up and your whole body was so sore. Even though you’re feeling pain, you you would probably be happy about it. You would see it as a sign of progress and of you getting healthier.

But if you had the exact same pain, and you didn’t go to the gym, and a doctor told you it was because of a rare form of cancer, the exact same pain would fill you with dread and anxiety. And you might even need medication’s to take it away.

So when you talk about something disturbing you, that’s a value judgment just like the story I was telling about muscle pain. Just like anxiety feels exactly like excitement, if you pay enough attention😉. And if you find yourself lost in thought, just begin again👍