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Annie Nugent's Dharma Talks
Annie Nugent
Annie Nugent has practiced since 1979 and was an IMS Resident Teacher, 1999-2003. Her teaching style aims to reveal how all aspects of our lives can help us come to a clear and direct understanding of the Truth.
2007-10-01 Right Effort, Right Relaxation 57:52
When we hear the word ”effort” on coming to practice, our worldly conditioning can kick in – and we interpret and associate it with striving, achieving, driving ourselves with ambition to attain, because this is the way one makes effort in the world…but the practice is not about getting anything…it is about letting go.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

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