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distractions

The Monkey Mind and Distractions

January 9, 2014 by Aaron Graves

I find that when I meditate, I still am distracted by noises. And with having two large dogs, there are plenty of noises. Not only that, but when I sit on the floor, the dogs tend to want to interact with me in some way, from Lex wanting to play with me, to Joker sitting …

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