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Links:

• “We regard our own existence as an unavoidable given, something that we often feel disinterested in or bored about.” I liked this essay about existence and meditation by Buddhist teacher/writer Stephen Batchelor, on the Ten Percent Happier site.  

• “Your Brain Is Not for Thinking.” Phew. Great essay from neuroscientist/psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett, in the NYT (“…even when your brain does produce conscious thoughts and feelings, they are more in service to the needs of managing your body than you realize”).

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