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Okay.

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Whenever I attempt to meditate, I get distracted very easily.

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About five to ten minutes in, and I feel that I've gained nothing.

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How do I train myself to focus?

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Don't train yourself to focus.

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Don't train yourself to focus.

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Okay.

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train yourself to focus on first the disappointment that having gained nothing because that's clinging wanting something you want to gain something consumerism capitalism you put your capital in you should get something out of it

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It's kind of frustrating when you realize that meditation doesn't give you anything.

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It gives you nothing.

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All this work you put in, you get nothing out of it.

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So focus on that.

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Focus on this goal-based mind, this results-based mind, the deadlines and

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quotas that we're taught to the bottom line focus on that this greed this frustration and so on then once you've overcome that then you can start to focus on the distraction and learn about the distraction and by the time you do that then your meditation should get better um

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Because you're actually learning a lot.

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During those five and ten minutes of distraction, you're learning a lot.

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You're learning how your mind works.

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You're learning that it's not under your control.

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You're learning three things.

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That it's impermanent, it's suffering, and it's non-self.

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It's unstable, it's unsatisfying, and it's uncontrollable.

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That's the nature of your mind, and the more you practice, the more you'll see that.

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After you practice for five to ten minutes, you'll actually be able to let go of things a lot better, or a little bit better, five to ten minutes better, or five to ten minutes worth.

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Your mind will be less inclined to try to force things, because you will see that your mind is not subject to being forced.

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You'll see that you can't control your mind.

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You'll be more inclined to think, you'll be less inclined to make your mind wander, allow your mind to wander, less inclined to daydream and so on, because now you see that it just winds you up and gets you upset and leads to suffering.