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THC 88: Duncan Trussell | Fear & Mindfulness In The Internal Universe
Mindfulness, Primordial Terror and the Ego Mechanism
Duncan Trussell describes the mind's tendency to "salivate" thoughts, a concept attributed to Jack Kornfield. He explains that by watching these thoughts and the physical pains of the body, one eventually encounters a "primordial terror" regarding mortality. Facing this fear directly, rather than escaping into the ego, is presented as the path to a harmonious state of "loving kindness" or the Garden of Eden.