{"id":44907,"date":"2024-08-29T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/?p=44907"},"modified":"2024-08-31T18:36:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T01:36:25","slug":"8-29-2024-concentration-is-really-composure-of-the-mind-with-walt-opie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/8-29-2024-concentration-is-really-composure-of-the-mind-with-walt-opie\/","title":{"rendered":"8\/29\/2024 &#8220;Concentration Is Really Composure of the Mind&#8221; with Walt Opie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/talks\/talk-20240829-wopie-Concentration-Is-Really-Composure-Of-The-Mind.m4a\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>To download this talk, right-click and select \u2018save audio as\u2019 or select the 3-dot menu to the right of the speaker icon.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Audio-Dharma2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Audio-Dharma2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8432\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:78px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Audio-Dharma2.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Audio-Dharma2-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Audio-Dharma2-768x562.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sactoinsight.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Audio-Dharma2-676x495.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1007px) 100vw, 1007px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In daily life, we have a lot of distractions that can easily cause our minds to be quite scattered and distracted, and lacking in composure or serenity. 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