In Day 2, we begin with a meditation practice to help us sense our internal mechanism of grasping. John unpacks how we are designed to pay attention to what is important to us for the purpose of survival, and an essential part of our survival is satisfying our need to be happy and avoid suffering. This treadmill of craving and aversion perpetuates our deep fixation on the story of ourselves and fuels our suffering. Referencing current research and scientific studies, John shares how mindful meditation practices have been proven to loosen this ingrained fixation, improve our resilience to and recovery from pain, and reduce the effect of our negative mental states (kleshas). We close with a short meditation practice.
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