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RE: Thoughts
April 25, 2016 at 2:24 pm
(April 24, 2016 at 2:17 pm)RozKek Wrote: This is quite similiar to free will but: Do you believe we control our thoughts or do our thoughts control us?

I think it's a bit of both. You can get sucked into thoughts and then they can control you but at the same time you can be mindful and choose not to engage with thoughts and then they can't control you.
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Thoughts - by RozKek - April 24, 2016 at 2:17 pm
RE: Thoughts - by paulpablo - April 24, 2016 at 2:23 pm
RE: Thoughts - by RozKek - April 24, 2016 at 2:40 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Brian37 - April 24, 2016 at 2:51 pm
RE: Thoughts - by bennyboy - April 24, 2016 at 7:03 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Martian Mermaid - April 25, 2016 at 2:24 am
RE: Thoughts - by Silver - April 25, 2016 at 2:26 am
RE: Thoughts - by Angrboda - April 25, 2016 at 12:41 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Whateverist - April 25, 2016 at 6:26 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Losty - April 25, 2016 at 12:44 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Edwardo Piet - April 25, 2016 at 1:19 pm
RE: Thoughts - by downbeatplumb - April 25, 2016 at 1:11 pm
RE: Thoughts - by emjay - April 25, 2016 at 2:24 pm
RE: Thoughts - by brewer - April 25, 2016 at 4:07 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Edwardo Piet - April 25, 2016 at 6:28 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Whateverist - April 25, 2016 at 6:43 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Edwardo Piet - April 25, 2016 at 7:12 pm
RE: Thoughts - by Edwardo Piet - April 25, 2016 at 7:18 pm

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