{"id":24564,"date":"2025-11-17T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T07:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=24564"},"modified":"2025-11-14T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T19:06:47","slug":"e130-ceasing-to-contract-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/e130-ceasing-to-contract-consciousness\/","title":{"rendered":"E130: Ceasing to Contract Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consciousness is the most important aspect of existence, without which nothing has meaning. We suffer because we contract our awareness onto one small, self-centered point of creation\u2014our own thoughts, emotions, and preferences\u2014rather than letting consciousness remain open and expansive. 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