{"id":24801,"date":"2025-12-15T00:01:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=24801"},"modified":"2025-12-22T00:13:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T07:13:44","slug":"138-the-gap-between-reality-and-preference","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/138-the-gap-between-reality-and-preference\/","title":{"rendered":"E138: The Gap Between Reality and Preference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inner suffering is not caused by what happens, but by our preferences about what should or shouldn\u2019t have happened\u2014the gap between reality and what we want it to be. Our entire preference system is built from the sum of our learned experiences, which compared to all else going on, is statistically insignificant. But we worship what we have experienced as \u201ctruth,\u201d to be defended and fought for. 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