Peace of Mind is an Acquired Taste

Ben Fishel
5 min readJan 16, 2020
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky.” — Thich Nhat Hahn

In my late teens, I became interested in Buddhist Psychology.

I read about meditation, attention, the four noble truths, dharma, karma, citta, and various other exotic words.

Ironically, all these ideas became somewhat of an addiction.

On the one hand, I came to understand, at least superficially, that my mental experience was a reflection of my…

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