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By Empress Varnado ·Updated October 14, 2025 Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
“I gave my watches away—ain’t got no time for that!” This mantra hummed in the back of my mind every time I craved my phone, a book, or even a pen—anything that allowed me to escape into communication. Deciding to do the Dhamma 10-Day Vipassana Silent Meditation retreat was one of the hardest choices I’d ever made. I
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