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What Happens When You Stop Resisting Pain?

A landmark study on the difference between pain and suffering; Seminal Research from the Center for Healthy Minds, Issue 3

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Sep 17, 2026
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Seminal Research from the Center for Healthy Minds, Issue 3

Welcome back to our Seminal Research Series. Each installment takes one landmark study from the Center for Healthy Minds and puts it in context: where it came from, what it found, and how it helped shape the field of contemplative science.

This time we turn to a study that gets at something close…

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