Problem-solving is a job the mind readily accepts, and, quite often, it proves to be helpful.  The car isn’t working?  Whether it’s fixing it yourself or calling a mechanic, the mind is there to guide you toward a solution. But there is a shadow side: it’s when problem-solving relentlessly focuses on eradicating uncomfortable thoughts and emotions from our lives. In a parable attributed to the Buddha, he warned of this when he spoke of the two arrows.  He noted that when we a

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