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Everything we do on our spiritual journey needs to fit within the context of the overarching theme of the end of struggle, and all our practices need to be questioned from this perspective. For instance, what do following the breath, sitting up straight, releasing our thoughts, walking slowly, sending out loving-kindness, narrowing or expanding our focus, observing our knee pain, questioning our experiences, seeing things clearly, nonjudgmental awareness, choiceless awareness, or even mindfulness have to do with the end of suffering? How are the endless methods we employ held within a coherent direction? What do all these techniques have to do with the struggles of our lives?