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English translation: people with whom you interact on a level other than purely social

16:40 Nov 10, 2021

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English term or phrase: people with whom you work—in school, at work

Dear colleagues,
I was wondering about the meaning of “work” in the sentence “Now let awareness become filled with a sense of connection to people with whom you work—in school, at work, in your community” taken from a book on a meditation practice called the Wheel of Awareness.
In this case, might “work” have a general meaning, more along the lines of “collaborate”, although I’m not sure this is the right synonym here...?
I have this doubt because I think this book is not aimed only at adults, who are more likely to have a job; actually, this mindfulness practice is also used with teenagers, for example...
Thank you very much for any hint!
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Here is the passage of the book:

With the spoke of attention on this fourth segment of the rim, the relational segment, let awareness become filled with the sense of connection to people physically closest to you, right now. Now open to the sense of connection to family and friends not immediately next to you. *** Now let awareness become filled with a sense of connection to people with whom you work—in school, at work, in your community. *** Now open to the sense of connection to people who live in your neighborhood, to a sense of connection to people who share your community... to people who live in your town or city, and now opening to a sense of connection to people who live in your region or state... and to people who live in your country, to people with whom you share your continent. And now see if you can open your sense of connection to all people who live on this precious planet, this place we've named Earth.

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Selected answer:people with whom you interact on a level other than purely social

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Yes, you are right... for the FIRST occurrence; of course the second one does refer to 'work' as in your professional activity.

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Tony M
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Thank you so much, Tony, for your valuable help! Many many thanks also to all other contributors! Have a nice weekend!
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people with whom you work

people with whom you interact on a level other than purely social

Explanation:
Yes, you are right... for the FIRST occurrence; of course the second one does refer to 'work' as in your professional activity.

Tony M
France
Local time: 13:13
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Thank you so much, Tony, for your valuable help! Many many thanks also to all other contributors! Have a nice weekend!

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Asker: Thank you so much, Tony, for your contribution!

Asker: Maybe I could "bypass" the word "work", saying "people with whom you interact/have a relationship at work, in school or in your community": maybe the reader can infer that these are not "social" or family relationships...

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