Mulligan Brothers Interviews Shaolin Master Explains the Meaning of Life, How to Stop Overthinking & More | Shi Heng Yi (Remastered 2025)
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Aug 4, 2025 
Shi Heng Yi, a Shaolin Master at the Shaolin Temple Europe, shares profound insights on mindfulness and self-cultivation. He emphasizes creating personal meaning through action rather than seeking external validation. Yi introduces practical techniques like the RAIN method to tackle fear and emotional struggles. The conversation dives into overcoming overthinking, mastering one's mind, and confronting loss as a pathway to growth. He encourages listeners to embrace life's dualities and find inner peace in the present moment.
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Create Meaning By Action
- Shi Heng Yi says meaning of life is self-created by filling your hours with what’s worth living for.
- He rejects one universal purpose and urges finding a personal place and daily actions that give life sense.
Use RAIN To Face Fear
- Use the RAIN method: Recognize, Accept, Investigate, Non-identify with the emotion.
- Witness emotions as temporary phenomena so you can change them with awareness.
Train Focus With A Meditation Object
- Train attention with meditation or a chosen object (breath, slow movement) to stop overthinking.
- Practice switching between focused and wide-angle awareness to control when mind is open or concentrated.