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Awareness Explorers
159: How to Quiet Your Mind Part 1
Apr 26, 2024
Explore different techniques to quiet the mind and find inner peace. Discover the problem-solving nature of thoughts and the uselessness of blame. Learn how to navigate emotional reactions and break free from thought loops. Embrace your true nature through self-exploration.
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- Shift your relationship with thoughts by exploring the three main approaches: ignore thoughts, focus on non-verbal experiences, and question thoughts directly.
- Recognize the problem-solving focus in thoughts by examining their nature, origin, and purpose to reduce identification with mental puzzles.
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Three Approaches to Thought
There are three main approaches discussed for dealing with one's thoughts. The first approach involves ignoring thoughts, allowing them to simply come and go without engaging with them. The second approach focuses on turning attention away from thoughts to non-verbal experiences like body sensations, sounds, or the breath. The third approach centers on examining thoughts directly, asking questions that challenge their nature and purpose, revealing that thoughts often revolve around solving perceived problems. These approaches aim to shift one's relationship with thoughts, highlighting that thoughts do not define one's true nature.
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