Talk 4: Where Can I Stop Thinking?

Talk 4: Where Can I Stop Thinking?

Author: Meditation and mindfulness daily practice to remain interested in, and remember, being present in every day life and living July 31, 2014 Duration: 32:05
How do I stop thinking so much? It's a question with the wrong target, pointed in the wrong direction. In this live Q & A recording a meditator asks the question that naturally arises to anyone who tries to meditate. A question that is always going to come up from time to time for everyone. Naturally we may seek to stop or reduce thought because it seems to be something that's not great for us, to say the least. But is this so? Or is there nothing wrong with thought itself, and what we truly want is just to not suffer our thoughts. Explore the important pointer in this talk.

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I Should Be Meditating with Alan Klima: Guided Mindfulness Meditation and Discussion
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