How Do We Stop Our Thoughts?
In today’s episode, Ruth asks the question that we’ve all been thinking about….. How do we stop our thoughts?
Listen in to hear Dr Lauren Tober’s answers this multimillion-dollar question, including:
- Why stopping our thoughts is virtually impossible
- What the Dalai Lama has to say about getting our minds to shut up
- What we can do instead of trying to stop our thoughts
- The four steps we need to take when we have a busy mind
The article that Dr Lauren Tober mentioned in the video is here.
Apologies to Sarah Wilson for getting the title of her book slightly wrong, it is first we make the beast beautiful.
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