Do you think too much? Do you consider yourself an "over-thinker"? In this episode, we think and talk about our thoughts. Where do they come from? Do we have to have so many? Is thinking a cause of suffering and can we control what we think about? We offer up some practical exercises we've used to help separate ourselves from our thoughts, and touch on whether positive and negative thoughts should be handled the same. This episode will make you look at your mind differently and get you thinking more deeply and critically about all the things you think about!
Sources Mentioned
Sam Harris (and his talk "Where do thoughts come from?")
Waking Up - A guide to spirituality without religion by Sam Harris
Pete Holmes podcast with Michael Shur
Michael Shur's new book, How to be Perfect
The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault
The End of Your World: straight talk about the nature of enlightenmentby Adyashanti
