In this talk, Joseph Goldstein speaks about passing thoughts and moods. Nothing is worth clinging to, and we can live independently without clinging to the world.
A note from Sean
Moods run from joy to sorrow and everything in between. It is good to feel all of them. I just try not to hold on to any of them too tightly.
Try this today. Three times today, check in. What is the mood right now? Name it in one word. Find where it lives in your body, then watch what it does over the next minute. Do the same with a passing thought: notice it, call it “thinking,” and come back to your breath.
Keep going: Letting Thought Come and Go and Working With Thoughts.
This suits anyone whose mood shifts a lot or who gets caught in thinking. If a mood is heavy, such as grief or anxiety, go gently. Stop when you need to.
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