About this episode
Kadam Adam Starr discusses the importance of inner work for achieving true happiness amidst distractions.
In this episode, Kadam Adam Starr explores why, even when we try to slow down, our minds remain busy and easily pulled into distraction. Reading from The New Eight Steps to Happiness by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, he explains that although our deepest wish has always been to be happy and free from suffering, we often look for happiness only in external conditions, which leaves us feeling stressed, restless, and unfulfilled. In this excerpt, Kadam Adam explains how by committing to the inner work of training the mind, while continuing our normal lives, we can gradually reduce distraction, restore balance, and discover the deeper, more stable happiness we have been searching for all along. Further reading in the following book: The New Eight Steps to Happiness
People in this episode
Hosts: Kadam Adam Starr, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Topics covered
- happiness
- mind training
- distraction
- inner work
- balance
- spirituality
Keywords
- happiness
- distraction
- mind training
- spirituality
- inner peace
- Kadam Adam Starr
- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The New Eight Steps to Happiness
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