About this episode

This episode discusses how to work with persistent, troublesome thoughts by tracing them back to their roots and understanding their inherent emptiness.

How to work with persistent, troublesome thoughts by tracing them back to their roots, seeing that no matter how convincing, thoughts are inherently empty.

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Zuisei Goddard

Topics covered

• difficult thoughts
• mindfulness
• Buddhism
• mental health
• thought tracing

Keywords

• persistent thoughts
• troublesome thoughts
• thought tracing
• mindfulness
• Buddhism

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