Masterclass: Do Thoughts stop us from being happy?

There is a popular belief that the "incessant thoughts" are a hindrance to my peace and happiness. A lot of us struggle with this thoughts-are-a-problem phenomenon. But what if it 'seems' that thoughts are a problem only because they are uninvestigated? Our thoughts fall into three major categories: 1. Positive or joyful thoughts 2. Neutral thoughts (practical) 3. Negative thoughts Just understanding how not all thoughts are a problem is a great beginning to being able to handle thoughts. Most of the time we forget the neutral thoughts and hardly keep a tab on the positive thoughts. The only thoughts we remember are the negative thoughts viz. the thoughts of regret (of past events) or anxiety (of future events). What we also will notice is that each thought is just a thought as an experience. The only thing that makes it painful is the label that it is a negative thought.