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You Don't Choose Your Thoughts

Name: You Don't Choose Your Thoughts
Uploaded: 2021-07-19T22:10:57.000Z
Duration: 8 min 36 s
Channel: Zachary Phillips
Description: This guided session begins with a talk about the nature of thoughts, then invites you to investigate the claim that ‘You don’t get to choose your thoughts’. Thoughts come and go by themselves. You – whatever you are – doesn’t get to choose. You only get to chose how you respond. Will you mindfully observe them and let them go? Or will you attach to them and associate with them?

by Zachary Phillips

Rated

4.8

Type

guided

Activity

Meditation

Suitable for

Everyone

Plays

258

This guided session begins with a talk about the nature of thoughts, then invites you to investigate the claim that ‘You don’t get to choose your thoughts’. Thoughts come and go by themselves. You – whatever you are – doesn’t get to choose. You only get to chose how you respond. Will you mindfully observe them and let them go? Or will you attach to them and associate with them?

Thoughts Observation Non Attachment Mindfulness Emotional Detachment Self Inquiry Mind Wandering Thought Observation Arising And Passing Emotions

Meet your Teacher

Zachary Phillips

Melbourne, Australia

Meet your Teacher

Zachary Phillips

Melbourne, Australia

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