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Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gautama, 
was a spiritual teacher whose ideas became  

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the foundation of Buddhism. Buddhism teaches that 
life moves in a repeating cycle of birth, death,  

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and rebirth. This cycle is called samsara. And 
the goal is to break free from it by reaching  

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nirvana—a state of deep inner peace, where 
there’s no more clinging, confusion, or pain. 

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But this path isn’t just about some distant 
spiritual goal. It speaks directly to the  

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struggles we deal with every day. One 
of those struggles is overthinking. 

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We’ve all experienced it—playing things over 
in our heads, worrying about the future,  

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or getting stuck in thoughts we can’t turn 
off. In Buddhism, this is a sign that the  

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mind is caught in what’s known as the Three 
Poisons: attachment, aversion, and ignorance.  

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These are seen as the roots of all suffering.
Attachment is when we hold on too tightly—when  

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we feel the need to control things, to be 
liked, or to have certainty. In overthinking,  

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this can look like obsessing over a conversation, 
needing to fix something, or chasing reassurance. 

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Aversion is our tendency to run away from 
what feels uncomfortable—like pain, fear,  

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or uncertainty. Instead of facing those feelings 
head-on, we often try to escape them. Say you're  

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feeling anxious about something. Rather than 
sitting with that anxiety and understanding it,  

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your mind might start racing—imagining 
every possible scenario, trying to find  

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control. That overthinking isn’t solving 
anything. It’s just a distraction. A way to  

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avoid the discomfort that’s already there.
Ignorance is when we’re disconnected from  

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what’s really going on inside us. Maybe 
we keep overthinking but we don’t see the  

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deeper wounds or beliefs driving it. It’s like 
walking through a thick fog. You keep moving,  

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but you don’t know where you’re headed or 
what’s pulling you there. You’re just unaware. 

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These three poisons don’t just exist 
on their own—they feed into each other.  

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That’s why, in Buddhist teachings, 
they’re shown as a pig, a rooster,  

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and a snake chasing each other in a circle. The 
pig stands for ignorance—blind and unaware. The  

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rooster is attachment—always craving and clinging. 
The snake is aversion—reacting with fear or anger. 

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Together, they keep the mind trapped in a 
cycle—just like what happens when we overthink.  

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One leads to the other, and before we know 
it, we’re stuck in patterns that drain us.  

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In this video, we’ll explore how Buddhist 
ideas can help us understand and gently  

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step out of the habit of overthinking.
1. Understand You Are Not Your Thoughts 

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Buddha says “Just as a candle cannot burn without 
fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.” 

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The Buddha compared the mind to a monkey 
— restless, noisy, always jumping from  

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one branch of thought to another. Sometimes it’s 
curious, sometimes anxious, sometimes angry — but  

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it’s almost never still. And most of us let this 
monkey run the show without even realizing it. 

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The problem is, we often mistake our 
thoughts for truth. If the mind says,  

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“I’m not good enough,” or “They must be upset 
with me,” we believe it. We rarely stop to ask:  

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Is this even real? Where is this coming from? 
We get so wrapped up in that voice in our head  

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that we forget something important: we’re not the 
voice — we’re the awareness listening to it. This  

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is where awareness changes everything.
Here’s a simple practice: 

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When a thought comes up, just say to yourself —
“A thought is happening.” 

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That’s it. Not “I’m thinking this,” or “This 
must be true.” Just — a thought is happening. 

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That tiny shift creates space. It breaks 
the spell. Suddenly, you’re not lost in the  

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thought — you’re watching it. And from that 
place, it doesn’t have the same grip on you. 

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This isn’t about trying to silence your thoughts 
or push them away. In fact, fighting them only  

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feeds the monkey — gives it more branches to jump 
on. Instead, just notice the thought, like you’d  

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notice a car passing by. You don’t have to chase 
it. You don’t have to stop it. Just let it pass. 

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The monkey mind might still chatter, but you’re 
no longer dancing to its tune. You start to see:  

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not every thought deserves your attention. 
Not every worry is worth your peace. 

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So the next time your mind 
starts spinning with fear,  

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anger, worry or self-doubt, pause 
for a moment and say to yourself: 

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“This is just a thought. That’s all.”
And then let it go, gently, like a leaf  

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drifting down a stream, until it disappears 
completely out of sight… and out of mind. 

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2. Return to the Only True Reality
In the words of Buddha “Do not dwell  

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in the past, do not dream of the future, 
concentrate the mind on the present moment.” 

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Most of your suffering doesn’t come from 
what’s happening right now. It comes from your  

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thoughts — from what you tell yourself about the 
past, or what you fear might happen in the future. 

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The past is over. It can’t be changed 
— it only exists now as a memory. 

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The future hasn’t arrived. It 
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But the mind doesn’t like this. It keeps 
drifting. It replays old conversations, regrets,  

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and mistakes. It worries about things that haven’t 
even happened. It creates fear, guilt, pressure,  

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and mental noise — all of which feel very real, 
but are not actually happening in the moment. 

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That’s why we feel overwhelmed 
— not because of life itself,  

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but because we’re rarely present for it.
When you bring your attention back to  

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what’s actually happening right now — your 
breath, your body, your surroundings — all  

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of that mental noise begins to fade. 
Not because you force it to stop, but  

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because you stop fueling it with your attention.
There’s a powerful Buddhist parable that explains  

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this beautifully. It’s called the second arrow.
The Buddha asked his students, “If a person is  

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struck by an arrow, would that hurt?”
They said yes. 

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He asked, “What if a second arrow hits the 
same spot — would that hurt even more?” 

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Again, they said yes.
Then he explained:  

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the first arrow is the pain life brings — things 
we can’t always avoid, like loss, illness,  

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or disappointment. But the second arrow is the 
suffering we create in our minds — the judgment,  

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the fear, the overthinking, the “Why me?” stories.
We may not be able to stop the first arrow. But we  

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often shoot the second one ourselves.
And that’s the part we can work with. 

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We can stop adding more pain by simply 
returning to what’s real — this moment.  

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The wound might still exist. But the 
extra mental suffering? That’s optional. 

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You can try it right now.
Take a deep breath. Feel the air as it enters  

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your nose. Notice the rise and fall of your chest.
Feel the weight of your body resting on your  

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chair or the ground.
Listen to the sounds  

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around you without labeling them.
Don’t try to change anything.  

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Just notice what’s actually here.
Chances are, in this exact moment,  

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there is no emergency. No mistake. No threat. 
Just life — flowing gently, one breath at a time. 

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This present moment is the only true 
reality. Everything else — the past,  

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the future, your mental commentary 
— are just thoughts passing through. 

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This doesn’t mean you should never 
plan or reflect. Thinking has its  

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place. But let your thinking come from 
presence, not as an escape from it. 

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Throughout the day, keep 
checking in with yourself: 

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“Where is my attention right now? 
Am I here, or lost in thought?” 

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Each time you bring your attention back, 
you’re choosing clarity over confusion. 

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And slowly, you begin to realize that Life isn’t 
happening in your head. It’s happening here. 

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3. Let Go of Attachments
According to Buddha "The  

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root of suffering is attachment."
Imagine you’re in a relationship with someone who  

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makes you feel loved, safe, and understood. You 
naturally start to picture a future with them. You  

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feel happy, and over time, a part of you starts 
depending on them to feel that way. But one day,  

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something shifts. Maybe they start replying late. 
Maybe they seem a little distant. Maybe they’re  

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just going through something. But your mind 
doesn’t take it lightly. It starts spinning: Did  

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I do something wrong? Are they losing interest? 
What if they leave? What if I’m not enough? 

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You start checking your phone more. Reading their 
messages again and again. Replaying things in  

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your head, trying to figure out what’s going 
on. This is overthinking. But it didn’t come  

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from nowhere—it started with attachment. Somewhere 
deep down, you began believing that you need this  

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relationship to stay the same for you to be okay.
That’s what Buddhism means by attachment. It’s  

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not wrong to love. But when we cling to people, 
feelings, or outcomes—when we believe we must  

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have them for our happiness—we suffer. We 
start trying to control things that can’t  

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be controlled. People change. Emotions change. 
Life changes. But attachment says, “No. This  

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can’t change.” And that resistance creates fear, 
anxiety, and the endless loop of overthinking. 

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Attachment is tricky. It hides inside love and 
care. But it’s not love—it’s fear. It says,  

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“I’m scared to lose you, because I’ve 
made you part of how I feel whole.”  

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And the more we cling, the more scared we become. 
That’s why our mind starts working overtime,  

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trying to protect what we’re afraid to lose.
But here’s the truth: no matter how much we  

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overthink, we can’t stop life from changing. 
The more we try to hold on tightly,  

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the more we exhaust ourselves. That’s 
where active surrender comes in. It means 

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saying, “I care deeply, but I know I can’t 
control everything. I’ll show up with love,  

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but I won’t lose myself trying to make this 
stay the same.” You stop fighting the reality  

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that people grow, feelings shift, and nothing 
lasts forever. And instead of trying to fix  

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or chase or predict everything, you start 
to trust. You trust that you’ll be okay,  

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even if things don’t go exactly how you want.
This kind of surrender isn’t easy. Some days  

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you’ll still overthink. Some days 
the fear will come back. But slowly,  

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you learn to come back to yourself. You 
breathe. You stay present. You remember:  

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peace isn’t in controlling the outcome—it’s in 
letting go of the need to. That’s when you start  

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to feel grounded again—not because you’ve held 
on tighter, but because you’ve finally let go. 

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4. Walk the Middle Path
To quote Buddha "With  

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few desires, one can be content."
When the Buddha left his palace to find the truth,  

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he gave everything up. He starved himself, 
isolated himself, pushed his body to the edge.  

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He thought that if he denied every comfort, he’d 
find freedom. But over time, he realized — that  

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kind of extreme was just another trap. A different 
form of attachment. It wasn’t freedom, just  

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another form of control wearing a different mask.
Eventually, he came to what he called the Middle  

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Path — a way that avoids both extremes. Not 
indulgence, but not harsh self-denial either.  

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Something steadier… Wiser. It’s not about living 
with nothing — it’s about living with just enough. 

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In our modern world, most of us live on the 
other kind of extreme — too much. Too many  

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options. Too much noise. Too much stimulation. We 
fill our days with more and more — more content,  

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more goals, more pressure to always be 
doing, achieving, becoming. Quite frankly,  

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we’re overloaded. And when your life is 
overloaded, your mind gets loud. You overthink. 

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That’s where the Middle Path comes in. 
It invites us to slow down and ask: 

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What do I actually need to feel 
okay? What’s enough? What matters  

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to me — not to everyone else, but to me?
Its all about letting go of what’s not necessary,  

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so we can finally see what is. When you stop 
taking in so much — all the noise, the updates,  

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the constant scrolling — your mind starts to feel 
clearer. When you stop running after everything  

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all the time, you feel calmer. And in that 
quiet, you can actually notice how you feel.  

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You become more aware of your body, your breath, 
and what’s going on inside you, instead of  

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getting lost in an endless loop of overthinking.
Here’s what the Middle Path might look like today: 

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– Instead of extreme dieting or constant 
indulgence, you eat in a way that nourishes you  

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and feels sustainable, but still tastes good.
– Instead of working non-stop or quitting  

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everything to escape, you build a rhythm 
that includes both focus and rest. 

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– Instead of cutting people 
off or always pleasing them,  

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you learn how to set healthy, kind boundaries.
– Instead of trying to be the best at everything,  

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you focus on doing what’s meaningful 
to you, even if it’s small. 

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– Instead of constant stimulation — 
scrolling, watching, messaging — you  

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create quiet spaces in your day: a short 
walk, a pause to breathe, a phone-free hour. 

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These aren’t rules. They’re reminders. And 
sometimes, that’s exactly what we need.

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5. Practice Vipassana
Buddha taught that “Meditation brings wisdom;  

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lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well 
what leads you forward and what holds you back.” 

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After years of searching through extremes — 
indulgence, then self-denial — Buddha finally  

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turned inward and sat beneath the Bodhi tree. 
There, he practiced Anapanasati — simple breath  

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awareness. Inhale. Exhale. Nothing more. 
Nothing less. Just being present with the  

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breath. From that stillness, Vipassana was 
born. Vipassana means “seeing clearly.” It’s  

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about understanding how your mind works 
and how everything is always changing. 

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In Anapanasati, you begin with just the breath. 
You sit. You breathe. You notice. And yes,  

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your mind will wander — it’s what minds 
do. But instead of getting frustrated,  

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you gently guide it back. Over and over. 
That’s the training. That’s the return. 

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Once your mind settles a bit, you move to 
Vipassana. Now you start noticing what’s  

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going on in your body — maybe there’s 
tingling, maybe something feels heavy,  

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maybe you’re restless. You also start noticing 
thoughts and emotions popping up. You’re not  

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trying to change any of it. You’re just watching.
Even pain — if you really sit with it — doesn’t  

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stay the same. It shifts, it fades, it comes 
and goes. Same with your thoughts. One minute  

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you’re overthinking, the next minute it’s gone. 
Everything keeps changing. And when you really see  

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that, you naturally stop holding on so tightly.
You realise there’s no point clinging  

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to something that’s always moving.
You start to understand: you’re not  

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your thoughts. You’re not your emotions. 
You’re just the one who notices them. 

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And yeah — you’ll keep getting distracted. That’s 
normal. When it happens, don’t beat yourself up.  

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Just come back to what you’re feeling — your 
breath, your body, whatever is happening in that  

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moment. That is the practice.
So, If you want to try: 

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– Sit for 10–15 minutes a day
– Start by just following your breath 

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– If you drift off, and you will, gently come back
– When your mind feels a little steady,  

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open up — start noticing your 
body, your thoughts, your feelings 

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– Don’t fight anything. Just watch.
That’s it. 

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And slowly, the noise in your head 
starts to settle. You’re not stuck  

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in your thoughts all the time. You just 
see things more clearly — as they are. 

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6. Practice Metta
In our final quote from  

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Buddha for this video, he says “Hatred doesn’t 
end through more hatred. It ends through love.” 

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Overthinking traps us in our heads.
We replay conversations. Worry  

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about what people think.
Imagine worst-case scenarios. 

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And the more we think, the more tense we feel.
The Buddha taught a different approach Metta,  

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or loving-kindness.
It’s a way to shift  

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out of mental loops by opening up emotionally.
You don’t try to fix your thoughts — you soften  

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your inner world instead.
You begin with yourself. 

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Sit down. Take a few breaths. Be still.
Then quietly say to yourself: 

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– May I be peaceful.
– May I be safe. 

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– May I be free from suffering.
You’re not trying to force anything  

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or fake how you feel. You’re simply giving 
yourself space to feel kindness again — maybe  

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for the first time in a while.
From there, you move outward. 

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Think of someone you care about — a 
friend, partner, family member — and  

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offer the same wishes:
– May you be well. 

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– May you be safe.
– May you be free. 

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Then think of someone neutral. Maybe someone 
you see around but don’t know — a neighbor,  

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a delivery driver, someone at the store.
Offer them kindness too. 

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Because they’re human. Because they 
have struggles you’ll never see. 

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Next comes the hard part — someone who’s hurt you.
You don’t have to excuse what they did. You  

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don’t have to pretend it didn’t affect you.
But holding on to anger keeps you locked in  

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the same mental loop.
Try this instead: 

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– May you find peace.
– May you be free from the pain  

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that caused you to hurt others.
This isn’t about them.  

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It’s about setting yourself free.
Finally, offer kindness to everyone — people you  

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know, people you’ll never meet, all living beings.
Wish them peace. Wish them safety. 

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It sounds simple, but it’s powerful.
And if you’re ready, try to  

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forgive — both others and yourself.
Not because what happened was okay. 

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But because holding on only keeps you 
stuck. Forgiveness helps you let go. 

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And honestly, that’s what most 
of us are really looking for. 

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One of the best ways to forgive?
Thank the person — not for what  

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they did, but for what you learned.
For teaching you how to set boundaries. 

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For helping you grow, even if it was painful.
It’s not about excusing them. It’s about  

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freeing yourself.
Here’s how to try it: 

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After Vipassana or breathwork, 
spend 5-10 minutes doing Metta. 

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Start with yourself. Then move outward: 
loved ones, then to neutral people,  

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then difficult people, all beings.
If emotions come up, let them. 

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Keep it simple. Keep it kind.
If forgiveness is hard,  

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don’t force it. Just keep showing up.
Over time, you’ll notice the mental noise  

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softens. You’ll think less — not because you 
tried to stop, but because you no longer need  

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to hold on so tight. Some things don’t need to 
be solved. They just need to be met with love. 

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