Trying to control the mind is what leads to chaos. That's why a lot of new meditators talk about

monkey mind. You don't have monkey mind. What's happening is you're trying to control your thinking mind. You're trying to stop the thoughts that you are having, those 60 to 90,000 thoughts.

And the reality is that you can't stop. 60 to 90, 90,000 thoughts.

And the reality is that you can't stop your thoughts

by thinking about not thinking because don't think is a thought.

So all you're doing is you're actually adding more thoughts on top of the thoughts that are already there,

which then makes you conclude that, oh, my mind is somehow especially busy, right, and unable to be controlled.

And so the opportunity there is to do the opposite

of what you think you should do,

which is less control, least control, and ultimately no control.

Stop trying to control your mind.

And ironically, when you stop trying to control your mind, guess what happens?

You will start to experience a more settled mind.

Hey friend, welcome back to the Light Watkins show. I'm Light Watkins and I have conversations

with ordinary folks, just like you and me, who take an extraordinary leaps of faith

in the direction of their path, their purpose, or what they've identified as their mission in life,

and in doing so, they've been able to positively impact and inspire the lives of many other people who've either heard about their story or who

witness them in action or people who directly benefited from their work.

And the goal is very simple, it's to expose you to as many people as

possible from as many backgrounds as possible who have identified what they

consider to be their path in life and to humanize them by sharing their stories.

And after hearing story after story, you eventually, hopefully give yourself permission to move further in the direction of whatever feels like your path and purpose,

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