Welcome to the happiness podcast. I'm Dr. Robert Puff. Here's a good question. What's wrong

with right now if we don't think about anything? Let me repeat it. What's wrong with right now if we're not

thinking about anything? I think if we're honest, the honest answer we're going to get is nothing's wrong.

Nothing's wrong because it's our thoughts that create our suffering.

We suffer because of the stories we create.

When we learn not to create those stories, the suffering dissipates.

And what we're left with is peace and happiness.

I'm arguing that our natural state without thoughts, without our ego creating stories, is that of happiness and peace.

We suffer not because we are suffering human beings.

We suffer because of the stories we create about what's happening.

When we're able to stop creating those stories, the suffering stops.

And wouldn't that be grand?

What a beautiful life we could live!

If we didn't create so many stories wishing things were different

wanting to change things. Now this is easier said than done I get that so in

this episode we're going to explore how do we stop creating the stories and just be

still and flow through life. It truly is a magical place that any of us can be at any time, but it's a learned skill.

Because unfortunately, after years of training, we condition ourselves to have this egoic commentary be going on all the time, constantly

critiquing, desiring, fearing things in life, which causes us to suffer when we can quiet that mind and just

be the suffering dissipates and we are left with our natural state which is truly that of peace and happiness because

again what's wrong with right now if we don't think about anything nothing.

So one of the ways I help people learn to do this is through meditation.

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