Anxiety is a modern-day epidemic. In this podcast, Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Rabten, uses his own experience of anxiety to explain how to deal with this debilitating habit of mind by applying specific, powerful meditation techniques. He describes how anxious thoughts are tricks our mind plays on us and how, by beginning to first identify these thoughts and not believe them, we can dial the intensity of our anxiety right back. He explains one fascinating meditation that Buddha explained as being the best meditation to combat anxiety - and it is not what you would expect! A fascinating and in depth look at how we can transform the power of our mind from being one that harms, to one that helps us to become a powerful, fearless person.
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:15 Anxiety is uncontrolled fear
00:06:07 Letting go of anxious-inducing thoughts
00:09:47 An exercise to remove the fear from anxiety.
00:24:32 The relief of letting go of the fear of failure
00:30:02 The best meditation for dealing with anxiety according to Buddha
00:38:12 Facing fear, live with a super power of truth
00:43:00 The incredible power of the mind
00:53:28 "Always remember, it is just the mind"
01:00:03 Turning our anxiety into compassion
Book references
Living meaning fully, dying joyfully: https://kadampa.org/book/living-meaningfully-dying-joyfully
Gen Rabten is the Resident Teacher in Kadampa Meditation Center in Australia and Melbourne https://www.meditateinmelbourne.org/
The participants of these podcasts are practicing meditation according to the New Kadampa Tradition, which has over a thousand meditation centers worldwide. See more https://kadampa.org/
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