thinking obsessively

“Soft eyes, kind eyes”

The Buddha said that it was possible to dislodge unhelpful thoughts (those that make us suffer unnecessarily) with the use…

December 29, 2023

Staging a Coup Against Social Media Addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Part 5)

In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part…

May 3, 2021

Turn Toward Your Pain (The Social Media Sutra, Part 4)

In a series of six posts (here’s a link to the Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part…

February 3, 2021

Just turn away… (The Social Media Sutra, Part 3)

In a series of six posts I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves…

December 3, 2020

Look at the Drawbacks (The Social Media Sutra, Part 2)

In a series of posts I explain, using teachings from the early Buddhist scriptures, how we can free ourselves from…

January 13, 2020

Pivot toward the skillful (The Social Media Sutra, Part 1)

Background In a series of six posts (here are links to the Introduction,  Part 2,  Part 3, Part 4, and…

December 5, 2019

Mindful tools for overcoming social media addiction (The Social Media Sutra, Introduction)

Introduction In late 2019 I recorded a series of talks for "Tricycle" magazine. These discussed how tools from the Buddhist…

November 6, 2019

Stepping out of compulsive thoughts, and into freedom

The moment when we realize that we've been caught up in a distracted train of thought is a valuable opportunity…

May 19, 2016

Stepping out of obsessive thinking

I’d gone into therapy during my sophomore year in college, and remember the day I brought up my current prime-time…

October 27, 2012

Becoming doubtful of doubt

Some recent and ongoing research sheds light on how the experience of depression arises, and also squares with the Buddhist…

May 20, 2011