Summary of How To Be Calm and Peaceful Within | Buddhism In English

Key Wellness Strategies and Self-Care Techniques:

Understanding Calmness: Recognize that Calmness and peacefulness are not dependent on external circumstances but can be cultivated internally.
Perspective on Thoughts:
- Acknowledge that thoughts are transient and do not define you; they are like clouds passing through the sky.
- Practice detachment from thoughts, allowing them to come and go without reacting.
Pause and Reflect: When faced with strong emotions (like anger or jealousy), take a moment to pause and consider whether to react.

Slow Down Body Movements: Deliberately slow your physical movements during daily activities to help calm the mind.
Breathing Meditation: Engage in Breathing Meditation by focusing on your in-breath and out-breath to condense and soften your thoughts.
Non-Judgmental Awareness: Observe your thoughts as if watching traffic; acknowledge their presence without judgment or reaction.

These techniques aim to help individuals cultivate a peaceful mind and reduce reactivity to external stimuli.

The video does not specify individual presenters but is centered around Buddhist Teachings on Mindfulness and Calmness.

— 03:07 — « Thoughts are not you; you are not your thoughts. »

— 03:40 — « You are like the sky and your thoughts are like the clouds. »

— 04:10 — « When the thoughts appear in your mind, you can take a little step back and think, should I react to this? »

— 06:39 — « Let the thoughts be the thoughts and you be you. »