{"id":13825,"date":"2026-10-02T01:42:51","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T05:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/4174-how-to-quiet-the-mind-and-unlock-your-inner-treasure-by-richard-paterson-on-mindfulness\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T01:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T05:42:51","slug":"4174-how-to-quiet-the-mind-and-unlock-your-inner-treasure-by-richard-paterson-on-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/4174-how-to-quiet-the-mind-and-unlock-your-inner-treasure-by-richard-paterson-on-mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"4174: How To Quiet The Mind And Unlock Your Inner Treasure by Richard Paterson on Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) &#8211; Free.<\/p>\n<p>Want to turn today&#8217;s episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I&#8217;ll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It&#8217;s packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home.<\/p>\n<p>Get your free PDF workbook here: <a href=\"https:\/\/oldpodcast.eo.page\/join\">https:\/\/oldpodcast.eo.page\/join<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/oldpodcast.com\/\">OLDPodcast.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Episode 4174:<\/p>\n<p>Richard Paterson explains why a busy mind hides the peace that is already present, opening with Eckhart Tolle&#8217;s story of a beggar who sat for years on a box full of gold. He describes peak experiences as brief gaps in thought that reveal an unchanging awareness underneath, and compares mental noise to fog around a lighthouse that only appears to dim the beam. The practice he recommends is learning to watch the mind rather than be carried along by it.<\/p>\n<p>Read along with the original article(s) here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinklessandgrowrich.com\/how-to-quieten-the-mind\/\">https:\/\/www.thinklessandgrowrich.com\/how-to-quieten-the-mind\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quotes to ponder:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When the mind is quiet, the peace, love and joy of your true Self naturally shines through.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The task is to quieten our busy minds enough to notice the gold underneath.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the absence of mental activity, we catch a glimpse of the gold within.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Optimal Living Daily is a daily personal development and self-improvement podcast where we narrate the best self-help articles on minimalism, productivity, and intentional living, read to you by a professional narrator so you can live your best life a little more every day.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. 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