What if your thoughts are thinking themselves? In this third episode of Standing Nowhere, host Jacob Buehler guides you through a simple, anywhere practice—on a cushion, a chair, or even while commuting—to watch the breath, notice thoughts arising on their own, and taste the quiet, sky-like awareness behind them.

You’ll hear how presence (awareness) and love are two sides of the same coin; why “suffering = pain × resistance”; and how prayer—understood as presenting what is—meets meditation in everyday life. Jacob weaves insights and stories (including a raw 3 a.m. moment of financial fear and grace), along with reflections from Kalu Rinpoche, Meister Eckhart, Jesus, the Buddha, and Alan Watts to invite a grounded, compassionate wakefulness you can live right now.

In this episode:

• A 5–10 minute experiment to notice breath, body, and thoughts—without controlling any of it.
• Seeing that thoughts “think themselves” (disidentification ≠ dissociation).
• Presence as love: why full attention is the most generous act.
• “Suffering = pain × resistance,” dukkha, and learning to surf the waves.
• Prayer as offering what is—meeting mindfulness in daily life.

Try this today: Sit upright (upright, not uptight), feel the breath, notice thoughts come and go, and gently return—sky behind the clouds.

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