The mind is the platform upon which your entire reality exists. Every experience you have—pain, suffering, joy, fulfilment, anxiety—ultimately has to be experienced within you. Your external circumstances can influence what you feel, of course. But they don't determine your internal experience as completely as you think they do. This is why external distractions are so seductive. You can drown yourself in work, relationships, sex, entertainment, substances, money, achievement—anything that temporarily pulls your attention away from what's happening inside you. And for a moment, it works. But you've moved your attention away from the problem. You haven't actually solved it. Eventually, the distraction ends. And you're left with the same mind, carrying the same unresolved problem. Real change begins when you stop trying to constantly rearrange the world around you and start confronting what's happening within you. Because you can change your circumstances endlessly. But if you...