Switch Off Your Mind, Light Up Your Life

By the end of this program you will have..

Meet Richard Paterson

I'm a former monk, meditation coach, spiritual teacher and author who has been helping people find peace and inner freedom for the past 25 years or so.

On a meditation retreat back in 2004, I made an extraordinary discovery about the mind... one that completely changed my life.

Before that, I had been “working on myself” for years — trying every conceivable way to heal my many inner conflicts, in the belief that this would eventually lead to peace and happiness. 

And then I met my teacher, who introduced me to a radically different approach, an approach which quickly led to an experience of deep peace that was unlike anything I’d known before, a peace that was unrelated to what was going on in my mind.

I learned how a simple shift in focus and understanding alone can allow anyone to still the mind and access the deep, unshakeable peace that is ever-present beneath the surface.

Peace is your true nature. To find it, you just need a guide to show you where to look.

And now, 20 years and three books later, I've fine-tuned the art of leading others to the exact same discovery.

I will show you how to experience ongoing peace... no matter what is going on in your mind.

The culmination of more than 20 years teaching experience in which I've led countless meditation retreats, “Switch Off Your Mind, Light Up Your Life” is a unique and comprehensive program that will walk you step-by-step through the process of freeing yourself from the grip of the mind and, as a natural consequence, vastly improve every aspect of your life.

You’ll never look at your mind in the same way again!

A WALK THROUGH THE 7 MODULES

MODULE 1

LOST IN THINKING—THE HUMAN CONDITION   

Everyone, without exception, has a restless monkey mind. When thinking is unconscious and running on autopilot, there are two main consequences;

• we are slaves to the mind and lose our peace and vitality.
• living in our heads, we miss out on the fullness of life NOW.

The conventional solution is to 'work on yourself' for years to try and fix the monkey mind. In Module 1, you'll learn two other solutions which are far simpler, much more effective, and which take no time at all.

You will learn:

• The Raisin Exercise, which will give you a taste of being fully present in the here and now.
• why there’s no need to change or fix the mind to experience ongoing peace. 
•  the 7 false beliefs that keep most people trapped in their heads forever... and how to instantly be free of them.

• how to access the still, silent space within that is not affected by any thought, feeling or emotion.

   

MODULE 2

BE HERE NOW—BREAKING OUT OF AUTOPILOT    

• Most of our troubled thinking patterns run on autopilot. 
• Becoming present stops unconscious thinking in its tracks. 
• Trying to make the mind peaceful through effort is like trying to iron the ocean.
• You’ll never find peace of mind because the mind is restless by nature.
• Making peace with the restless mind is the way to go—accepting that the mind is restless and messed up…. and making peace with that.  

You will learn:

• The Noticing Exercise, a powerful exercise to stop thinking in its tracks
• 7 ways to instantly cut out the mind's incessant chatter.
• the No Past, No Future meditation, our first venture into the deep peace of your true nature.

MODULE 3

7 STEPS TO INNER FREEDOM

• Recognising the self-arising undercurrent of thoughts and emotions that flows through your awareness all day long and seeing how it cannot be changed.
• Lasting peace comes from a shift in understanding alone—not from changing the content of the mind but from changing the way you relate to it.
• This new perspective wlll allow you to experience peace immediately.

You will learn:

• my signature coaching system, the “7 Steps to Inner Freedom.”
• a powerful meditation to help you change your relationship with thoughts 
• the significance of the quote from Nisargadatta: “there is no such thing as peace of mind. Mind is disturbance”
• how to “Light Up Your Life” — to effortlessly tap into the vast and unchanging field of conscious awareness that is your true nature.

MODULE 4

RESISTANCE IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF SUFFERING 

• The more you resist the mind, the more power you give it… and the more you suffer.
• Understanding the concept of ‘second arrow’ will help you cut out 95% of the mind’s unwanted traffic straight away
• The best way to tame an angry bull is to give him a huge open field to run around in. Same with the mind.
• Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.

You will learn:

• how to be present and watch the mind with an attitude of non-judgmental acceptance. 
• how to shut up shop and stop engaging with thoughts (thinking is NOT mandatory). 
• how to fire the thought traffic policeman and hang out in the space of no mind instead.
• how to access the vast field of conscious awareness within, where you are already free. 

MODULE 5

THOUGHTS, THINKING, AND STORYLINES     

• Thoughts appear by themselves but thinking is a choice. You can switch off any storyline in any moment, if you choose to.
• The mind is a beautiful servant but a dangerous master. It has as much power as you give it.
• Kicking the thinking habit is like going to the gym. It's simple but requires practice and repetition.
• The mind tells more lies than Pinocchio.

You will learn:

•  the difference between self-arising thoughts, which can’t be helped, and the habit of thinking which is a choice and can be stopped in any moment.

• a powerful 4-step process to question everything the mind comes up with. 
• the origin of the universal belief “there’s something wrong with me” and how clarity can set you free.
• to dive into the unending peace of your true nature with “A Journey Into Yourself” meditation.

MODULE 6

UNCONDITIONAL SELF-ACCEPTANCE

• The self-image (who you believe you are) can never be perfected because it is imperfect by nature. The unconditioned self (who you really are) cannot be improved because it is already perfect.
• You don’t need to change a thing about yourself to experience peace. You need to accept yourself just as you are… and in this, there is peace.
• 6 ways to accept yourself more through nurturing an attitude of compassion, kindness and self-love.
• Unconditional peace (or full self-acceptance) comes from discovering who we really are, beyond the ever-changing thoughts, feelings and emotions of the human condition. 

You will learn:

• how thoughts are impersonal—a product of your past conditioning—and don’t say a thing about who you are now.
• The RAIN practice— a powerful exercise for dealing with difficult feelings and emotions.
• 3 simple practices to nurture kindness, compassion and self-acceptance.

MODULE 7

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR SELF BETTER     

• The most liberating event in your life is the day you discover you are not your thoughts.
• The awareness behind your thoughts is always at peace, always free, always content.
• If you are fully present for even a moment, peace is there. It’s who you already are. You don’t have to look for it or create it.
• The screen doesn't get wet when it rains in the movie. Awareness isn't touched by the thoughts that pass across it.
• Peak experiences and the true Self.

You will learn:

• why switching off your mind is the key to lighting up your life.
• how your heart is a much more reliable compass than your head for navigating your path through life.
• the difference between an existence and a life— and how to make the shift.
• “Dissolving the Self-Image”— a powerful meditation to connect directly with the peace of your true nature.

Plus, when you join today, I'm throwing in this special bonus...

the "Help! I Can't Stop Thinking" Bundle

This, my most recent book, includes all my latest tools, strategies and insights to help you quickly quiet the mind and "allow peace, happiness and inner freedom to blossom", as it says in the subtitle.

The bundle includes the .pdf ebook + audiobook + 9 accompanying guided meditations for inner peace (value $97).