The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett Most Replayed Moment: Buddhist Monk Reveals How To Break Free From Pain and Anger!
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Feb 13, 2026 
Gelong Thubten, a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher who spent years in silent retreat, explains how to relate differently to pain. He describes focusing on bodily sensations instead of stories. He shows how acceptance plus kindness transforms suffering. He offers simple steps to send compassion into grief and how forgiveness frees you from self‑harmful patterns.
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Identity Is Not Fixed
- Buddhism teaches that clinging to past or future identities increases suffering and obscures freedom.
- Desolidifying experiences helps reduce reactive energy and creates space to respond rather than react.
Breaking Down In A Four-Year Retreat
- Gelong describes a four-year silent retreat where depression, panic and despair almost made him flee.
- Hitting rock bottom forced him to return and change his approach, leading to deeper practice and commitment.
Use Pain As The Object Of Meditation
- Do move toward your pain by focusing on the bodily sensation instead of chasing the story about it.
- Bypass judgments, hold the feeling with kindness, and allow relaxation to shift chemistry toward calm.