# The Mind Can Be A Real Bastard | Friday Zen, LIVE

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Podcast: [The ZDoggMD Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-zdoggmd-show-743248)
Published: 2026-04-26T01:21:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtGzLtxCahU&lc=UgxpqI8fiK67JnAahR54AaABAg
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Duration seconds: 4039

## Resource

My baby is now at senior prom, I got a splitting headache, and somehow this is the perfect moment to talk about no-thing-ness. A Friday Zen YouTube live (4/24/26) on retreats, the seeking apparatus burning out, no-thingness appearing as everything, and why the mind is a real a-hole 🕳️ Contact form, videos, links, and all the things here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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